A Little of Boise

Freak Alley is a small alley and parking lot full of graffiti art. It is a mural project that began in 2002.

Sorry the photos are bad quality and taken at night.
This particular mural I love because of the Jimi Hendrix lyrics about smashing the mirrors around us in order to see and experience the world around us. This mural is made out of crushed and smashed mirrors. The pieces don't fit together perfectly, or flush like a puzzle, but have some jagged edges and holes, but make up a good likeness of Hendrix. While the viewer sees a guitar icon, the broken mirrors serve to reflect the world around us, including the viewer.

Boise has really lovely weather. It is mid-September and I still lay out at the pool after work.

Goody's Soda Fountain has homemade ice cream, chocolate, candy and sodas in Hyde Park. Everything I have had there is really delicious. Really.

Raspberry ice cream soda and an espress-o-ly yours. Mmmmm.

Every night the sunset is yellow and pink and gorgeous!

Julia Davis Park is large and beautiful. It has a lovely rose garden with many different types of roses. So many colors and different scents. The park hosts many concerts and fairs as well. We went to the Art Fair last weekend and it had an amazing amount of local food vendors/trucks and some rad local artists as well. Julia Davis Park has bocce courts that we've put to good use, a zoo, a pond with giant swan pedal boats, and a bike path.

View of Boise from the Boise Depot. Straight down the street you can see the capitol building.

The Boise Depot is the old Union Pacific Railroad station built in a Spanish style in 1925. You can go up the tower for free on Sundays and Mondays between 11am and 5pm.

The Depot's gardens are pretty, too.

They have ponds full of koi.

Boise Fry Company had delicious burgers and good fries with a million dipping sauces and seasonings. I loved the Laura fries the best. Todd and I will have to go back and try the purple and the yam fries.

I already love this city. So many fun and free things to do.