Seattle 27/9 - 4/10

We finally met up again after 9 months! My darling G, a good, hardworking, honest and caring man, who has taught and given me so much. We have to fight for every single moment spent together. It's pretty crazy and yet heart-warming to think about how far we've come since we met 3 years ago.

27/9: Arrived in Seattle! G picked me up from the airport and we were like two excited little bumblebees trying to grasp the reality of seeing each other again. Capitol Hill, where we had mexican for dinner, and some drinks. 

28/9: Olympic Sculpture Park for a late morning walk. The air here just feels so fresh and rejuvenating. Tennis! We've talked about playing tennis for the longest time now, and we finally did it! I got thrashed quite miserably (couldn't even put up a good fight, damn). Had some lovely cupcakes and ginger beer. Wholefoods shopping; G made dinner - baked chicken, butternut squash puree, quinoa, and beans. 

29/9: Checked out the EMP museum, took the monorail from Seattle Center to the City (an unsatisfying 1 minute ride that took us to the mall). Walked down to Cafe Bedlam, hung out there for an hour or two. G prepared a quick chicken sandwich dinner. Headed down to the Hugo House (where we missed Open Mic, but got a bunch of other info), Cha Cha Lounge for drinks, and walked down to El Corazon for Total Slackers (we were extremely late, got in for free and managed to catch just 3 songs) who were definitely worth our time. 

30/9: Took the ferry on pier 54 to Bainbridge. A calm, vast expanse of blue. Walked to the Seattle Library designed by Rem Koolhaas. Black Bottle for our first fancy dinner treat (was incredibly good, I can still remember the taste of our dishes). Took a bus up to Central Cinema where we caught Scarface. 

01/10: Went up the Space Needle. G made some chicken soup for lunch. We moved to our new Air BNB place on East Yesler Way. Went to the U-district for some dinner (pizza and ice cream), and caught Nick Cave's 20000 days on Earth at the Grand Illusion Cinema, which was disappointing bullshit. 

02/10: Early morning Tennis! Unfortunately, my knee gave way halfway, and I had to stop. Had pain au chocolat and coffee at this lovely cafe that G had talked about. On our way to the light rail, we met this interesting shop owner with a lovely well-designed shop aimed at the smoker/marijuana scene. Walked around Columbia City, where we had really good Jamaican lunch at this bar/restaurant. Seattle Art Museum (free Thursday night). Seattle dogs for dinner. Back to Christian's place (where we originally stayed), had some delicious scotch, and back home. 

03/10: Fremont! We had lunch at a diner, did the tourist walk - Lenin sculpture, rocket, and the troll under the bridge (great walk though, and it's amazing how close we are to nature in Seattle), vintage store. Gas Works Park was just the best - a beer and some chips - that's all we needed. Went to a lecture by Chinese artist Pan Gongkai at the University of Washington. Lecture was so-so, but the uni campus was just breathtaking! Got a coffee at U-district, headed home to pack. Stopped at Saba, an Ethiopian restaurant, for a perfect last dinner. Light rail to the airport. Goodbye.