Saturday, July 05, 2008

Colorado Springs, CO - March 2008


Broadmoor Hotel
The only vacation my family ever took was to Colorado. Mom and Dad were attending a company convention at the Broadmoor and we kids came along to combine and extend that trip into a vacation. On the last evening of the convention, my parents let me join them for the dinner and dance. Roger Williams was at the piano; Dad and I danced in the ballroom. What an experience for a south Texas beach teen! So, forty-five years later, while working in Colorado Springs, I stopped for dinner and a stroll around the grounds. http://www.broadmoor.com/

Children Playing Sculpture
From http://www.answers.com/ - The Broadmoor Hotel is a luxury hotel resort located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The 700-room hotel surrounds a lake on 3,000 acres at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. It has a tennis club, three golf courses, restaurants and bars, three pools, a spa, meeting space, and retail stores. Its tennis and golf complexes are regularly ranked among the nation's best. James Pourtales, a Prussian count, opened a casino and hotel on the Broadmoor property in 1891. Several years later Spencer Penrose purchased the Broadmoor and by 1918 turned it into a resort with more guest rooms and a golf course. http://www.answers.com/topic/broadmoor-hotel?cat=biz-fin
Shopping at the BroadmoorShops and shops! All 'round the property.

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