Desmoines, IA . . .whooda thunk ?. . .never spent much time here, but on a day off, we discover the nooks and crannies. . . . . . . .and this is a really, really cool place, felt like Europe once i got to the governmental part of downtown. . . .hippie coffee shops, non judgemental neighborhoods, german beer houses, sculpture parks, museums, a wonderland of wandering in the downtown area. . . . . .i wonder of Dio’s ever been here ? . . . .ok. . . . .more pics from the journey. . . . . .enjoy. . . . .robby
Kat said,
May 19, 2010 @ 12:28 am
From the way you sell it I could totally live there …
Denise said,
May 19, 2010 @ 12:30 am
Wow, who knew there was that much cool stuff in Iowa? Thanks for the pictures, and have a great night!
dontneedthesame said,
May 19, 2010 @ 12:36 am
“non-judgmental neighborhoods”. Yay, we could use more of those! Thank you for sharing. I love the photos and your attitude.
Rosanne said,
May 19, 2010 @ 1:26 am
The Polka Music Hall of Fame. Now that’s an interesting fact I didn’t know about Iowa. Cool pictoral tour of Des Moines. Looking forward to the next BOT. Thanks Robby!!
scot (Buffalo) said,
May 19, 2010 @ 1:42 am
I never would have imagined.. thanks for the pictures Robby! Nice to see parts i would normally never see.. the more the merrier
maggie said,
May 19, 2010 @ 2:31 am
best Italian Sausage in the whole world is from Graziano Bros of Des Moines. Every time we come in for a family reunion (400 Italians) we stock up to bring home.
See you in Chicago!
Robin Sommers said,
May 19, 2010 @ 3:00 am
Wow, pretty cool and interesting photos!! I drove through Iowa many times, but never stopped to explore it…I’ll have to put that on my “to do” list. Thanks for sharing!! You’re the best, Robby!!
Jessica T. said,
May 19, 2010 @ 4:03 am
Sounds like you did quite a bit in just one day off. And from the pictures it appears there was a wide variety of sights to see. Very cool, Robby!
Tammy said,
May 19, 2010 @ 4:05 am
I love your BOL’s. Very cool
Kerri said,
May 19, 2010 @ 11:38 am
You captured dowtown Des Moines perfectly
Steve said,
May 19, 2010 @ 3:18 pm
Loved your show.
Glad you liked us!
Kandi said,
May 19, 2010 @ 6:27 pm
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure!
LoVe the photo’s and your way with words!
It’s good you get out and about… get some R&R between shows and traveling…
Keep flooding my inbox! I’m Lovin it!
Robby you are a SweeT SouL!
Waiting for the next installment…
Until then stay safe and have FuN!
Bec said,
May 19, 2010 @ 7:56 pm
I can attest to the fact that it is a cool place to live. You should get a Ray Gun tshirt next time you are in town.
Pete Jones - Desmoinesisnotboring.com said,
May 19, 2010 @ 8:05 pm
Wonderful to hear you had a great day off here in Des Moines. It is always refreshing to hear a visitors perspective as we get to experience all of those great items you mentioned all the time.
Desmoinesisnotboring.com
Susan Brown said,
May 20, 2010 @ 3:57 am
Are we sure you don’t have a side gig as a tour guide thru Iowa? Your pics are fab! Thanks for sharing.
Linda said,
May 20, 2010 @ 6:04 pm
Sounds like my kinda place, thanks for bringing ‘us’ along, Robby you are one of the best ‘things’ life has to offer ….
“nooks and crannies. . . . . . . .and this is a really, really cool place. hippie coffee shops, non judgemental neighborhoods, german beer houses, sculpture parks, museums,” …does my heart good to ‘travel’ with you, happy for you that you get to explore such places and do those kinds of things, you and your dolls are so derseving of those pleasures …
Love to you and yours …
Mary said,
May 25, 2010 @ 6:19 pm
Des Moines is a great place to live an raise a family! Have lived her 37 of my 43 years!
Tim T said,
May 25, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
I came to downtown Des Moines and in September of 2009 and immediately fell in love with the geography. Soon after arriving I connected with a guy named Josiah who had also just moved to Des Moines with his wife. He was there to plant what he called “Simple” churches that meet in offices, coffee shops, hotel lobbies, etc., in fact I met him at Java Joe’s where he walked right up to me and asked if he could buy me a coffee. No one had ever done that before. Since that experience we’ve become great friends and he’s become my pastor. Des Moines is a great place full of very friendly people. I agree, Des Moines is a very special city. -Tim
dr jazz b said,
May 26, 2010 @ 4:22 pm
sssshhhhh…don’t let our secret out.