Travels: Ballard Locks and UW!

Hey All! Since our chocolate tour was rescheduled to tomorrow(Saturday) morning, today was our free-roaming day! And, since we walked over five miles yesterday, we decided to do a lot more driving today. But, we still walked quite a bit.

To begin with, we stopped at Seattle’s first public school, West Queen Anne Public School, which has now been renovated into condos. Go figure.

After, we went to Ballard Locks and checked out the flower garden and fish ladder. Beautiful and awesome!

Next, we stopped at a nearby marina to have a car-picnic lunch; quaint and sentimental.

After filling our bellies with cheese, bread, chips, cherries, beer, and chex mix we stopped at Golden Gate Park which reminded us a little bit of the Mission Bay area, only smaller. There we found a swamp area with ducks and turtles. We then stopped at Café Fiore, an organic coffee house, to satisfy our mutual sweet tooth with hot chocolate and latte.

Then, we visited the University of Washington! Took some pictures, albeit not a lot (but made sure to get one of a pacifist Methodist church that condemned torture and war via large banners…damn LIBERALS…we just wouldn’t fit in up here) , and bought some souvenirs from the bookstore. (Oh! And we checked out the new IPads on the tech. floor…yeah, freakin’ awesome! Want one!)

Finally, we drove through Mercer Island, which is kind of like Pebble Beach with smaller houses. It was secluded, serene, and eye-catching…seems like a wonderful place to live, but too expensive L

All in all, we had a great sandbox day: good environments, pictures, food, and great company (as always).

‘Till tomorrow!

Love,

George and Johanna