I enjoyed by Seattle trip from March 11 to 13. They were fabulous. There are three delightful things that were especially pleasurable to me.
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| Joyful Safeco Field |
First of all, the most joyful thing for me was shopping. On Friday, I went to
Safeco Field. It is the home of the Seattle Mariner's Baseball team. Ichiro Suzuki is member of the Seattle Mariners. I liked the shopping at the souvenir shop at the stadium. My father likes Mariners very much and my mother likes Ichiro. I bought a Mariners T-shirt for my father, a Mariners sweat shirt for my sister and a T-shirt of Ichiro's uniform for my mother. I'm looking forward to giving souvenirs to my family. On Saturday, I went to the original Starbucks store at
Pike Place Market. It was very crowded with a lot of students so I had a difficult time buying two tumblers. One of tumblers is for my best friend and the other is for me. I'm going to use it at
MFWI. Then I went to Pike Place Market which is vibrant. There are a lot of fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, crafts and various goods. It looks like Japanese ichiba which is a market. Also, there were a lot of people. I saw many street performers. For example, a man sung his original songs, a man composed poems and a man did balloon art. Next I went to downtown Seattle. I had three hours for shopping there so I run from the shop to shop. I bought a lot of clothes, shoes, accessories and more. My favorite item is a iPhone cover made by Marc by Marc Jacobs. I will cherish it. I was full of happiness to enjoyable shopping in Seattle.
Second, eating was very satisfied to me. On Friday night, in the University District, I ate yakiudon which is a kind of Japanese food. It was great. On Saturday, I ate breakfast in the hotel. The muffins were delicious. I wanted to bring these back to Spokane. At the noon, I had a box lunch on the bus. It was sandwich with avocado, ham and cheese. I liked it. At that night, I dressed up with my friends and I enjoyed dinner while cruising on one of the
Argosy ships. It was very gorgeous. The meal was bread, salmon, beef, salad, fruit and cake. I especially liked bread which was marvelous. The beautiful night view of Seattle was splendid. When I walked around on the deck, it was windy and cold. On Sunday, I went to
Space Needle to eat brunch. I was looking forward to going there because I heard in American studies class that it is symbol of Seattle. It was buffet style and they had a lot of fruit, bread, potatoes, eggs and sausage. Everything tasted wonderfully. Also the view of Seattle area was excellent but this day was cloudy. I want to see the view of sunny day. Then I bought some post cards. I'm going to send a letter to my family. I was fortune that I ate delicious food in Seattle.
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| Beautiful Chihuly Bridge of Glass |
Third, a particular thing for me was going to historical places. On Friday, I went to
the Burke Museum which is located on the magnificent campus of
the University of Washington. The museum guide ushered us. Her name is Hildegord Hendrickson. She is a German but her English is very nice. I listened to her information well. There was collection of Native American arts. I could learn about natural history and culture of America. On Saturday, I visited
the Washington State History Museum and the
Chihuly Bridge of Glass. Washington State History Museum was interesting to me. I learned a lot of things. Chihuly Bridge of Glass was fantastic. I had never seen such a thing. Next I visited Olympia. It is the state capitol. There are a lot of awesome chandeliers which were designed by Tiffany. One of the chandeliers has 202 light bulbs. I was very surprised. On Sunday, I went to
Klondike Gold Rush Museum. Gold hunters were called prospectors. I collected stamps about gold rush. These museums were easy to understand because I studied these things in American studies class before the Seattle trip. My favorite place is the Capitol Building. I saw the office of the Governor which we usually cannot see. I learned many awesome things about there.
I had an enjoyable time in Seattle and it will be my superb memory.
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