journey to the northwest

a couple of months ago aim and i headed up to seattle for the byu-university of washington game. the trip was amazing. neither of us had been up in that neck of the woods before and it had been quite some time since the mrs. and i had gotten away on our own sans children. to say it was euphoric for us would be an understatement.

i have seen some cool cities in my short years on this earth, but i would have to say that seattle is one of, if not the, coolest of them all. granted we had perfect sunny weather the entire time we were there, so maybe it's not a fair comparison for the other cities in the running, but it was surreal. unbelievable skyline. amazing old school and modern architecture. an uncanny mixture of form and function in the interplay of city and nature (mountains, water and cutting edge architecture). cleanest big town i have ever been to. fabulous seafood. absolutely beautiful.

and i haven't even gotten to victoria yet. for those who are unaware, which i was before i started planning the trip, victoria is an island of the coast of canada and part of british colombia. going to victoria was also a first as neither of us had ever been to canada. talk about a cool town. victoria has this quaint, hip little downtown area and a picturesque coastline. we cruised around town and the coast on these sweet little vespas to take in all the sites. it's a unique place, different from any place i have been to in the us because of its splash of european influence. i have always wanted to go to europe and this is the closest i have come yet. highly recommend both of these places.

oh, and byu won in dramatic fashion.

anyway, i'd love to tell more, but i am just going to post some pics and a slideshow and let you see for yourself.