Anyway had a lie in to make up for the lost sleep during the week then got the bus over to the University district and had a wander. Really nice old campus, but with a real American College feel like you see in teen films. Was also really odd to see all the streets in the real draped in purple "University of Washington" banners, with pictures of the captains of the sport teams. Seattle doesn't have any good sport teams, apart from Woman's Basketball, so everyone follows the college sports instead; their actually televised nationally as well. Its quite surreal.
I then took the bus through Capital Hill to the International District, which wasn't really what I expected; its not as prominant as in other major cities, so I wandered back past the market to Olympic Sculpture Park. Seeing as it was actually sunny today, it maid me realise there are actually mountains on the other side of the sound, and Mt. Rainer could actually be seen from the city. I then walked back along Lake Union and watched the float planes taking off; strange concept, but probably much cheaper to keep a float plane than a normal plane at a nearby airfield.
Went for a run earlier then about to shower and go see "Legend of Guardians" in IMAX 3D before hitting the town.
Plan for tomorrow is to get up early and head down to Mt. Rainer National Park, and potentially Mt. St. Helens; seeing as I studied it for GCSE Geography I really ought to pay homage at least.
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteYour brain is getting addled. You started on 4 October, so now in week 2. Interesting side comments on your work and off-site exlorations.
Glad to see the dollar slide this week. Should make housekeeping a touch less expensive. Where do you eat out in the evenings?
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But I arrived on the 2nd, so it was my 3rd Saturday in Seattle.
ReplyDeleteI normal cook in the evening and make a packed lunch, though last week I cooked for lunch and used the Boeing canteen for supper