Family Visit, Days 5 & 6
Tuesday, Bro and I went to EMP. He enjoyed the Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, and the horror movie exhibits. I enjoyed the "Avatar" and the "Sound and Vision" exhibits. We met up with Sister-in-Law (SIL) and Niece, took the monorail into downtown, strolled Pike Place Market and had lunch.
We parted company in the late afternoon, and then reunited for dinner at Blue C Sushi. While they all enjoy sushi, they'd never been to a conveyor-belt sushi place, and it proved delightful for all of them. I was pleased to see how entertained they were by the moving banquet before us. Niece tried foods she'd never had before, which impressed her parents. Bro, a sushi stickler, pronounced the sushi generally pretty good, which pleased me because I'd set low expectations. Mainly, they were all so tickled by the experience and the generally decent quality of the food that the meal was a great success. We strolled Fremont a bit and visited the Center of the Universe and the Lenin statue. We then retired to my place for a bit to look at old family pictures. I gave SIL and Niece a little precis in our family history--what I know of it. And then I took them back to the hotel.
And yesterday I was back to work. We had an excellent dinner at the hotel. Locals: if you've never eaten at the Edgwater, I strongly recommend it. I was impressed by every thing I tasted. The dining room is upscale, atmospheric, and has a wonderful view of Elliot Bay. We talked and talked, and then we parted company.
It's been lovely having them here, and I regret their departure. But there will be more visits, I'm sure. Niece was ready to stay and move in. :-) It's nice having family. I haven't had much of this sort of thing in a long, long while.
We parted company in the late afternoon, and then reunited for dinner at Blue C Sushi. While they all enjoy sushi, they'd never been to a conveyor-belt sushi place, and it proved delightful for all of them. I was pleased to see how entertained they were by the moving banquet before us. Niece tried foods she'd never had before, which impressed her parents. Bro, a sushi stickler, pronounced the sushi generally pretty good, which pleased me because I'd set low expectations. Mainly, they were all so tickled by the experience and the generally decent quality of the food that the meal was a great success. We strolled Fremont a bit and visited the Center of the Universe and the Lenin statue. We then retired to my place for a bit to look at old family pictures. I gave SIL and Niece a little precis in our family history--what I know of it. And then I took them back to the hotel.
And yesterday I was back to work. We had an excellent dinner at the hotel. Locals: if you've never eaten at the Edgwater, I strongly recommend it. I was impressed by every thing I tasted. The dining room is upscale, atmospheric, and has a wonderful view of Elliot Bay. We talked and talked, and then we parted company.
It's been lovely having them here, and I regret their departure. But there will be more visits, I'm sure. Niece was ready to stay and move in. :-) It's nice having family. I haven't had much of this sort of thing in a long, long while.