Miriam and I at the Hen House.
Julia, Miriam & Brigid at Gasworks park.A few weeks ago my friends from Germany; Julia and Miriam came to visit me in Seattle. It was Miriam's first time in the States and Julia's first time in Seattle(she visited me a few times when I was living in Chicago). They arrived on a grey, overcast Friday afternoon, welcome to Seattle.
Fremont Troll(above)We did many things in Seattle together; visited Pike Market, did the Seattle Underground Tour among other things. They even got to sample my favorite Seattle donuts, Top Pot. As I do with most visitors who come to Seattle, I took them to Gas Works park and to see the Fremont Troll under the Aurora bridge.
Later that week we decided to drive around the Olympic Peninsula. First we caught the Bainbridge Island Ferry out of downtown Seattle. It's about a 35 minute ferry ride. From there we drove through Poulsbo, then over the Hood Canal Bridge onto the peninsula. We were determined to drive around it in a counter-clockwise fashion, in one day. On the west side of the peninsula there are some beautiful beaches, including the one below called La Push. It was almost desolate and very foggy. We were not able to see very far into the ocean. Only the large rocks in the foreground were visible. It was extremely windy and wet, a typical pacific northwest beach.
Below is a downtown photograph of Vancouver, BC. We spent three days trekking around the cold and wet Canadian city. I visited the main art museum there and was really disappointed. I figured that Vancouver being such a metropolitan city would have an extensive art collection on display. They had a minimal rotating exhibit that was not inspiring, I think I spent less than 2 hours there. For those of you who know me, this is a pretty short time for me to spend looking at art. We ate some of the best, cheapest sushi in one of the many Japanese restaurants there and also made it to an Irish Pub for a hot toddy, where on the television the NHL ice hockey game was being shown.
On their last day in Seattle, the sun was shining and the it was about 80 degrees. We decided to spend some time at Seward Park sitting in the sun and icing our feet in the cold water of Lake Washington.
