Of Adventures in Town

Wednesday we headed into Coeur d'Alene to see what we could see. You know, embrace the wild excitement of the "Big City".

Well, there is no London Eye, no Big Ben, no Empire State Building or Golden Gate Bridge. There isn't even a snazzy blue glacier. There is, however, a very nice lake.

And a buffalo.

I can't recall now why there was a large metal buffalo gracing the streets of CDA, but it proved to be quite the local attraction.

Participants of Ellen's Bargain Hunting and Thrift Store Expeditions will be thrilled to know that CDA is also chalk full of thrift stores. I think we counted six on one street. There's even a GW!

For those who prefer to purchase their vintage items from a more "up scale" boutique, there are plenty of alternative venues available.

Cuteness abounds. I swear, it doesn't get any more perfectly small town America than this! All we need is a horse drawn buggy to pull into view.

No horses or buggies anywhere in sight, so we instead refresh ourselves with the culinary delights of the local ice cream shop.

Not as good as B & R, of course, but very not bad.