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Friday 10th September 2004
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day in Seattle - about 15 miles of cycling around. We eventually got the
11.30am ferry to Seattle and managed not to go to the Seattle Art Museum,
due to a huge queue (I think they were queueing for the Van Gogh exhibition,
but it's all one huge queue so it's hard to tell). The main focus of the
day was bookshops - Elliot Bay Books and Arundel Books (on 1st Avenue) being
particularly delightful. We also visited the Pike's Brewery and Pub right
next to the Hostelling International Hostel. Seattle struck us as rather
like Leeds to look at - but with better shops and by the sea (well, Puget
sound). It certainly looks impressive as you come in from the sound, and
reminded me of appraoching Sydney(Australia) - with the lines of ferry terminals
right near the middle of the city. We did see it in the rain, fortunately,
since that is it's classic appearance apparently. Seattle is not particularly
bike friendly in the centre - there are very few bike lanes and the traffic
is pretty constant. In the evening we headed back to Bainbridge Island on
the ferry (35 min crossing), and tried out Pike Brewery's finest back at
the campsite. One of Pike Brewery's most notable ales is the 'Kilt Lifter'!
- apparently it's a true scottish style beer. Kilts are a bit of an institution
in Seattle, we saw a few around the streets. The colours were not always
clan colours but rather arty fabric creations - and we only saw men wearing
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