Monday night, roadblock at Broadway and Colfax. Police and protesters clashed nearby in Civic Center; pepper spray was used and @ 100 protesters were detained (Denver Post). We were close by, at the Art Museum, and noticed some haze and a helicopter with searchlight flying low loops.
denver: bunting!
Sunday was sunny and very warm, and the downtown mall filled with people as the day went on. Flags were flying, cops were cruising around in small groups, people were dining on patios and walking around drinking iced coffee. There were small protests popping up everywhere, usually a stream of people with signs and drums walking up one side of the mall or the other. And t-shirt and buttons vendors filled in all of the spaces in between. I hope you all were hoping for Obama/Biden tote bags and dishtowels under the tree this year.
Denver Convention Center.
Larimer Square.
Messages everywhere.
Bunting, for real.
Police on mountain bikes running a red light and almost getting hit by a car.
McCain supporters.
Police were out on bikes, horses, motorcycles, cars/SUVS, and on foot. And in riot gear. Usually in small groups like this. It was really quite hot by mid-afternoon, and these officers must have been sweltering.
Ubiquitous helicopters.