Walk on Main Street

Today was my off day, so I decided to spend my time taking in some of the seemingly adorable shops on Main Street. The first place I hit because they had shoes on display in the window. Unfortunately, they were over-priced and honestly, not that cute. But this post isn't about shoes, so I will move on. I stopped at one of the coffee houses, grabbed some lunch and coffee, and left. The food is amazing here, I must say. You usually don't get this many great restaurants in a town this size. Speaking of the size, I am amazed that this town can hold this many people at one time! I mean, it isn't that much larger than the town I'm from (let's call it Hickville, TN so you can get the picture) and it also has a little Main Street with adorable shops. However, my town would probably implode from the sudden burst in numbers. Granted, I'm sure all the resorts help things, because my town only has a very few places to stay. I went into the little Chocolate Factory place to get a few things for some of my friends, who all adore chocolate. Compared to most gourmet places like this, the prices were pretty reasonable. Now the only problem will be keeping myself from eating what I bought, because they look divine. As far as the people, most of the ones I saw did not look like they were here merely to take in the films. No, they looked like they just bought out one of the many fur shops here in town, and were merely waiting to accidentally "run into" one of the stars that often frequent this festival. Which is honestly too bad because it takes away from the crowd of people who are here to see artists create what they love. There was one other store that I went in that was worth it. They sell mostly things made from Alpaca wool, which led me to discover that Alpaca is much softer than traditional lamb's wool. Anyway, I bought a hat that looks utterly ridiculous on me, and some jewelry for my mom made with stones from Peru. They were having a sale, so it was rather cheap. I struck up a conversation with the lady who was working there. Judging from her accent, she was from Australia. I told her about snow tubing, and she began telling me about a sledding party she had been to a few nights before. She also mentioned how crazy it is for this one week in the year when Sundance is here, but she didn't complain because it brought good business. All in all, for an off day, it was pretty exciting.