Julie’s visit to the Emerald City
My dear friend, Julie, came to visit me this past weekend and what a fabulous weekend it was. Most of the weekend was spent chatting over coffee, wine, and/or food. (funny how this is how most of my weekend are spent!!!)
Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day so we decided to take a boat cruise around Lake Union and Lake Washington. We toured past all of the houseboats including the one from the movie Sleepless in Seattle. The captain actually turned the engines off while we floated by the Bill Gates house (we learned that every person who enters his house has to fill out a questionnaire and wear a computer chip that will adjust each room to your desired temperature, favorite music, and ideal light level…talk about a smart home!) We also discovered that Bill’s neighbor is trying to sell his home….for a whopping $54 million (that price does include $1 million worth of wine…what a bargain!) We finished the day with dinner at the Wild Ginger with Holly, Christie, and Bridget.
Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day so we decided to take a boat cruise around Lake Union and Lake Washington. We toured past all of the houseboats including the one from the movie Sleepless in Seattle. The captain actually turned the engines off while we floated by the Bill Gates house (we learned that every person who enters his house has to fill out a questionnaire and wear a computer chip that will adjust each room to your desired temperature, favorite music, and ideal light level…talk about a smart home!) We also discovered that Bill’s neighbor is trying to sell his home….for a whopping $54 million (that price does include $1 million worth of wine…what a bargain!) We finished the day with dinner at the Wild Ginger with Holly, Christie, and Bridget.
Bill's House (one section of it anyway!!)
Some houseboats on Lake Union
On Monday, we took the bus downtown; this was Julie’s very first ride on a city bus! We picked up some fresh fish and veggies and made an amazing dinner of pan-seared scallops with a pomegranate reduction sauce and monster artichoke (recipe courtesy of Christie’s dad!)
Julie's fisrt bus ride!
Thanks for such a fun weekend, Julie! I can’t wait for you next visit!
posted by Gina @ 10:16 PM
2 Comments:
Sounds like you and Julie had a great time!
(glad to see your posting again!)
Last weekend was a blast. Thanks for inviting me along for the ride!
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