Seattle
Travel Blogs from Seattle, United States
farewell from Seattle
... when I actually arrive in London, it will start to feel real. Last night I met up with several of my college friends here in Seattle for dinner. I hadn't seen a few of them in quite a while so it was great to get to see them before I left. I'll attach a ...
Ride West BMW Motors
... was the tallest building in Seattle, now it’s the sixth. The views from the observation deck 520 feet above the city of Seattle and the harbour, are breathtaking, from inside and out, and we took the opportunity to go back again later and see it at ...
I Wish I'd Brought the Piano
Overheard in line waiting to get into the theater for a play that has been long sold out: Husband: Gee, I wish I'd brought the piano. Wife: Oh, you'd play for us while we wait? Husband: No, I left the tickets on top of it. Well folks, I'm checking ...
Lazy Crazy Days of Ice Cream
... Cream Freezer! We'll enjoy lazy crazy days together. Perhaps I can import some lightning bugs (I've never actually seen one in Seattle). I had a few ghost stories I could tell, but the heat lightning was a lost cause in this peaceful place where it only ...
"I'm listening..."
... in Seattle, whose theme would be Century 21. Carlson penciled the shape that would become the internationally known symbol for Seattle, the Space Needle. However, Carlson and his supporters soon found moving the symbol from the placemat to the drawing ...
Sleepless in Seattle
... and up the stairs that lead in the back, as we soon discoverd Travel Tip #87). As I mentioned before Starbucks; I was reading Seattle Weekly the local newspaper (where everyone bitches about their own city) and it had a picture of a Starbucks Mug with ...
Preparations
written by Jesse Party We had a party last weekend so that we could see as many people as possible before we head out. It seems very odd that we won't be seeing these people for at least a year. We'll be busy the next few weeks before we leave, so ...
Another World
... at the same height as the needle but free giving great views over downtown, the Cascade Mountains and Mt Rainer, the local volcano. Seattle is the resting place of two well known legends which I didn't know till I got here with both Jimi Hendrix and ...
Home, at least for a little while.
... able to speak the langauge. We'll go back and add an entry with photos for Taiwan. After Taiwan we flew back to Seattle. Returning to the States was rather nice. It's so clean, and everything is so convenient. Nor do people look at us as if we have ...
Seattle
... Colin really ejoyed the stuff on Jimmi Hendrix (ageing rocker) & Kim liked the bit on Disney (Still a big kid, bless her). Seattle lived up to its rep of being very wet & foggy on a daily basis (reminded us of home) Hostel free ...
She's Back!
The baby beside me cried all the way from Los Angeles. The plane shook, and bumped, the air pressure seemed to change. The pilot apologized, explained, tried to keep us calm. My ears were in a furious ache. What must the baby feel? He screamed, and ...
Pre-Stuffing Stuffing
Eating is a tradition in my family. I mean, we don't get together to hike, or to stand around the piano and sing. When we get together, it is to EAT. When I was five, my grandmother would cram a couple of folding tables into the corners of the dining ...
Almost there!
... we left. I'll try and take a few pictures of Seattle over the next couple of days. I'm think the contrast between Seattle and cities around the world will be interested to see. Sorry for the boring posts. They should get exciting starting this ...
North to Alaska: Laying the Plan
I love it when a plan comes together. I don't know where my wacky ideas come from, but there they were, in my head, where they had rumbled around for years. North of the Arctic Circle (where the sun don't set) on the first day of summer. Rinse and repeat ...
day by day itinerary from start 'til finish
... Carcassonne Sept 1: Arles, Avignon Sept 2: Avignon Sept 3-5: Nice Sept 6: Lyon Sept 7: Dijon Sept 8-9: Paris Sept 10: Paris -> Seattle (U.S.A.) Sept 11-22: Wenatchee Sept 23 - Oct 8: Portland Oct 9: Olympia Oct 10-12: Seattle Oct 13: Seattle ...
City of coffee!
Day 143 May 26th continued - I arrive into Seattle after a fairly uneventful journey from Portland. The exciting part was driving closer to the city, seeing the two large sports stadiums and the city skyline. I've been wanting to come here for some time ...
Sleepy in Seattle
... you catch! Arrived at the Green Tortoise hostel late afternoon and rushed back out again to see a baseball game. We watched Seattle Mariners play Cleveland Indians. Cleveland Indians are the team that we watched a couple of times when we worked at Cedar ...
The Wedding (not ours!!)
... it was a bit like something out of Hollywood! We headed off on the 20th on an early flight to Dallas and then on to Seattle where Winston, a friend we first met in India over a year ago, was awaiting our arrival. Winston and his wife Jen had just had ...
Finally Back in Seattle
We finally made it back to Seattle at 2:30 AM on the 11th. We actually lost a whole day in our flight so it seems like it took us a day to fly back, but in reality it took us two days. So, in all, we spent four nights and three days in airports and ...
Introduction
... one of us. We are Jesse (29) and Nelly (28). We've been together for 9 years as of this entry. We live in Seattle with our two cats, Max and Pixel. We both work (worked?) in the high tech industry as software engineers. What are we doing? Nelly ...
Home Again Home Again Jiggidy Jig!
... . 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 ...
USA
... life. Drank bottles of beer, ate hot dogs and nachos and jumped up and down when points were scored. Fantastic. Took a ride around Seattle on a 6 wheel drive vehicle that drives on the road and also in the water (they used them in the Vietnam war). Got ...
Victoria, British Colombia
... night illuminations which was also worthwhile. We had learnt that the ferry that we needed to travel on to go back to the States was virtually full and that we probably would not be able to get on the 10.30am sailing. (the next would be at about ...
♫ Hello Seattle.... ♫
... do' apparently are these food tours. I thought Vancouver was a foodie city but I'd seen nothing until I came to Seattle- there's a total excess of great restaurants, exquisite chocolatiers, and little boutiques specialising in everything from cherries to ...
Seattle
... is a bit more beautiful than it was last week when I was working? We had fish & chips at the market in Seattle with Curtis' parents and a delicious caramel macchiato before checking into our hotel, where we are now basking in the fluorescent lights in ...
Finally got away!!!!
... It went on for hours and hours and hours, but provided us with a very cheap and cultural evening! Day 2 Today was exploring Seattle day! Bought ourselves a day bus pass so we could just get lost in Seattle!! Visited Capital Hill first - not much to ...
Fine Northwest Dining
Day 8 Had a yummy brunch with Allison's medical school friend, Karen, at a French restaurant, Maxmillens, in Pikes Street Market. The restaurant has wonderful views of the Sound. After brunch, we had a nice walk out to Discovery Point in ...
