Saturday 22 November 2008

Seattle

On my travels around the world in 2005, I stopped off in Seattle for a couple of days after visiting Canada. So when I headed out to Seattle with work for a few days in early November, it was good chance to retrace all those steps.Even from Chicago it's a four hour flight to get out to the northwest coast of the USA. And once I had arrived, the whole city seemed familiar from the airport to the famous Pike Market.After spending a bit of time in the midwest it was also nice to sample some fresh seafood from the pacific. I think I ate pacific salmon two nights in a row, perhaps three.

Sunday 16 November 2008

Friday 7 November 2008

The Obama rally

What a surreal night. Last Tuesday, on a warm evening, thousands upon thousands of hopeful Americans (and international observers like me!) went down to Grant Park for change that we can believe in.
I didn't actually see Obama. That was a bit tricky. But it was great just to be there and experience the drama once he had been elected!

An historical moment indeed.

Sunday 2 November 2008