Mallar's office is right on the water. From his desk he looks out onto the Lake Washington Ship Canal. There are great bike paths along the length of the canal. We took the path all the way to Ballard. We were pleasantly surprised to see a choice of brewery "pit-stops" along the path. We couldn't help thinking how fitting that would have been on our spectacular bike trips in Denmark. The Danes love cycling and they certainly love their beer. But, perhaps the capitalist spirit isn't quite as strong in DK.
We were reminded of Scandinavia once again when we got to Ballard. There are significant Nordic roots in Ballard as evidenced by this mural celebrating Ballard's relationship with sister city Bergen (in Norway).
The bike ride home is almost all uphill in the last leg. Thankfully, when we stopped to catch our breath we had terrific views. The mountain view on the horizon never comes out well when I try to capture it with my camera. It is pretty spectacular, though.
No comments:
Post a Comment