Monday, May 28, 2007

san francisco #2 - eugene

hanging out w/ my cousin and his family was a blast. though his daughters were sick, they never seemed to get tired. i think i read about 20 curious george stories for my niece. they are so much fun to play w/ and i can't wait to have kids of my own.

that night, we were finally joined by matthias goerne, who sounded amazing as always. it was another packed house and i'm sure we will be back again. i think my wife's cousin was there but i didn't get a chance to talk to her. i actually didn't play in the first half so i hope she didn't think i wasn't playing the concert.

we arrived in eugene the next afternoon and immediately, things felt different. the air was so fresh, and there was much more green and a lot less concrete. the pacific northwest is such a beautiful area. after eating w/ a group of people, we checked out some of the surrounding stores, including the original nike store (or at least the one that replaced the original).

after the concert, there was a reception for us at the hall. the mayor of eugene gave us a warm welcome and asked us to come back soon. the food was wonderful and even though i don't like sweet things very much, they had chocolate-covered strawberries which i cannot resist. i lost count after 7 or 8. mmmmmmmmmmmmm....

1 comment:

carol said...

No fair!! I only got one of those strawberries!!