HEART OF THE CITY
The assignment: Go forth and play. In Pueblo County. For one fun-filled day. It's not just a creative way to get out of the office on a beautiful summer day; it's also a reminder to our readers that there are plenty of interesting places to visit in our own backyard. For proof, we'll present three Pueblo Play Days, planned, experienced and chronicled by the Life staff. Today, we share Pueblo Play Day 1.
Sometimes it's the nearest place that gets overlooked.
In a typical week, I probably drive by or through the Union Avenue/Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo area at least five times. Frankly, that's the worst way to view it.
Every time I drive down Union, I want to be walking instead. When the Riverwalk comes into view, it's the same feeling. The assignment to write about spending a day somewhere in Pueblo County provided a welcome opportunity to put my foot power to use.
This part of town always has been one of our family's favorite stops, so our two younger kids were thrilled with the prospect of spending a day there — and even though summer vacation just started, I was happy to have a reason to get them out of the house.
Fuel stop
We decided to start our mini-escape with lunch at one of the restaurants near the Riverwalk. What to pick? The choices keep expanding.
This time around, we decided to head for Bingo Burger, on First Street at the end of Union, since the kids hadn't been there before (blame bad parenting for this oversight) and my husband, who works nearby, could join us on his lunch hour.
Like most of the restaurants in the area, Bingo Burger has outdoor seating, and on this sunshine-drenched morning, it was the obvious option. Our table gave us a great view of the Headwaters Fountain across the street, which has become a magnet for overheated humans.
The temperature was beginning to spike, but it wasn't bad and a breeze kept the heat at bay. Traffic was steady, but never became a nuisance. (People from larger cities no doubt would scoff at the notion that the amount of activity we saw even qualifies as traffic — yet another reason to be grateful for our bustling burg.)
As we disposed of our delicious burgers and fries, we watched about a dozen kids and one giddy German shepherd puppy run through the fountain's waterfalls. It was practically perfect.
Wonderful ’walk
No one is in a hurry on the Riverwalk. That's always the first thing I notice.
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Because those items were purchased for future consumption, it was necessary to stop at Exquisite Taste for an immediate fix in the form of blueberry cheesecake gelato. More window shopping occupied us until we reached Fun Yogurt,
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The good season is getting closer. Time for sun, cold drinks, light clothes and, of course, gelati! Any tourist wondering through the Florentine beauties will soon discover that the Tuscan summer can be hot, really hot. This is how he will probably start looking -pretty desperately- for something refreshing, and this is how he’ll reach the closest gelateria. If he is staying in an apartment, he will buy the biggest gelato cup available and will run to chuck it straight into the freezer. You wouldn’t want to run out of gelato on a hot, Florentine summer night, would you?
Whatever his tastes, any tourist who is really interested in discovering the real Florentine traditions will choose the famous ‘buontalenti’. This way, he will not only be refreshed, but he will also enjoy one of the tastiest inventions of the Florentine renaissance. As surprising as this may sound, the history of Florence and of gelato are strictly connected to one another. We are not so patriotic to say that gelato is entirely a Florentine invention. We are well aware that the Chinese, centuries before us, had already discovered how to keep and make ice, and that even more ancient populations, such as the Romans and the Greeks, used ice and snow to make fresh fruit squeez. These recipes became more complex over the centuries. The Greeks and the Persians used to make refreshing drinks based on honey, fruit and lemon. These recipes disappeared after the fall of the Roman Empire and appeared again in Europe thanks to the Arabs who had preserved them. This is how gelato (or better sorbetto, from the Arabic word sherbet, meaning sweet snow) arrived in Sicily and spread across Europe.
This is where the Florentines come into play. Thanks to their contribution, gelato reached its largest diffusion in the XVI century. A Florentine named Ruggeri was probably the first Italian gelataio to become an international star. This is how the story went. The Medici, the lords of Florence, decided to organise a competition amongst the Tuscan cooks to award the most talented one. They would award the cook who would create the most original dish. Ruggeri, a poultry merchant whose ‘hobby’ was cooking, won the competition with an ice cream-based dessert that drove the Florentine court literally crazy. The poultry merchant became so popular that Caterina de’ Medici, who was about to get married, wanted him at her wedding banquet.
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