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  • Today we're going to actually explore Flagstaff the downtown area.

  • It's a historic downtown.

  • Um and they have this cool route 66 sign there that is by the visitor center I believe so it's gonna see what that's like.

  • Take some pictures there and kind of walk around a little bit to see what they all have.

  • I wanted to check out some coffee shops or little cafes but it's it's cold out right now.

  • It's 41 is that's not right 36 degrees 36 degrees right now.

  • So eating outside will be a little cold.

  • And the reason why we have to sit outside is because we have kuma with us.

  • I want to take her out on a walk with us so you can get some exercise in.

  • So we're just gonna see what the parking situation is like there.

  • Hopefully that's not too hard to find parking.

  • And look there's a train.

  • I actually always hear trains passing by here.

  • I've heard it a lot like while we're in the hotel room or what while I'm like walking coma around it's just sitting right now.

  • Yeah it's not it's not doing anything.

  • So I guess we'll wait here until we can move on.

  • Okay that train was sitting there forever.

  • So we decided to see if we could bypass it because all these other cars started leaving so we're following them.

  • It doesn't seem like it's moving so yeah so we're gonna try to bypass this and follow these cars.

  • They seem like they know what they're doing.

  • Maybe we'll see.

  • I mean I think you just got to go around.

  • Okay, so the train is on an overpass so we can bypass it.

  • I think this is it, right, turn left, Yeah, so we just bypassed it and the train is still there.

  • We're at the visitor center now I guess we can just park here.

  • So the train is finally moving now.

  • We're gonna go to the visitor center here.

  • Yes, visitors in a time.

  • We just like to go to visitor center because sometimes they give you information that you would have never found online or they have coupons and stuff so you just never know what you find in there.

  • Yeah, and this one is like pretty unique because it's actually an Amtrak Amtrak train station I believe.

  • I'm not really sure or it used to be, maybe we'll find out and long, wow, it goes on forever.

  • A railroad depot, It was originally constructed in 1925 to 9 26 so the entrance interest is on the other side and this is actually a train station.

  • Welcome to the Amtrak Flagstaff train station and we can go inside over here.

  • So we found the route 66 logo here, but it's a really hard spot to take a good photo.

  • I mean especially right now because the sun is beaming down on us so that's like a silhouette.

  • Candy is kind of a silhouette, but here it is, you know, it's kind of what I came to see the Flagstaff Route 66 sign.

  • You guys look cool though, pumas like styling right there, come on, just stay there, just stay there, we're gonna take a photo still.

  • Okay thank you.

  • She's such a good model.

  • So um you're not allowed to, well you can only park for 30 minutes on one side of the visitor center but on the other side they have a parking lot and she said it's a dollar an hour but on the other side too there's like another parking lot where you can park to pay and there's like chaos where you pay for the parking like this.

  • Here we are.

  • So we were just going to pay for the parking at the kiosk but the one at the visitor center is broken so we're gonna try to find an area where we could pay for parking with a kiosk nearby if that's the case, does that mean you can park anywhere for an hour?

  • Pretty much?

  • I think so maybe we could find some street parking?

  • I don't know but I don't know how busy it is right now.

  • It seems pretty busy right now and it's saturday.

  • Alright, so we just found some street parking that's across the street from the visitor center to read the signs will be the sign but it looks like it's two hours parking here.

  • Um and I don't think, I think two hours max is what we'll spend here anyway, so it's probably good for us but otherwise they have parking lots available.

  • You just have to find chaos that works.

  • It's gonna read the sign and make sure it's okay.

  • So two hour parking 7 to 8 p.m. Monday through saturday today is saturday.

  • So so that's what we're gonna do.

  • We're gonna park right here And kind of walk around Donahue building.

  • This is a Donahue building from 18.

  • It was all of J.

  • J.

  • Sandy Donahue's famous senate saloon Donny who held public office and participate in many civic improvements.

  • But now it is a fireplace coffee company.

  • Somebody kills a bunch of coffee right there.

  • This is looks like a little store of gemstone looks like it.

  • Look at that truth.

  • It's a really cute downtown area.

  • It is.

  • Got korean cuisine here.

  • Oh nice.

  • They love korean food.

  • Any asian food.

  • Really.

  • But korean food is really good.

  • Looks like they got some good selections.

  • Really cute tea shop.

  • Full barrel tea company is what it's called.

  • I just love these little little tin cans that comes in.

  • You can also do some tea tasting if you would like.

  • It's a little green chili cheetos cheetos are mexican cookies.

  • It's got some nice and cinnamon kind of interesting.

  • It's very interesting.

  • I've never tasted anything like this.

  • Alright, let's let's move on and we'll come back here later a little bit scary.

  • I was gonna knock over something with the backpack.

  • So tiny, so bright right now.

  • Again.

  • We're always in like bright spots in Arizona or Flagstaff area for whatever reason.

  • But yeah, we're like in this nice courtyard area.

  • Always called Heritage Square actually.

  • Um that building is actually a historic one.

  • I'm pretty sure all these buildings are historic and they call it historic downtown.

  • So we're looking for bakeries in the downtown Flagstaff area and came across my Maysles bakery.

  • This whole thing actually is the bakery, but there's a little outdoor area here where you can sit at this all looks good.

  • What is that a sugar cookie cupcakes.

  • We stopped by muscles bakery to get my pastry fix and some of the sweet fixed because I got a lot, a lot of different things.

  • I always do this every time I go to some pastry dessert shop, I get like a whole bunch of different things.

  • Uh so candy got, this is the bear claw, right?

  • Yeah, the bear claw.

  • I got an almond croissant, a lemon cupcake.

  • It looked really good.

  • And then this is a gluten free sugar cookie.

  • So that's actually another historic building.

  • It says it's um estimated 18 something 1800s and it's a hotel and it's like a restaurant below to just have some pastries and we got to say, I think it's the worst pastry I've ever.

  • It wasn't good at all.

  • Not good, it was dry and bland and oh I wish I wish I could give it a good review, but overall, even the service was kind of sad.

  • It wasn't horrible but it wasn't they weren't friendly at all.

  • Yeah, but the t place that we stopped by, it's like this little tea shop that was great.

  • You can actually taste some tea if you want.

  • Yeah.

  • Then she was super friendly and a lot of their items they give back to the community or donate to special organization.

  • So that was pretty cool to hear is a sweet shop.

  • Everybody loves a candy store and then shoes and such as next.

  • Looks like they got lots of candy in there.

  • We wanted to come here to wait for the train coffee shop.

  • But I have two little tables here and it's in the shade and it's kind of cool in the shade and it's in a high traffic area, not the most comfortable place to sit outside.

  • So with a pet.

  • So we decided we'd skip it.

  • Yeah, but I read some good reviews here on coffee and such.

  • I bet their pastries are better probably.

  • And then there's like the courtyard over there across the street, that's where we had the pastry.

  • Yeah, so lots of stores, restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, hotels around here.

  • All in historic buildings.

  • All right.

Today we're going to actually explore Flagstaff the downtown area.

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