Two weeks before the end of Winter Quarter, I had a very special guest here in Seattle. Admittedly, it might not have been the wisest choice to have him here while I had to work for school like crazy, but we still had a very fun time. Most of the time we went out together we took pictures.
We took the Ferry to Bainbridge Island on Tuesday after his arrival (which was adjacent to my return from Nashville)
The ferry ride in itself was a lot of fun and we had a little picknick on the island. And of course some good ol' conversations from man to man.
I was pretty busy on Wednesday, but Thursday we made it downtown and took a stab at the Seattle Art Museum before I had to do my big presentation in my film class. It was funny discussing art with him once again. We have a very different taste and approach to art, but it is nice to discover the similarities and differences and discuss the viewpoints.
That night we went for a FIUTS Benefiz concert and I saw to it that Papa Britz (as my roomies called him) would get himself on the dancefloor - where he was actually doing really good!
On Friday, after an Odysee in court and on the buses, we took the Underground Tour of Seattle, which is amazing. The Old Man had a close encounter with the "crapper", although I have no idea why he would want to clean his glasses in that ;-).
At night, it was time for a plunge into more new experiences. I finally managed to get Kamil AND Hermina together and Jenna joined us for my Dad's first Mexican food.
Saturday was probably our best day together. After I had shown him MY and THE center of the universe, we went on a hike through the neighborhoods of Seattle to Discovery Park, which is an amazing site!
Apparently, my Dad had been watching me taking pictures and adopted my weird camera positions.
We took great pictures at the site ...
. . . and had the most delicious honey smoked salmon snacks there.
I think it is funny how obsessed he has gotten with photography after I started it, yet he still maintains his own style. We have a different way to look at the world, although I think we can get an idea of how the other one sees "the picture" by now. I was actually surprised by how well we got along considering how thickheaded we have both been in the past.
It was a great visit and I am glad that he had made it over. I think I was able to show him a little bit of my life and how great it is - and maybe I was also able to grind down some of his (what I think is unfounded) Americanism in this awesome city!
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