Courtyard By Marriott Seattle South Center Tukwila

... time I was there --- that requires more shoes, more outfits. In the end, I managed...we'll see if I made the right packing decisions.

Both plane rides went smoothly -- friendly seatmates on the SEA-JFK leg and two empty seats next to me on the longer JFK-LHR overnighter. All that and good onflight movies to boot -- off to a good start.

... Z Go to the last image you were on. (Like Back in a Web browser.) Z Undo z. (Like Forward in a Web browser.) Fun with the Point Cloud: Ctrl Holding the control key down temporarily hides all photos allowing you to see the point cloud in all its glory. Dragging a halo with the control button down lets you spin around the ...

... I did a lot of xmas shopping, buying presents for friends and family (but I won't ruin the surprise by saying what I got!) I also went in the original Starbucks in the market, where it all began back in 1971. It was pretty small inside with no tables and the queue took about 10 minutes, but it was worth it to sample a latte from such a historic landmark! After a few hours on the market, I walked up to the Seattle Center, where the famous Space Needle is located. It's so tall and ...

Well last night Ruby was up again for 2 hours and then the first I knew it was time to get up was 10:30am and everyone else was still asleep too. I went around and woke everyone up. We have now decided to set the alarm clock as half teh day is gone before we get going. We drove into town today and went to the Pike Street Market. They have a fish stall there and as people order the whole fish they get it from out the back and throw it to the guys at ...

... looked small but not too small. I thought, if I were to live out in the country, I'd like to be in or around a city like this one. I think most people wouldn't be able to tell you a thing about this place. The next part of the drive took me through Oregon and the Old Oregon Trail. My most outstanding memory of the Oregon Trail is the game that we used to play on the computer in elementary school. I thought danger on the Oregon Trail only happened in the game. I learned that this wasn't ...

A few of us hardy souls gathered at the base of the Space Needle this morning at 6 am to see Don off. KING 5 TV News covered the event. It hurt my neck to try to get a view of the whole structure from there, so I took a photo of Sharon and Bea straining THEIR necks. Loretta gave a final pre-flight briefing and then Don was off to The Empire State Building with Bea and Cathy flanking him. (Cathy wanted so badly to accompany ...

... forward to some 'Rock a Bye' sleep after the days events but it was worse than the 'Rock and Roll trip. The train jerked and bounced and I swear at times he was running on cobbles! This was 'Rock and Rock' !!! Exceedingly uncomfortable and I did not sleep at all well. I sleepily looked out of the curtains at times and saw misty forests passing by in the dark. Thursday 25th Next day was bright and clear and we passed through rolling hills and down into the ...

... boat "porters" help us with our bags where Laurie was ready for a nice tip and appreciative of the help, Ryan too! We LOVED the boat rides and on several occasions took a bus in one direction and switched gears after the horrific bus experience and hopped on board the boat for our journey home. We sat comfortably on 22 different boat rides and out of those we had 3 out-of-the-ordinary, hair-raising, absolutely horrible and exhausting gut-rolling ...

... Gave me time to rearrange my luggage and check there were no explosives in my bag - thankfully I had gotten rid of my propane else the airlines might have had issues with me. Dropped off the car ok, but the bus to the airport dumped me at terminal 4 not 3 as it said on my ticket. I was assured all American Airlines planes left from 4. This was true, just that no-one had bothered to tell me my flight was being rum by Alaska Airlines on American's ...

... Canada is supposed to be amazing. If you want to go on a backback trip for a week or so and not see a soul try the Bob marshall wilderness in Montana. I would go to the China wall. It would be a long trip but not too difficult (pretty gradual hiking) awesome fishing and beautiful country. I really like Glacier National Park in Montana - lots of cool hiking trails and beautiful views... Glacier National Park is a must on your travels (i have never been there, so I want you to ...