Monday, March 13, 2006
On to Riudoso...Charge!
After we made plans to visit Riudoso, we were really unable to quite decide WHY we wanted to go there. I had heard that the area around there was beautiful, so I know that was one of my reasons. And it's true...Riudoso is a beautiful town. Very quaint and scenic, it's a ski town as well as boasting a casino and horse racing. But we don't ski nor are we huge fans of horse racing, and we were being very careful about visiting casinos. We'd also read online that there was a cafe in Riudoso that made truly amazing pizzas, but again...was that a reason to detour? Well, frankly, yes...yes, it is!
That said, we did find this awesome set of sculptures entitled Free Spirits in Noisy Water. The exhibit consists of eight massive bronze horses. The sculptor's name is Dave McGary, and these beautiful sculptures, were well-worth the short detour to see them first-hand. (And of course, there was the pizza.)
Mark couldn't resist trying to pick up one of the smaller ponies, which ended up making the other horses angry and one trampled him! Let that be a lesson!! *g*
The pizza we'd heard so much about was at Cafe Rio, which is a small, eclectic little cafe on the town's main tourist route. It's one of those places where you can entertain yourself for quite a while just trying to take in all the things hanging on the walls and from the ceiling.
From the front window you can watch the dough being tossed by hand. It truly was one of the best pizzas we'd ever eaten. The man who tended bar and took our order was very friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks to him we now have two new beers to add to our list of favorites!
That said, we did find this awesome set of sculptures entitled Free Spirits in Noisy Water. The exhibit consists of eight massive bronze horses. The sculptor's name is Dave McGary, and these beautiful sculptures, were well-worth the short detour to see them first-hand. (And of course, there was the pizza.)
Mark couldn't resist trying to pick up one of the smaller ponies, which ended up making the other horses angry and one trampled him! Let that be a lesson!! *g*
The pizza we'd heard so much about was at Cafe Rio, which is a small, eclectic little cafe on the town's main tourist route. It's one of those places where you can entertain yourself for quite a while just trying to take in all the things hanging on the walls and from the ceiling.
From the front window you can watch the dough being tossed by hand. It truly was one of the best pizzas we'd ever eaten. The man who tended bar and took our order was very friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks to him we now have two new beers to add to our list of favorites!
