Idaho Boise downtown quick-take

✨Spotless streets – barely any trash cans in sight, yet somehow zero litter. Homeless head-count: you can still count on two hands (vs. two city blocks elsewhere). Mall lights OUT at 7 p.m. – old-school American hours; shopping feels like a private sample sale. Stayed at Riverside Resort – back door opens straight onto riverside trail 🌊🍃 (moose sighting at dawn = bonus). Facilities: a little 1990s, but rooms are suites-big and every window frames water + cottonwoods. Customer head-count: maybe 12 in the entire department store – staff outnumber shoppers. Sale racks + 6 % tax = price tags that look like typos. Final score: 5 pairs of shoes, 1 happy wallet, zero buyer’s remorse. 💳👟✨ Bottom line: Boise downtown = clean, quiet, closes early, costs little – bring an extra suitcase for the bargains. #US #ID #Boise