Hot tea on a cold day

2nd November, 2011

Today I woke up to a snow-covered city. It was beautiful. Luckily all of the footpaths were cleared of snow so I was able to get around. I took the bus to the Celestial Seasonings Tea factory outside of the town (see photo above). It was lovely out there. There were snow-covered fields and hills around. I had a little bit of trouble getting into the factory as I had to walk through some snow and soaked my feet. It was worth it though as when I went in for the tour, they said that I could try as many of the 75 teas for free while I waited for the factory tour. I worked my way through some of them, including ginger, peppermint, rooibos, green tea. Perfect for a cold day. The sampling was actually the best part. The tour of the factory floor was pretty boring although it didn't cost anything. It was cool being in the mint room though, which completely cleared my sinuses. My tour ticket was a bag of tea, which I am now enjoying in my hotel room.

I took the bus back to the city centre and walked down the pedestrian Pearl St. (pedestrian streets are very rare in the US). Boulder doesn't really feel like an American city. I felt like I was in some town in Europe. I had mussels and chips in a pub with a local amber ale for dinner. Afterwards I went for a walk towards the foot of the mountains. I came across a trail so decided to hike for a bit. The path was a little slippy but not too bad. It was a beautiful area for a walk, especially covered in snow.