Today was Eid Al Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast). We celebrate this occasion on the first day of the month of Shawwal, which is the 10th month in the Islamic calendar.
My husband and I thought we'd spend the day together since it is Eid and his birthday as well, to experience something new in Seattle. So the Golden Gardens was the perfect choice!
As we do not have a car, we had to take 2 buses 72 and 48, which at the time seemed so easy but apparently we were wrong. The trip was too long and more than 40 stops in total. We arrived at 11am and this was the first thing we saw there:
Going down was extremely easy and we were so excited to see the beach so we did not feel how long it was. The view and the weather were so lovely. The water was ice cold but I felt so refreshed when the waves hit my feet.
We followed the same trail that was on the map. We saw many parents with their children building sand castles and playing frisbee. Couples were taking long walks or people were walking their dogs. We had so much fun seeing all different kinds of people.
We stayed for an hour or more. When we decided to go home we faced our worst nightmare: yes, the long steps!
We barely reached the top. It was the most exhausting thing I did in months! It made us almost forget all the fun we had, we just wanted to get home. We had a cold drink in Cafe Fiore and we waited for the bus to go home.
Update: Now that I am recalling what happened during this day, I have already forgotten how exhausted we were. I only remember the joyful things we experienced there. I would love to go again but of course with a car not a bus!
My husband and I thought we'd spend the day together since it is Eid and his birthday as well, to experience something new in Seattle. So the Golden Gardens was the perfect choice!
As we do not have a car, we had to take 2 buses 72 and 48, which at the time seemed so easy but apparently we were wrong. The trip was too long and more than 40 stops in total. We arrived at 11am and this was the first thing we saw there:
160 steps!
Going down was extremely easy and we were so excited to see the beach so we did not feel how long it was. The view and the weather were so lovely. The water was ice cold but I felt so refreshed when the waves hit my feet.
We followed the same trail that was on the map. We saw many parents with their children building sand castles and playing frisbee. Couples were taking long walks or people were walking their dogs. We had so much fun seeing all different kinds of people.
We stayed for an hour or more. When we decided to go home we faced our worst nightmare: yes, the long steps!
We barely reached the top. It was the most exhausting thing I did in months! It made us almost forget all the fun we had, we just wanted to get home. We had a cold drink in Cafe Fiore and we waited for the bus to go home.
Update: Now that I am recalling what happened during this day, I have already forgotten how exhausted we were. I only remember the joyful things we experienced there. I would love to go again but of course with a car not a bus!
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