To start our day today, Lori introduced me to the local coffee franchise, The Kaladi Brothers. The first store was opened 32 years ago and now you can find 15 stores/kiosks in south central Alaska making it second only to Seattle in the number of coffee shops per capita. Also there are tons of little privately owned coffee kiosks around Anchorage selling Kaladi Brothers coffee. They like their coffee here!
With caffeination in hand we headed to downtown Anchorage to find the Visitor Center. Here you can find every brochure in existence of what to do while in Alaska....and Liz. Liz works at the Visitor Center and is a font of information as you would imagine and quite the character. We enjoyed talking with her and getting the “scoop” on everything! Although downtown was fairly quiet when we got there it quickly became a hub of activity. We found ourselves in the middle of Trick or Treat Street. Several families dressed in all kinds of adorable costumes populated the streets of downtown and trick or treated in the stores. I scored some candy from one store by telling them that I was dressed up like an old lady but then I felt bad so I gave the candy to a little Ninja Turtle in a stroller! We had a great time people watching and shopping....of course.
The day ended on a high note when Lori made an official offer on the house we both fell in love with yeasterday. Hopefully all will go as planned and she will close in December....the perfect time to move to Alaska!
I am so glad that I came on this short little adventure. I’m so excited for my little sister because this is truly a magical place that I think is a perfect fit for her. I’m really looking forward to using that guest room that I made sure she had!
 The only bear I hope to be this close to...ever! |  |
 Carriage rides for the trick or treaters |  This couple was a hoot! |
Poor Rudolph!
A sign that it was going to be a great day!
December is the perfect time to move to Alaska? Do I detect some sarcasm here? ;)
ReplyDeleteAnchorage looks like a great place ... Sarah Palin still hanging about? Looks like you had fun. Wishing all the best for Lori on her new house! :)