Louie

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011

Our book club had it's annual retreat today - since we had read the book "On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet", which is set in Seattle's International District, that is where we decided to go. Karen, Cathi and Robin are in Hing Hay Park, which is just a block away from the hostel we are staying in at the American Hotel.

 Then we went up to Kobe Park, where there are "P" patch community gardens, including this Scarlet Runner bean plant, and a large stone lantern, presented to the park by sister city Kobe, Japan.

 Then we stopped for tea at the Panama Hotel Tea shop, and also enjoyed a tour of the hotel and the original sento baths in the basement.

This is the waiting area for the train at Mukilteo - we had to be on the 7:00 am ferry, and Cathi is trying to catch up on some nap time before the train arrives.

We got a kick out of this sign in the hostel lobby!