OK, Boise. I got into town at around 11, and was immediately struck by the fact that lil ol' Boise, Idaho, could figure how to do this:
And somehow avoid this. I dunno, just interesting.
Anyway, Boise is probably the biggest city I've been in all year. Well, that's not entirely true. I was in Atlanta for about one day this year, but still, at 211,000 people it's twice as big as Billings, Montana's largest city. Despite its large size, Boise's farmers' market still managed to have a pretty close-knit community feel:
After walking around the market for a while, I got pretty hungry, so I started scanning local eateries, I passed up a brewery (wow) and a Basque wine bar for something I haven't had in a while:
Note the flower-shaped dollops of wasabi!
I walked around for a while, when I came upon a couple noteworthy things...
1) Now that everyone's got cell phones, there's really no use for phone booths, right? "Wrong!" say the good people of Boise:
Two: I've found the perfect place for myself (and several of my friends):
The glare might throw you off, but you're reading that correctly. It's a bar. And it's called "Lush." Though I'm a little skeptical of the joint. I walked by at about 1 p.m., and it was still closed. Seriously, a bar called "Lush" shouldn't open any later than 10 a.m.
OK, that's about all for now. Haven't checked the paper's site for stories, I'll do a story update tomorrow, I swear. Hope all is well, miss you all.
S
2 comments:
See I still have a hard time thinking of 211,000 as a large city... all relative, I guess. Sushi is really good. That is sushi, right?
I haven't commented in a while so here I am! That crane thing is rather awful. But ATM's in phone booths? Frickin genius!
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