Daniel and I had lived in Colorado for nearly a year and 4 months without visiting Boulder. On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, we finally made it there for a day trip. On the way, though, we stopped in Golden (a little town west of Denver) to meet up with two of Daniel's high school friends for brunch.
Golden, from the little I saw of it, is a mountain town full of Wild West charm. Super cute.
After that we headed up to Boulder, about 45 minutes away, and went straight to the Celestial Seasonings factory. All Celestial Seasonings tea is blended and packaged in Boulder, and they give free tours of the building, which is a dream come true for tea lovers like myself.
Upon walking in the door, you're given your ticket to the tour -- a packet of tea -- and a little mug for sampling teas while you're waiting. Like I said, a dream come true.
Everything was decorated for Christmas already.
Tea bar for sampling.
There was also lots of information about the company's history and process, as well as art to look at. For each Celestial Seasonings tea blend, they commission an artist to create a painting that captures the essence of that particular blend. That painting then becomes the art on the front of the box.
I had to sneakily take a picture in the bathroom, because Boulder is incredible.
We weren't allowed to take pictures on the tour, but if you ever get the chance to visit, I highly recommend it!
Next we headed to Pearl Street Mall to walk around downtown Boulder. Sorry about the weird lighting, but I love the mountain view.
We walked past Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, a building that was originally built and painted in Tajikistan, but was transported to Boulder in 1990.
After exploring lots of the little shops on the mall, our final stop was at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant for dinner.
It was great to finally see one of the places we've been wanting to visit for a long time! Consider this your reminder to schedule that trip you've been meaning to take.
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