Rich

After spending much of the week immersed in a culture of pickup trucks, snow boots and plaid, it was time to smarten things up and experience Old Money Colorado Springs. While most of the city is basically Perth with a strident American accent, there remain a few streets of the original city from the late 19th and early 20th centuries: large Victorian and Edwardian mansions with cute little Spanish and Craftsman bungalows for the servants. They centre around The Broadmoor, a grand luxury hotel built in 1918. It has a private artificial lake, a multi-million dollar art collection, and a Christmas fairy light budget larger than some countries’ GDPs.

It also had one of the most expensive cocktails I’ve ever consumed; around $33AU. But it was spectacularly good; a mix of bitters, mezcal, reposado tequila and cherry liqueur.