So...this weekend (well last weekend) I went to Seattle for a workshop. Which was incredible by the way...lots of fun, art projects and so forth, great ideas for the summer reading program this year. Anyway...Tim's uncle was going to be on Bainbridge Island and wanted to know if we would meet up with him at the Chinese New Year Festival on Bainbridge...WHAT? That sounded so cool For more info check out this website...http://www.bichineseconnection.org/ So, of course I agreed to meet him for a few minutes and visit. So, Sunday morning we headed out to catch the ferry to Bainbridge and ended up in Winslow (which I just found out is the name of the town that the ferry comes to). The festivities were just starting. We met Tim's uncle and ate a little breakfast at the Blackbird Bakery...they had tons of yummy things there. I ended up splitting a cheddar/green onion scone with my sister and a chai latte! Very good! Once we left there we headed to a little alcove of shops were there were several booths, face painting, calligraphy, tea tasting, etc. And just when Tim had to walk his uncle to the ferry, this is when the real fun began. They did the waking of the lion with firecrackers...which was really cool...and then the parade started, including a HUGE red ball that when bounced the audience should shout FU! Apparently the people of Bainbridge are a littl
e self conscious...so while my sister and I yelled...many people around us seemed uncomfortable! Granted this was all small, but very fun and interesting. The really great thing was that they had some food booths in front of the local market and it was all donation based. Free with donations. They served a ginger noodle dish, some sweet and sour chicken, egg drop soup, crab rangoon, fried rice, and potstickers...all YUMMY. We would get one dish and share it...it was perfect. We showed Tim some of the sights right there...he was especially happy to see all of the sailboats at the marina! About 2pm we headed back to Seattle. What a fun day. I would recommend this next time you are in Seattle, check out when this festival is next year...it is about 15 days after the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
e self conscious...so while my sister and I yelled...many people around us seemed uncomfortable! Granted this was all small, but very fun and interesting. The really great thing was that they had some food booths in front of the local market and it was all donation based. Free with donations. They served a ginger noodle dish, some sweet and sour chicken, egg drop soup, crab rangoon, fried rice, and potstickers...all YUMMY. We would get one dish and share it...it was perfect. We showed Tim some of the sights right there...he was especially happy to see all of the sailboats at the marina! About 2pm we headed back to Seattle. What a fun day. I would recommend this next time you are in Seattle, check out when this festival is next year...it is about 15 days after the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
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