Gambling

Today has been a really nice day. The weather is really warm and there are no clouds at all. I was a little hung over when I woke up today because we went to a local tavern yesterday night. It was really cool and we played some pool and listened to great jukebox music.

My host and I drove to a small town today called Snohomish and there are a lot of antique shops there. I actually didn’t buy anything but there are some really nice furniture and other small antiques. We also had a beer at a local bar which is said to be haunted.

The people are very friendly in towns like this and the mentality is really different from big cities.

After a couple of hours in Snohomish we drove to Tulalip Casino. It’s a really big casino owned by Indians so there are many slot machines. I bet about $20 and I lost every penny of it. I am really unlucky when it comes to gambling so I never bet too much.

We also had a great buffet dinner. It was all you can eat for about $18. This must have been the best buffet I have ever seen. They had everything there: pizza, spareribs, mashed potatoes, steak, chicken, desserts, salads, and a lot more. I am still full from it actually and I was there two hours ago.

After some gambling, we went to a place where they sell firecrackers. It’s an Indian district and they have their own laws so the firecrackers they sell there are more powerful. There is a huge area where they sell all kinds of firecrackers and there are many people buying now because of the fourth of July.

I only have one more whole day left here in Seattle. I will go hiking in the mountains tomorrow and that will be really fun. There is supposed to be a big waterfall and I have actually never seen that before so I am looking forward to do that.

We will probably blow off a few firecrackers tonight just for fun and I think I will go to bed early today. I am still tired from yesterday and I need to spare some energy for tomorrows hiking. I have taken a lot of pictures with my camera and it has almost run out of storage capacity because I didn’t bring my computer cable.

I think it will be enough for tomorrow though because I can still take eighty more pictures. I will be nice to come back to New York but I will miss Seattle. Everything is cleaner, the people are nicer, the air is cleaner, and my hosts’ bed is really nice. New York is amazing though and it’s impossible to get bored over there.