Nicola comes to town

We (and Peter) are so fortunate to have a wonderful friend in Nicola, a wonderful Roman who arrived almost 20 years ago to Philadelphia and embraced the University of Pennsylvania and his many friends including my son. He was in town on a dreary long weekend for a conference and we tried to show him a little of Seattle in the small time we had. We started in the Pike Place Market, ate on the Waterfront at Anthony's, then headed to Cherise's home north of Ballard, or as they say North Ballard, where Sylvia and Andy gravitated to Nicola like moths to a flame (as their mother noted). From there we had a great dinner at Picolino's before bringing him back to his Queen Anne B&B and an early flight in the morning. 

Minutes into his visit to the Oram's home, Andy and Sylvia have pulled books from their collection for Nicola to read.

Andy and Sylvia share Nicola at dinner at Picolino's in Ballard.