Courtyard Seattle Downtown/Lake Union

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... people and isn't planning on getting the boot anytime<br>soon. My mind shifts directions quickly.<br><br>I'm suddenly reminded of the 10 day meditation course I did in<br>Dharmasala, India. Concepts of attachment are infiltrating my brain as<br>I stare longingly at my beloved sweatshirt. I'm trying to convince<br>myself that I'm not attached, but my ability to let go of this material<br>possession is incapacitated. I have an inner conflict with myself and<br ...

... From there ,we continued our sightseeing tour of Seattle. We drove to<br>Pioneers Square and took part in the underground tour (which was very<br>interesting and funny, thanks to our tour guide Rick) and to Pike Place Public<br>Market., where Niko, Katrin, and I took a quick walk around. While doing so, I<br>was invited to come up and kiss a fish, yes a real dead and smelly one. Glad to<br>entertain the crowd, I came ...

... on going unless given other instructions, I asked, &#8220;What should we do now? Go back?&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;We could&#8230;.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;Mayb e&#8230;.&#8221;<br><br>With answers like those, we were going to be in Seattle in no time.<br><br>I saw a sign up ahead for a Wildlife Viewing Area. It required sudden braking and an ungraceful right turn, but I made it. I followed the sign that said, &#8220;Wildlife Viewing 1 mile&#8221; and then I ended up at a municipal ...

... preference in my Princess login. Since it was noted on the Princes site, I was prepared for this. First thing I did was checked-out the balcony, of course!! I found it quite interesting to be able to see see 2 decks, Caribe and Dolphin, of balconies below us. Most of the balconies are for the min-suite category cabins. If you prefer privacy on your deck, you want ...

... were x-rayed up the wazoo and, short of a 'Total Recall' style full body scan, we were free; Free in the sense that we were dumped and stranded in what appeared to be a shopping mall; A mall where all the tonnes of miscellaneous items we'd jettisoned from our luggage for fear of confiscation were conveniently available - and at only *thrice* the price! How thoughtful. Resisting the urge to purchase a 26 dollar 50gram tube of lip balm, I opted for a chappy mouth until ...

... in the area. They offer private lessons which would be really awesome to be able to blow the glass and then take it home. The surprise was an amazing one though. We arrived a big top tent that reminded me very much of a Cirque de Soeil look. The signs advertised Teatro Zinzanni and while I knew where we were, I still had no idea what we were doing here. We walked into this velvety lobby filled ...

... had her hands over her head - I wasn't sure if it was from disbelief or the bathroom odor, or the noise of the door closing and opening for 6 hours. Feeling a bit luckier I returned to my seat. Seattle, 65 degrees, this is apparently summer. Cool crisp air, landscape dotted with pine trees, and lakes - my trip is reminding me more and more of a Norwegian adventure. After being told to take a hike for 3 hours until my hotel room was ready, I took a walk ...

... says "I'll look for a bug." He looks behind the drapes, behind the pictures, under the rug "AHA!" Under the rug was a disc with four screws. He gets his Swiss army knife, unscrews the screws, throws them and the disc out the window. The next morning, the hotel manager asks the newlyweds "How was your room? How was the service? How was your stay at the Watergate Hotel?" The groom says, "Why are you asking me all of these questions?" The hotel manager says, "Well, the room under ...