Also awesome? The bathroom, complete with a crazy-cool sink and one of those showers that has water coming out of the ceiling like rain. (Note: I took three showers a day while I was there. I blamed the heat, but I mostly just liked the shower...)
Modern bathroom extraordinaire
The funniest thing in the room turned out not to be the Idaho Spud, but the information booklet. Idaho has a large Mormon population, and on the dresser? Not the Book of Mormon, the Book of Modern. Ha! Way to pun, hotel!
I really did practice. The picture below is meant to be proof. Look, I had sheet music and everything! And it was in a binder with plastic page covers and color-coded tabs!
I practiced, I swear
I only practiced for... 30 minutes, though. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Then it was off to walk around in the ridiculous, sweltering heat.
What I didn't expect was Boise to be so green. The hills around the city were dusty and red, but a lovely river runs at the south end of downtown, and its network of trails certainly rivals Portland's waterfront.
This brown house was something. I don't know what it was. I'm sure it was very exciting at the time, though.
Next, I stumbled upon a really cool Anne Frank memorial. It had a fountain, and lots of quotes, and I'm saying pretty shallow things about it since it was a month and a half ago, but trust me that it was neat.
Next I walked under a bridge, which isn't that interesting except that I was getting loopy from the heat, and I was overly excited to see some ducks. I asked the ducks (aloud) if I could take their picture. They didn't answer me exactly, but their eyes said yes.
The river was pretty from the other side too. Also, pretty much the same.
More nature!
By now my flip-flops were chaffing holes into my feet, so I walked around barefoot. People could probably tell I was from Portland, because I'm sure I looked like a dirty hippie. Oh yeah, and I found an Idaho-shaped sign about how some people I've never heard of crossed in a ferry near there. I was forever changed by the knowledge.
Downtown was cute, and I particularly enjoyed this fountain:
Another favorite spot? Main Street. It appears to be where the cool kids go, and I had some wicked good bento there.
Main Street
Weary from the heat and wanting to rest up for the next day, I returned to the hotel, showered a couple of times, ate my bento, and made quick work of that Idaho Spud. Also? Much HGTV was watched on the flat screen. (!)
Idaho Spud: The After Shot
The next day? A bad audition, some Middle Eastern food, more walking, some HGTV, and good friends (who were also in town for the audition). Special thanks to Elise and Catherine for being fun! I hope to make it back to Boise sometime to enjoy the great outdoors and NOT bring my flute.
(Note: I'm tempted to describe the audition, which was a horrific experience, but I'm choosing to keep it positive. Yay Boise! Suffice it to say, a waiting area full of nervous musicians who don't want to talk about anything but auditions is my definition of hell...)
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