What We'll Do for a Subway Sandwich


The story begins on Wednesday. We were out walking in our neighborhood and decided we were ready for lunch.  We thought we remembered a Subway shop in a nearby strip mall.  It wasn't there but we did find a deli and ordered a good lunch.  Yesterday we decided to try again.  This time we took the light rail train to DIA--Denver International Airport, to walk and to get some lunch.  The train ride--with one change of trains required, took about 1 1/2 hours.  We continue to be impressed with how clean the trains and stations are.  And we enjoy seeing neighborhoods we have not been through before. 

By the way, we did get Subway sandwiches!
  
                                  

Each station has different kinds of artwork.  Above you can see the decor at Lincoln  Station where we board the train.

Here is what we saw at another station.



It is fun to see the whole (short) train as it goes around tight curves.



  1. The decorations along this part of the track resemble rowboat or canoe paddles, except these wouldn't get the canoe very far.

 

This wasn't a cross-country trip, but you can see we enjoy any train trip.


More attractive art along our route.


The train we rode in leaving DIA began it's life as a regular train car, obviously, not for an intown light rail train.


  

DIA was built in 1995, replacing the old Stapleton International Airport that was by then surrounded by housing developments.  Here you can see the Westin Hotel on the right or front of the airport terminal.  Behind it is the terminal that looks like either mountain peaks or Indian tipis, depending on who is describing it.  The structure was very controversial when it was built. 



I'm not really sure why the telephone pole-like logs are arranged in this display.



Air travel obviously has recovered from the pandemic decline.  There were crowds everywhere.




This is a statue of an early aviator.



And a gargoyle, probably removed from some old building.


We saw several murals as we walked around the terminal.  This one reflects Denver's history.


They call this area Central Park.  It is a pseudo-outdoor seating area between two terminal buildings.  I imagine it would be a welcome change after long times flying and waiting in lines at boarding counters.

                                

To get from the upper terminal to the parking lot and our train, we rode this long escalator down.


And then back on the RTD train to our apartment.



 It was a fun outing, exploring in detail more of this city we have lived in and traveled to all our lives.

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