The holidays can be a mixed blessing as we enjoy the excitement, the activities, and the intensive time spent with family, but we also dread the excitement, the activities, and the intensive time spent with family, and with Thanksgiving peeking around the corner, you may be already planning to run away. Families are wonderful, but they can make us crazy, and Thanksgiving, a holiday in which we are supposed to be thankful, can sometimes make us resentful, but a vacation in Estes Park during this stressful time can make all the difference. Offering peace and tranquility, the perfect shops for starting your Christmas shopping, and all the comforts of home in our Voyago Vacation Rentals holiday hideaways, Estes Park is the perfect Thanksgiving destination, and this guide will explain it all in more detail.
Stay Out of the Kitchen
Just because our holiday retreats offer fully equipped kitchens that bring the joy back to your cooking experiences, it doesn’t mean you have to utilize them. It’s a holiday after all, and you deserve a break, and many restaurants in downtown Estes Park will be offering holiday meals that will be prepared, served, and cleared away by someone who isn’t you! Restaurants such as Twin Owls Steakhouse, located at 3110 S St Vrain Avenue Suite B, which is offering your favorite Thanksgiving dishes, and The View, located at 300 Riverside Drive, which has a traditional Thanksgiving Buffet, will ensure that your stomach will be full, your taste buds will be happy, and thankfulness will be back on the table.
Pie Is a Must
Whether you are preparing the meal in your holiday hideaway or are dining out at local restaurants, let us be perfectly clear about something: Pie is a must, and we aren’t talking about a single slice you can enjoy with your meal. You Need Pie!, found at 509 Big Thompson Avenue, is famous for its pies in dozens of flavors that will make it impossible to choose a favorite. Of course, they sell pumpkin pie, and their bourbon pecan pie will make your mouth water, but if you haven’t tried peanut butter & jelly pie or their black forest pie, can you really consider yourself a connoisseur of pie? Their mocha decadence pie will change your world, and because there are no calories on vacation (That’s our story and we are sticking to it!), you can eat as much as you like and not worry about your pants getting too tight.
Christmas Begins
It doesn’t seem right that you have barely finished your last bite and it will already be time to start celebrating Christmas, but that is the way of the world, and with the chances being high that it will be snowing or will have already snowed, you have to admit it will feel kind of festive. Participate in Black Friday shopping at cute shops such as Trendz at the Park (100 E Elkhorn Avenue), Mountain Vault (300 E Elkhorn Avenue), and Rocky Mountain Majesty (215 W Elkhorn Ave) to get a head start on your holiday shopping.
Catch the Glow Parade, Elkhorn Avenue, Day After Thanksgiving at 5:30 PM
A light parade helps welcome the Christmas season, and with over 40 entries, the Catch the Glow Parade makes us look forward to the crush of the next few weeks even more. Offering marching bands, fire trucks, and floats that sparkle and shine, downtown Estes Park comes alive with this parade, and kids will get the chance to meet Santa while parents enjoy the opportunity to do a little shopping on Black Friday. This small-town parade may not pack the punch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade does (which you can watch on the state of the art televisions in your Voyago Vacation Rentals retreat), but it is a heartwarming one that will bring a sparkle to your children’s eyes and the feeling that the simple life might be one you could get used to.
Celebrate at Home with Voyago Vacation Rentals
Just think about it for a minute. When was the last time you truly enjoyed Thanksgiving? You spend so many hours of your time cleaning, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and when the meal is on the table, it takes about 10 minutes to devour, and your grumpy Uncle David will still complain that your turkey is dry and your pie isn’t sweet enough. In Estes Park, your lodgings will already be sparkling clean, shopping won’t be necessary, and your uncle will not be seated at the table. And you get to enjoy stunning views, comfortable surroundings, and a peek into Christmas that may have you starting to think about a return trip to Estes Park in December! Reserve your favorite holiday haven today and learn for yourself why Estes Park is the perfect Thanksgiving vacation destination.