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Tacoma Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Tacoma, United States
Wednesday 22 April
This is a top pick! ... off to find somewhere to stay for the night and ended up in a state park camp ground south of Seattle and a little north of Tacoma. Nothing very flash but Steve was not feeling well with a very heavy cold and we needed to get sorted for the ...
We're Going To The 2010 Winter Olympics!
In late 2008, the Vancouver Olympic Committee and the US distributor of tickets started a lottery system for releasing tickets. By now, Heather and I were parents, and the time and money to commit to going to the Olympics was just not ...
Dropping off the car
We are already on the way back to Germany. Since the 911 cannot fly with us, we have to ship it. So we dropped it off in Tacoma. The car will be shipped in 4 weeks, since the next vessel is already booked out. I just hope the guys working at the harbor do ...
Cream Sodas, Pop Tarts and Idol Tunes
So we wanted to eat at The Melting Pot. And they had been booked for two weeks. I hadn't even thought to make a dinner reservation. We figured it must be the American Idol Tour that had everybody busy. So, we hightailed it over to The Old Spaghetti ...
I love the smell of coffee in the morning
... to those nice Southerners. And even if it doesn't to them, it will to me. Flying back to the good old United States of America, I am so refreshed. Simply getting off the plane and hearing English, seeing English, using massive amounts of toilet ...
The Overpass is GLASS
... a lovely pathway connecting the Glass Museum and the State Museum, and the State Museum is on a downtown street across from the Tacoma branch of the University of Washington, a tree-lined street that is, with the cutest little electric train shuttling you ...
Tacoma - 14th August 2007
... I know, but you have to give people the benefit of the doubt. Anyways we arrived, passing car lot after car lot down Tacoma way. We dragged our burden out of the cab and paid Keven his fair plus a couple of dollars, but prior to our leaving ...
One more wake-up
Everything is packed and sitting in the living room - lots of clothes for rain and (hopefully) snow, tickets, passports, etc. We had some friends over last night for an Opening Ceremonies party – though thanks to NBC's typically rotten coverage, ...
Day 4
Got up real early about 5:30. Watched the sunrise over the Great Sand Dunes.. We climbed to a high vantage point and saw how the dunes stretch as far as you can see up through the mountains. A very cold stream ran off to one side that we had to cross on ...
Lunar Eclipse the highlight of a long drive home
It was a long drive home but beautiful the entire way . . . highlighted by the windmill farms in California and a lunar eclips that started just as we crossed the Washington Oregon Border. Jackie Please leave me a ...
It's Going to be Totally Wicked
I am excited to go to the Olympics. I am excited to see curling and to see the zipline in Vancouver. I want to ride the zipline. It's going to be totally wicked. I think the people in Vancouver will speak funny. I want to learn to speak Brazil and ...
Kaelise and Layla's Olympic Experience
The Olympics were really exciting and I saw a lot of amazing things. Two figure skating games, one half-pipe, two hockey, and one curling. It was fun seeing them play and how they do it. The two favorite teams I liked were USA and Canada. They are close ...
Tacoma -- Water, Glass, More Glass & Some History
... eat or get a drink. In addition to the Glass Museum, Tacoma is also home to the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma Art Museum and a Children's Museum. Tacoma is a great destination for a weekend getaway. We'll be back again ...
Get Up and Get At It
It was a great night's sleep. We all woke up at 6 and saw the shining sun. And then we agreed -- let's sleep some more! Eyes closed, and slept till 8, oh joyous resting place. Then Gawgie says get up get dressed let's go and I remind us all that ...
Playing the tourist in Yuma
Spent some time playing tourist in Yuma looking at the historic sites St Thomas Church was built in 1922 Jackie ...
To the Pacific
... Seattle on another trip and headed on south. I wanted to camp if I could, but that didn't seem likely. I rode into Tacoma, which is very empty and seemingly conservative compared to Seattle, but has a nice little 'old town' section, though very ...
Chillin' at the Ritz
We are sweaty from the heat, itchy from the grass, and wet from the fountains. Where next? Well, the lobby of the highrise Sheraton, of course, to check in and live fancy for a while. There is a reception going on, black tie and spangly evening gowns and ...
A Circle Complete
... stay in Eastern Washington we headed over the pass to the North West. Our goal was Gig Harbor which is across the bridge from Tacoma. From there we could easily see and visit all of our family, Aunts, Uncles,brothers, sisters, cousins and friends. We've ...
Is This The Choo Choo Town?
... . The Sounder is a lovely trip from Everett to Tacoma, designed for the commuter. The mini-electric shuttle services the downtown Tacoma area with frequent hop on-hop off stops. And of course, there's AmTrak, want to go to Canada? Or Mexico? Or ...
Friday Night Fireworks
Set up of the fireworks for the Opening of the Friday Night Fireworks at Cheney Stadium home game fireworks shows is considered the training showcase show for Entertainment Fireworks. done by all of the new pyros wanting to learn, led by the old pyros ...
Bridge of Glass and the Hot Shop
The reason for the visit to Tacoma is to go to the Museum of Glass and especially see the Bridge of Glass Malcolm Blank was working in the Hot Shop making replacement element for his installation that is in front of the museum. It had been a very ...
Vancouver to Tacoma
After waiting in line for more than an hour, we reentered the United States at Blaine, Washington. Given the wait, we found the speed humps and 'slow down' signs amusing. Spent the afternoon on the Seattle Waterfront. Enjoyed lunch and ...
Seattle Washington
Today we met up with Dave's cousin and we took the Amtrak into Seattle. We walked to Pikes Place, a big outside market place and watched then throw the fish around. We had lunch at the Pike Brewing Company. It was good. We walked around for a while, ...
C@L Part II
[ignore map pin entry - i justed need to allocate one to tacoma or it would miss out!!] so i havent actually read tanya's account of seattle yet - perhaps some double up, more likely some differnent perspective, let's see what happens... so as I ...
what i am learning
We just spent 5 hours with William Catton, author of Overshoot. At a few weeks shy of 80 he is just as sharp as our old friend Barbara Lorie! We had planned on a 3 hour interview but what happens I think is there is a desire on my part to give these ...
Are we there yet? Oops! I still have to pack!
I wouldn't go so far as to say that I "let" Heather do anything…really. Anyway, this whole thing was Heather’s idea. Once the trip to the Olympics had come and gone, and we got a chance to catch our breath, Heather said that she had another ...
Is it really that hard?
I consider myself a techie but very frequently I find myself at odds with Twitter, Facebook, blogging or all that new Social interaction stuff. All these things make me feel like I am no longer part of Generation X. Finally I am able to muster enough ...