Words aren’t everything, so as usual there’s a bunch of pictures to accompany the recent thoughts on SF and Seattle. There should have been more, especially food related shots, but I have a bad habit of losing my camera when out, so I ended up leaving it in when it would have provided some of the better shots. Ah well.

For now enjoy the scenic shots and snaps of American life. Up next is Canada and then mighty New York.

San Francisco Flickr Set

Seattle Flickr Set

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I left the cold of summer in San Francisco for Seattle, further up the coast and my last stop in the U.S before heading into Canada and crossing the continent. I was only stopping in town for a couple of days, but regardless I was looking forward to some relaxing and taking in the sights and sounds of the city.

Seattle is a strange one. I know that I’ve wanted to visit for a long time, but when I try and think of why I always end up feeling a little unsure. Fact is the most likely reason is probably T.V and movies, which is hardly surprising considering the realisation I came to shortly after arriving in America about how conditioned my image of the country and expectations were.

I was also a massive Seattle Supersonics fan growing up, back when I still enjoyed playing sports and before I discovered smoking! Between that and an infatuation with certain movies and T.V series, I realised when I planned this trip that I really wanted to visit Seattle, even if I couldn’t quite put my finger exactly on why. Tipping me over, I knew someone here who offered to put me up and show me around, which is always a bonus. Massive shout out to Alex for the hospitality and all round generosity, Seattle would just not have been the same without you bro!

There was one thing I noticed as soon as I landed in America and which I forgot to mention in my last post about San Fran: Spanish. Shortly after landing in San Fran I started hearing people speaking Spanish, and taking the BART into town I saw that all the signs were written in English and Spanish. I know Spanish is the second language in America, and that the Hispanic population the biggest, and I guess in a way most important, ‘minority’ but I didn’t realise to what extent this went until I got there.

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written by Laurent \\ tags: America, big, cycling, green, nature, Seattle, travelling, Washington State, writing