Summer is beautiful yet short in Seattle, so it's important to make the most of it. Yesterday was one of those perfect sunny and 70-80 degree Seattle summer days. Lesley had chosen to work overtime on Saturday morning, giving me time to start our slow-cooker meal that we'd have for dinner.
I walked downtown and met Lesley there after she got off work. We took the light rail down to Columbia City, one of Seattle's more ethnnically diverse neighborhoods, where there was a "Summer Streets" event that closed the main street to cars.
When we arrived, people were lined up on both sides of the street watching a parade of marching bands, break dancers, and city council campaigners.
We were hungry so we stopped in at a Caribbean food place for lunch called Island Soul Caribbean Cuisine. It was happy hour so we had rum punch and an appetizer to start, then Lesley had the Jamaican Jerk chicken and I had the curry. We could see some of the parade from inside the restaurant, and the parade was over by the time we were done eating.
We then walked in the roadway, stopping to listen to music and then browsing through a local bookstore. On our way back to the rail station, we went to the historic public library building where we picked up a few brand new travel guides for our upcoming trip to Yellowstone and the trip we're planning to Europe for next year.
We then took the crowded train back home and rested there for a while, reading through our books outside on the deck.
Soon, the Sounders game was on and they were playing FC Dallas for second place in the conference. We ate our slow cooker recipe, which included potatoes, carrots, onion, butternut squash, and chicken during the game. The game itself was exciting as the Sounders went ahead early but Dallas had plenty of chances. In the end the Sounders won, so that was good.
After the game we walked to get a custard sundae nearby, which was very good. Then we decided to drive up to Kerry Park and enjoy the nighttime view of the skyline along with a mug of hot tea.
It was a beautiful day and it's a shame it had to end, but hopefully we'll have a few more great weekend days before summer ends.
We moved to Seattle in February 2008 and shared blog posts and photos during our first few years in Seattle.
- Troy & Lesley H
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunny summer Saturday
Posted by Troy at 9:40 AM
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I've really enjoyed reading your blog and I'm glad I found it. I visited Seattle/Tacoma about 4 years ago and fell in love with it and thank about m oving there often. I'm from Houston, but my parents live in Dallas so it has been especially nice having a Texan's perspective. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Also, that slow cooker recipe sounds delish. :)
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