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再访西雅图
这次开会碰到一些多年未见的朋友,也结识了几个新人。天气很给面子,有几天早上多云但是傍晚都放晴了,几乎没碰到下雨的时候。气温略低,不过我穿单衣走路并不觉得冷,和煦的海风吹过来使得在艾略特湾码头的公园散步成了莫大的享受。有将近六年没再来过西雅图,一进入市区竟有种温馨的感觉,干净整洁的街道,星巴克咖啡的气息,现代风格的雕塑,一切还是那么熟悉。 Pike Place的金猪依旧憨态可掬,海鲜市场的飞鱼表演仍是围观的游客人山人海。阿拉斯加的三文鱼颜色诱人,如果是熏制的,我真可能会买点带回去。这个三层的农贸市场最引人注目的是各种鲜花,搭配精美而且最便宜的只要五块钱。我在一家日本小馆点了个鸡翅炒饭,只花了三块现金,味道似乎比任何我吃过的快餐店的炸鸡翅都好。这家店还卖各种水果味道的波霸奶茶,价钱也很便宜。 会议在市区中心的凯悦大酒店举行,主办方安排了午餐,第一天晚上在波音公司的航空博物馆里搞了个酒会自助餐晚宴,第二天在66号码头会议中心安排了正式的晚宴,期间还有格莱美奖获得者表演印地安民间原创的歌舞,晚宴结束后与会者还可以到三层平台上看西雅图夜景,并与星光共舞。会议结束那天晚上,我才得以和朋友一道去中国城吃了顿的道的海鲜煲仔,然后去登Space Needle,看日落,听潮声,回忆在美国这些年里还算有趣的经历。西雅图曾经是我和LD蜜月里横穿美国的终点,曾经是我刚开始教书时暑假来爬雷尼尔雪山的落脚点,曾经是我关于浪漫回忆里最清晰的提示,如今岁月伴我走过高高低低的起伏,一如这里横贯市区的街道,离开时总会有种难以名状的不舍。
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