Our 23rd Wedding Anniversary
July 14, 2006
Silver City, Idaho
 Robin and Buddy |
 Marnie and friend, Mark |
| The weekend started with dinner at Le Café de Paris in Boise. Dinner included Salad d'ete - Summer Salad with cornichons, tomato croutons and a champagne vinaigrette. Poulet Forestier - Sauteed chicken breast served with a mushroom, bacon and Dijon Cream Sauce - Gratin d'Auphinois and Couregettes and Haricot Vert. Saumon sauce aux herbes Fresh salmon poached in wine sauce with provencal herbs, served with a white wine reduction and cream sauce, Riz Pilaf, Couregettes and Haricot Vert. Dessert: Chocolate Eclair. The wines included - Kir Royal, Chateau Lurton Bordeaux Pouilly Fuisse Burgundy Laboure' Roi Beaujolais Village Geroges Duboeuf 2004 Domaine Tollot Cote de Beaune PN Champagnes - Nicolas Feuillatte 1'er Crus Brut Rose Perrier Jouet English Cuvee |
 Robin |
 Robin and Bob |
 Robin and Bob |
 Center Piece |
 Still Life |
 Tango anyone? |
 Tango for Two |
| And then, on Saturday, 15 July, we left for Silver City and the Idaho Hotel. What a delightful time we had. Silver City, Idaho is deep in the Owyhee Mountains, about 70 miles south and east of Boise. It is a historic gold and silver mining town. The buildings that you will see here, and their interiors, are original. |
 The sign says it all. |
 On the road to Silver City. |
 Lucky we're still on what they loosely call “a road”. |
 Robin in front of the Idaho Hotel |
 A section of the Main Dining Room |
 In the main Dining Room. Robin at the bar. |
 Owner, Jerri Nelson, helps some customers. |
 Original Old Schoolhouse. |
 A Hummingbird at the Dining Room window. |
 Hummingbirds |
 Hummingbirds |
 Silver City homes. |
 Snow in the distance! |
 The Masonic Lodge over the Jordan River. |
 Robin resting in our room, the “Empire Room”. |
 The “Empire Room” |
 The “Parlor” |
 Silver City |
 As you enter the Hotel, you pass through the “Assay Office”, “Telegraph Office” and “Post Office”. |
 Merideth Nelson, daughter of owners Roger and Jerri Nelson, and a fine Waitress! |
 Robin playing the “Bandoneon” on the front porch. |
 Poker anyone? |
 Early morning. |
 Early morning in Silver City. |
 Across from the Hotel. |
 Robin waits for breakfast. |
 Hi 'ya “Trigger”! |
 I don't think that's Roy. |
 Actually, “Whistler” is a descendant of “Trigger”. You know - Roy Rogers fame. |
 City park. There was a building here at one time that burned down. A Haight cousin may have lived here. |
 Another room in the hotel. |
 Another room. |
 Interesting wallpaper with a linen backing. (Original) |
 Interesting original decoration. |
 Robin taking a break. |
 Satelite view of Silver City |
And so, the weekend ended. Such a great time in such a unique place in Idaho. We will return next year and then for our 25th Anniversary, our Silver Anniversary. But before you go, look at the menu we had here. Terrific! Absolutely wonderful! Jerri does such a great job in the kitchen and we sincerely Thank her! |
| Dinner Menu The Salad - Butter Lettuce with light Parsley Vinaigrette and Candied Almonds Dinner Entreé - Salmon with a Lime Butter Sauce Dessert - Double Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache. (Sinfully chocolate - Sinfully good!) Homemade rolls that were super!! |
Breakfast - 1) The best pancakes (Flapjacks) I have eaten. Light and fluffy! 2) Biscuits and gravy. 3) “Use your imagination” Omelet that was delicious! See our review of the Idaho Hotel and Dining by clicking Here. |
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