Kerry Park Seattle

Auf dem Frankfurter Flughafen erwartete uns anstelle der avisierten Boing 767 ein Airbus A330-300.
Auch gut, wir wollen das Flugzeug ja nicht kaufen sondern nur nach Seattle gebracht werden.
Nachdenklich stimmte uns allerdings der vorbelastete Name der Maschine "Landshut".
Pünktlich hoben wir 09:50 bei strahlendem Sonnenschein und somit …

So I'm kind of a plane nerd. In the aviation industry, across the blogosphere, and most notably on twitter, we just refer to ourselves as avgeeks. With that being said, I thought I'd take a little day trip to one of the grand mecca's of avgeek-dom - the Jet City itself - Seattle, Washington.

Seattle is home to Boeing's manufacturing …

July 16, 2011 / Rangers 5 - Mariners 1

Just got finished watching the USA Women's Soccer team blow it in the World Cup Final. The game wasn't working in my room so I had to come down to the lobby bar to watch it. The good thing though is there is complimentary WiFi in the lobby so I can catch up on my blogs. I've been in Seattle now for 3 …

... nbsp; No Washington experience would be complete with out taking the ferry system (largest ferry system in the United States) and exploring a couple more islands. We wandered around  the quaint little towns and rock beaches ...

... and clear conditions... it made the whole experience so much more enjoyable and memorable. So Kirilee and I just chilled out at Kerry Park, taking it easy and of course taking photos as the sun very slowly set and cast a beautiful orangey/yellow glow ...

... on a show, closely followed by an arriving UPS MD-11. Well, at least two satisfying catches. Making up for the lost city shots, I spent dusk at elevated Kerry Park, taking in the breathtaking view of the Seattle Skyline and its futuristic Space ...

... on his pushbike, not quite the intimidating image a sheriff should have, and a police van pulling up as the bus pulled away towards Kerry Park.  I couldn't find anything in the news to say what the big crime was, so I can only think there must have ...

... its daytime glory right here. (For the nighttime version, scroll down and check below.) On our last evening in Seattle we walked to Kerry Park. Kerry Park is a TINY park which in itself is not that interesting, but it offers one of the nicest views ...

... at the site of the World Fair.  After we had all the fun we could handle, we headed towards the peaceful and serene Kerry Park.  Nestled on a hill in between multi-million dollar houses on the outskirts of the city, it held one of the best ...

... and the new 787 Dreamliner. I also went up the Space Needle, however I found the views from Kerry Park to be even better. I couldn't come to Seattle and not visit a couple of cemeteries to pay my respects to Jimi Hendrix and Bruce ...

... first establishment, located just opposite Pike Place Markets for your convenience. 3.  If you enjoy cityscape or skyline photography, Kerry Park is the place to visit for the perfect picture postcard view of Seattle.  It's worth visiting this ...

... a bit off the beaten track, and we'd stay there again without hesitation. On one particularly sunny day, we made our way to Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill to take in the views of downtown. From there, we headed to Alki Beach to take in ...

      I wanted to go to Kerry Park and take Seattle Skyline photos. I thought Larry and I had left Tacoma with plenty of time to get there before sundown but did not take into consideration "The Mercer Mess" . . that being the traffic jam ...