You get on this train at the airport and you’re on the way to Denver . It’s weird , you know you are within 20 minutes of a major city but there are paddocks of dried grass . We’re getting closer and the landscape has been invaded by masses of new housing estates . Think Caroline Springs / Point Cook . All new , too new . No trees , no greenery . It reminds me of Morwell , the Latrobe Valley . The horizon is pierced by some serious sky scrapers , Denver is close . It’s old cliched mid west America . Farming and industry getting swallowed up by new houses , infrastructure and even a big university . Finally we are here . Think Melbourne , think Denver . This place is in the midst of a housing and construction boom . It’s traditional , sport tribal , gritty , tough , foody , old and new architecture. Beer and brewing is huge . Oh yeah !! 
After living in LA for 7 months this is a return to real . Old buildings , brickwork , trams , Bourke street style malls , museums , galleries , big old trees without leaves.No plastic surgeons at every corner . Pants , jumpers , beards , fairy lights , cfm boots , puffer jackets , sporting stadiums in the cbd . Yeah , I’m familiar with this vibe . And to to top it off , snow capped mountains looking down on this old world city. Denver …… pretty cool. 
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