The Chief and me at the Farmers Market last June
40-60:
(If this section of the list seems particularly food-heavy, it is because I wrote it while hungry.)
40. Go to the IFA Country Store and examine at all the random merchandise.
41. Try a pre-made deli sandwich at Day's Market. (I fully endorse the Tuscan Turkey sandwich).
42. Take a date to Asaka's All You Can Eat Sushi. Wave at the sushi chefs as you leave.
43. Discover Pioneer Village at Provo's North Park.
44. Order a white hot chocolate at Juice n' Java. Sprinkle with nutmeg for good measure.
45. Try a slice of genuine Boston-style pizza made special for you at Nicotalia Pizzeria.
46. Hike up Slate Canyon.
47. Start your mornings (or really late nights) with breakfast burritos from Rancheritos (formerly Betos).
48. Enjoy the view of the mountain range from Sunset View Park.
49. Or, enjoy the view of the valley from the base of the Y trail.
50. Eat a Dunford Chocolate-on-Chocolate Donut at participating gas stations (any 7-Eleven will have them) found in clear, plastic donut shelves.
51. Hook up with the Provo River Parkway trail on Geneva Road and follow it west to the end--Utah Lake. Bring your bike or rollerblades.
52. Hook up with the Provo River Parkway trail on Geneva Road and follow it east until you arrive at Columbia lane. Bring your scooter or rollerskates.
53. Explore the entire Provo River Parkway trail. Why not?
54. Pay pennies for a dreamy towering soft serve ice cream cone at Macey's grocery store.
55. Try to find the elusive Uncle Bud's park.
56. Take a day trip to Sundance Resort. No matter the season, something is always going on.
57. Eat the egg rolls at Rice King. Feel like royalty.
58. Spend a night at the Hines Mansion Bed & Breakfast.
59. Visit Provo's Farmers Market from May-October.
60. Try the swings at Westridge Park-I swear they are more swing-ier than others.
12 comments:
What? It's not called Beto's anymore? I've got many memories of late night breakfast burrito runs from my BYU days.
I have been recently trying to figure out why UTAH is following me ( after 29 years of knowing NOTHING about UTAH, I now hear about it everywhere) I now know that I am meant to move to Provo. *crosses fingers*
Thanks for mentioning Nicolitalia. That's a Provo gem that I hope we never loose. It's not just the pizza, it's the fact that underlying it all is the authentic soul of the place. The environment may be quirky, but that's because Nick Jr., the owner, is quirky, but in a lovable way. The pizza, the decor, the clutter, all seem to be Nick saying "this is who I am." That's so much more refreshing than the many Utah Valley "anxious-to-be-franchised" restaurants which seem to be saying nothing more than "I want your money." And you're not just experiencing Nick when you go there, you're experiencing his whole family. You would know that if you go to his father's place (Nick Sr.) in Arlington Heights, a city right outside of Boston. The place is straight out of a movie. His parents have the thick Boston accents. His father cheerfully engages loudly with all the customers who seem to have known him for years. His mother is a large, overbearing woman who speaks her mind. When we went in there and my wife was holding my son, his mother took one look and said, "Oh I'm sawwry honey, but that child is all fawwthaahhh, he's all fawwthaahh!!!" The place is cluttered with random items for sale like George Foreman grills, and it's always busy. In short, It's great. Nick's place is just an extension of his father's place.
I'm sorry to go on, but I just want to do my part to help second the great things of Provo when they're recognized, as they should be.
The first time I met my husband he was suffering, badly, from food poisoning from a burrito at Beto's. I've never been able to eat there again, although he goes back every chance he gets.
cjane i dont live in provo, utah or america, im a londoner, just read this blog to soak up the awesomeness for the future cus i really want to move here, just thought id let you know that today i had an english exam (quite an important one in fact) and when i got my paper the creative writing question was if you could live anywhere where would you live, explain why, guess where i want to live!? i knew so much about utah, namely from this blog, i have wanted to move for a while, and today i condensed it to two pages of work! yaaay, thanks for your awesomenss!
I need one wonderful memory to make with my daughter as she graduates from BYU this week and I am here because she had emergency surgery last week and I am the official wheelchair pusher on campus. I would like to do something that she can do without having to do too much. It may be our last days ever to be in Provo.
P.S. I am having a love hate relationship with the snow in the last couple of days, love the beauty, way too cold for an arizonan.
Dunford Donut, you are so very far away. CJane You taunt me! I am also now missing my big pink Granny B's cookie!(Not from Provo but very close.)
So my husband and i sometimes just take random drives around the area to explore different neighborhoods and views. One night a while ago we were driving and acutally found Uncle Bud's Park. We were surprised by the cute little (yet oddly named) park that we'd never heard of before.
I love Uncle Bud's park. Pretty houses.
I've got many memories of late night breakfast burrito runs from my BYU days.
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Thanks so much for these posts! I have a friend coming into town and I want to give her the "Provo experience" so I've been using your suggestions to plan our day. You rock!
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