New York deli breakfast in Seattle
Miles travelled on trip so far: 7,894.
Planes: 3. Trains: 9. Buses: 14. Taxis: 5. Car trips: 3.
(Yes, I am a geek and am tabulating mileage in a spreadsheet)
After last nights rather extraordinary meal at Rays Boathouse on the waterfront in Seattle, this morning calorie intake was of a more sedate nature. There’s a New York style deli a few blocks from Alex and Theresa’s penthouse apartment, where I slumped for breakfast. The menu, of which this is a small part:
… takes a good 20 minutes to read.
In the end I ordered the “Ultra Lite”, which is lots of vegetables in an omelette, with a side order of fruit, orange juice (real), unlimited coffee (strong), bagel, jam and no-fat cheese:
I’m now back in Alex and Theresa’s penthouse apartment, unable to move and feeling like a beached whale. Must must must get some exercise before the next Amtrak experience, which is a 14 hour ride later today to Whitefish. No more from me till I get settled into Montana, where am planning/hoping to:
- See a grizzly bear.
- Go practise on a gun firing range (not connected with previous item).
- Eat an Elk burger.
- See a bit of the Glacier National Park.
I thought that in America they’d advanced to the stage of ordering in restaurants by using cell phones, or at least a computer screen on each table where you can click on the picture of what you want to eat. Bits of paper on a notice board is hardly the future.