Pamela wanted a day to just relax and take it easy at my parents' house, so on this Monday Amber and I rode as foot passengers on the ferry from Bremerton to Seattle. From the terminal, the two of us made our way uphill to the underground bus/light rail station, where we caught a bus for the short (and free ride) to the International District.
Amber in the International District. Behind her is the building housing the Uwajimaya Asian supermarket and Kinokuniya 紀伊国屋書店 bookstore.
Amber plays with some hand puppets in the children section at Kinokuniya. We spent virtually all of our time in the International District in the bookstore. Given unlimited funds and luggage capacity, I would have gladly spent a fortune there and carried the lot back with me to Taiwan. Reality intervened, however, and in the end I bought a book that teaches Japanese to small children. Amber has said on several occasions that she would like to learn 日本語 - she already knows the あいうえお order.
For lunch, we ate in the food court at Uwajimaya. Amber must have been pretty hungry, because she polished off a large bowl of bibimbap virtually all by herself.
Amber strikes a pose in Pioneer Square on the walk back to the ferry terminal
Having enjoyed sunny weather for much of the day, the sky suddenly darkened and it began to hail. Fortunately, we were already in line (and under cover) waiting to board the ferry back to Bremerton. The rain stopped soon after the ship had gotten underway, and Amber was quick to point out the rainbow you see above.
Arrogant Bastard Ale, from the Stone Brewing Company out of San Diego County, CA. A most excellent brew, and one that I wasn't worthy of (check the label). "Fizzy yellow beer is for wussies."
No comments:
Post a Comment