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Thread #123275 Message #2725071
Posted By: Charley Noble
16-Sep-09 - 07:20 PM
Thread Name: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
We did make it into Seattle early last evening, registered at the hotel and then walked down to McCormick's Fish House and had an excellent light dinner.
Today we rwegistered for my wife's legislative conference and then I went off to Fremont to poke around again; our last visit was about 4 years ago. It's really great to be in a city where public transit works, where I can walk three blocks for a trolly which takes me all the way over to another side of the City, $1.75 round trip. Once there I walked the 6 blocks to Sea Ocean Books, bowing to the Troll under the bridge as I went. Sea Ocean Books always has interesting nautical books; it's a regular Fiddlers Green of used salty literary efforts. I found several things of interest and had them ship them back to Maine.
I then walked back to Fremont Bridge and paid a visit to Dusty Strings, to admire their old and new instruments and review their CD's for sale. And then I had an excellent lunch at the adjacent Greek restaurant.
Life is hard for the wanderer!
Now I'm back at our hotel recovering from the exertion, and updating some Word projects.
Cheerily,
Charley Noble