However, I never visited friends (not relatives) during trip, not even once. (ok, now I make it sound a little pathetic. Am I short of friends, or only have friends living around? Or maybe I didn't travel enough? ummm, I need to think about it...)
Anyway, my point is, it's absolutely wonderful to catch up with an old friend, who happens to be local and glad to be your travel companion in an unfamiliar city.
If my cousin hadn't got an internship and flied back to Beijing from UW after I planed my trip, I wouldn't got this chance to re-contact KL. What a shame I almost forgot who she is while she can remember my name clearly by the same pronunciation as that famous university. More than four years without contact, she picked me up from the airport with just one call I made in the last minute before got on on the plane (see Seattle, I'm coming...), what a day-saver, on my first day in Seattle!
And then, on my last day in town, we got hang out together, started from "pray",
in Chapel of St. Ignatius by Steven Holl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8499133@N02/sets/72157625159577260/
"eat" - Crabpot Restaurant, OYSTERS!!! (oops, too busy eating and forgot to take pics...)
"play" - Underground Tour
He's telling the story of "poop" and Seattle's 17 feet high sidewalk.
"love" - fantastic night view
Yes, "Eat, Pray, Love" was the final step, movie with Five Guys' burgers and tons of french fries, which happened to win its reputation from the president [President Obama Stops for Lunch at Five Guys].
In the end of this day, I was hosted in KL's home, instead of playing my own "sleepless in Seattle". And again, three hours later she drove me to the airport at 3:30 AM to catch my plane.
Thank you KL, my dear friend!! I really really enjoyed the time in Seattle and with you!
* Seattle -----> San Francisco 08/31
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