Revisiting the Irma Hotel

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Bar at the Irma Hotel

We decided to have dinner out instead of the cheese and crackers we had enjoyed on Tuesday evening.

Deciding against a full meal, we stopped in at the Irma Hotel for appetizers and drinks. The famous gunfight re-enactment was going on, so it wasn't hard to find a seat at the bar. Sidebar: a few years ago, a spectator was shot at this gunfight with real ammunition.

I was amazed that my $5 Pinot Noir (Han's -- never heard of it) was delicious. We chose the appetizer plate to share and I almost immediately regretted succumbing to greasy bar food. There was far too much food for us to eat but it seemed like the easiest choice at the time.

Our server/bartender was a young woman with two children, originally from southern California. She lives in Cody because of the rodeo. She is a professional roper -- not quite sure what that means. "As seen on TV?", I asked. "No", she said. "They make $500K a year and don't tend bar to make ends meet." Anyway, she loves Cody because she and do the Rodeo thing 90 days a year.

We didn't go in the old section to see the famous cherrywood bar from Queen Victoria. We were happy to walk along the main street in the bright evening sunlight.