Bob and I are spending the night in Davenport, Iowa, after leaving Des Moines about midday after a follow-up exam for Bob’s eye surgery. The appointment went okay, and he’ll have another exam in July, when he’ll also be able to get a new prescription for glasses.
We then drove about 2.5 hours to Davenport, Iowa, one of four cities that are known collectively as the Quad cities — Davenport, Iowa, Bettendorf, Iowa, Rock Island, Illinois, and Moline, Illinois. The Iowa and Illinois cities are divided by the Mississippi River in the only part of the River where it flows east to west. The region has a population of about 500,000.
We are staying in The Current Hotel, which is a Marriott brand hotel and got upgraded to a suite with separate living and sleeping areas. It is located close to the riverfront with a great walking/running/biking path.
It also has some fun art.
showing where the hotel is in Davenport.
from Illinois or beyond
We had time to do a little walkabout of downtown Davenport. The downtown area gives the appearance of a city struggling to find its footing or maybe in transition. There is some residential housing along with businesses and evidence of construction/improvements to the riverfront, but the area itself seems worn with a number of homeless individuals. Everyone we’ve spoken to has been really friendly and helpful. We hope good things for in store for the area.
and the United States Circuit Court.
now Visitors Center
in the Visitors Center
I really like the one comparing the Quad Cities to the Twin Cities and the one about the vowel percentage in Iowa.
to provide a higher level view of the River and Rock Island, IL.
We didn’t go up.
which houses commercial and residential space
and is the tallest building in the Quad Cities.
After our walkabout, we used our $10 food and drink voucher to get a drink in the Skybar in the hotel and check out the views.
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