yay seattle!
that's where i am right now... seattle, but earlier i was in minneapolis (lets call it MI since i still haven't learned how to spell it).
so i caught the train from new york to MI (36 hours) where i had 24 hours to explore the "twin cities" before i got back on the train to seattle. the twin cities is what they call MI and St Paul. MI is the kinda modern city and St Paul has a lot more history, St P. has a really pretty cathedral towering over it. so i got there at about 11pm and immediately found a really cool irish pub just down the road from the station with live irish music. it was full of young people and the all knew each other cos they are all involved in some kinda festival where they play medievil games and pretend they are 20th century english (with an irish band playing???) but it was a lot of fun. and they did some REALLY funny covers of tenacious D and the asshole song (think of it with an irish twist). after that i caught the bus to St Paul and on the way met this interesting guy named Ben. you guys probably aren't aware but i have a mild obsession with guys named ben. it all started when i was 12 and never went away (ohh ben.. sigh). anyway he was kind enough to show me where the all night Mickey's diner was (litterally a st car on the side of the road, like in the old movies). he was being my "knight in blue armour" (his words, he had a blue tracksuit thing on) he did magic tricks and was funny and said he was good peoples (which he was) and when he asked me why i was going to Mickeys i told him it was because i just needed to sit indoors till the sun came up because i didnt intend on getting a hotel (i couldnt find a hostel). he offered to let me sleep on floor in his spare room and so i ended up saying yes. very interesting experience but he was a perfect gentlemen. the things you do when you travel hey... can you imagine telling your parents that you slept in some guys apartment that you met on the bus for 5 minutes (if that).
so the next day i went to 'mall of america' the place is just a massive mall. the biggest in the country actually, but you could live in there. it has EVERY shop imaginable, and a lot of them twice. it has bars and clubs inside and also a theme park. i kid you not, its called camp snoopy and has a massive roller coaster, a ferris wheel, a water log ride thing like in QLD... its massive and not on the shabby side for a theme park. and its only about $25 for unlimited rides. i didn't go on any because i spent too much money getting a few new items to add to my tiny tiny travel wardrobe. i spent the rest of the day cramming in a couple of sites and then went to another irish pub for dinner (not that great) and then my last hour watching a drag show (interestng but i think there are better out there).
on the train to seattle (which is another 40 hour ride), i met some interesting people. a guy claiming to be a U.S marshall and another claiming to have a platinum cd out at the moment. i listened to the alleged cd it was good but i dont believe it was him. anyway he was trying to buy me drinks and puting his arm around me and i was calling him on every move. he wanted to go 'to a little spot we can have some privacy' i told him the only thing i wanted was a shower. i swear i felt so disgusting. i hadnt had a shower since i left NY which was 4 days earlier. this is the glamorous life of travelling. the train trip itself was amazing, we went through the rocky mountains. it was night but you could see the moon reflecting off the snow and it was an amazing sight. the morning before i had woken up just intime to see the sun rise over dry fields and i thought that was pretty. then just before we got to seattle we could see mt everest. thats what people were saying it was anyway and we were in a town called everet so i believe them. the view from seattle is beautiful. you cans still see the mountains over the waterfront and i watched the sun set this afternoon from the pier. the city is pretty cool aswell, people are nice and they throw fish around in the pike markets. always a bonus. they sell other stuff too and i bought a ring for $3. there are a lot of 'native americans' ie, indians around but they are kinda on the homeless side. and tonight i dragged some random chick i met at dinner to an improv night downtown. basically actors get up and do skits without a script and its all made up as you go. it was incredibly funny and if you ever have the oportunity to see one i recommend it.
you are now completely up to date. i am having fun and all is good.
so i caught the train from new york to MI (36 hours) where i had 24 hours to explore the "twin cities" before i got back on the train to seattle. the twin cities is what they call MI and St Paul. MI is the kinda modern city and St Paul has a lot more history, St P. has a really pretty cathedral towering over it. so i got there at about 11pm and immediately found a really cool irish pub just down the road from the station with live irish music. it was full of young people and the all knew each other cos they are all involved in some kinda festival where they play medievil games and pretend they are 20th century english (with an irish band playing???) but it was a lot of fun. and they did some REALLY funny covers of tenacious D and the asshole song (think of it with an irish twist). after that i caught the bus to St Paul and on the way met this interesting guy named Ben. you guys probably aren't aware but i have a mild obsession with guys named ben. it all started when i was 12 and never went away (ohh ben.. sigh). anyway he was kind enough to show me where the all night Mickey's diner was (litterally a st car on the side of the road, like in the old movies). he was being my "knight in blue armour" (his words, he had a blue tracksuit thing on) he did magic tricks and was funny and said he was good peoples (which he was) and when he asked me why i was going to Mickeys i told him it was because i just needed to sit indoors till the sun came up because i didnt intend on getting a hotel (i couldnt find a hostel). he offered to let me sleep on floor in his spare room and so i ended up saying yes. very interesting experience but he was a perfect gentlemen. the things you do when you travel hey... can you imagine telling your parents that you slept in some guys apartment that you met on the bus for 5 minutes (if that).
so the next day i went to 'mall of america' the place is just a massive mall. the biggest in the country actually, but you could live in there. it has EVERY shop imaginable, and a lot of them twice. it has bars and clubs inside and also a theme park. i kid you not, its called camp snoopy and has a massive roller coaster, a ferris wheel, a water log ride thing like in QLD... its massive and not on the shabby side for a theme park. and its only about $25 for unlimited rides. i didn't go on any because i spent too much money getting a few new items to add to my tiny tiny travel wardrobe. i spent the rest of the day cramming in a couple of sites and then went to another irish pub for dinner (not that great) and then my last hour watching a drag show (interestng but i think there are better out there).
on the train to seattle (which is another 40 hour ride), i met some interesting people. a guy claiming to be a U.S marshall and another claiming to have a platinum cd out at the moment. i listened to the alleged cd it was good but i dont believe it was him. anyway he was trying to buy me drinks and puting his arm around me and i was calling him on every move. he wanted to go 'to a little spot we can have some privacy' i told him the only thing i wanted was a shower. i swear i felt so disgusting. i hadnt had a shower since i left NY which was 4 days earlier. this is the glamorous life of travelling. the train trip itself was amazing, we went through the rocky mountains. it was night but you could see the moon reflecting off the snow and it was an amazing sight. the morning before i had woken up just intime to see the sun rise over dry fields and i thought that was pretty. then just before we got to seattle we could see mt everest. thats what people were saying it was anyway and we were in a town called everet so i believe them. the view from seattle is beautiful. you cans still see the mountains over the waterfront and i watched the sun set this afternoon from the pier. the city is pretty cool aswell, people are nice and they throw fish around in the pike markets. always a bonus. they sell other stuff too and i bought a ring for $3. there are a lot of 'native americans' ie, indians around but they are kinda on the homeless side. and tonight i dragged some random chick i met at dinner to an improv night downtown. basically actors get up and do skits without a script and its all made up as you go. it was incredibly funny and if you ever have the oportunity to see one i recommend it.
you are now completely up to date. i am having fun and all is good.
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