I would have never guessed that Des Moines was so cool. I mean NEVER.
When I think of Iowa, I can't think of one thing that stands out.
I think of corn.
However, thanks to my husband's cousin, we went to Des Moines over the holiday weekend.
However, thanks to my husband's cousin, we went to Des Moines over the holiday weekend.
We went because Tina got married to a wonderful guy named Kent!
In fact, they're enjoying their honeymoon as we speak.
Kent and Tina: great couple!
Anyway, I'll tell you why DM is so cool.
It has a real downtown. We went to the farmers' market on Saturday, and it was awesome! It was HUGE! I would bet it's about four times bigger than the tent-spread at Artsfest. Vendors from all over were there-- fruits and veggies were sold... but what impressed me was the ethnic food choices. Indian food at 9 a.m.? What about Hmong eggrolls? I bought about a pound and a half of morel mushrooms. Pretty impressive.
It seemed clean. Maybe I wasn't watching closely enough, but it certainly felt clean.
Anyway, there are probably more reasons, but honestly, we were there for the wedding... so we were devoted to that. What a great weekend!
2 comments:
I can't believe you were in Des Moines over the Memorial Day weekend. So were we! We even ate dinner downtown on Saturday night at a cool French place called Django. And yes, the farmer's market is amazing.
Des Moines is a pretty cool place even if my sister dubs it the "coldest freakin' place on earth."
You know it's cool if it's the hometown of Jason Ferber.
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