The Warwick Hotel Seattle

Once in Washington state we started making our way towards Olympia where we got on I-5 and headed North for Seattle. We arrived at the Warwick Seattle Hotel at about 5:30 where we were met by my friends Doug and Kathy. The view from our room on the 18th floor was spectacular!!! After dropping our bags off in our room and freshening up a bit, the 4 of us got on the monorail to Seattle Center where we had dinner at Sport Restaurant & Bar. It was a pretty cool place...lots of TV's and memora...

My boyfriend and I spent three days and three nights in dowtown Seattle in December 2006. The weather was surpisingly sunny and mild, with absolutely no precipitation. Our hotel, The Warwick, gave a beautiful view of snow capped mountains and The Space Neede. My favorite part of the trip was walking aimlessly through the streets and of course, people watching. Since this entry is quite dated, I will write in more detail after/during our next trip to Seattle, which is planned for December 19, ...

We arrive in Seattle and head strait for our Hotel, the Warwick. Pleasantly surprised at all the amenities, we got a little exercise in the work out room and were dazzled by the fancy restaurant in the lobby. At this point, we have not showered in four days. Kim and Sandy enter the elevator looking like middle school girls with their greasy hair and over full backpacks. One holds last nights dishes( Dish washing was not permitted at the campgroung:bears) covered in spaghetti sauce in her hand...

The weather was pleasant, and Seattle, at least the centre, is a fairly compact area. I called friends and arranged to meet later in the day, and meanwhile took the Monorail, a relic of the Seattle Expo of 1967, to the Science Fiction Museum near the Space Needle. This shares a building with the Experience Music Project, both sharing the extraordinary building designed by Frank Gehry. There are permanent and temporary exhibitions at the Museum: at the time I was there they were showing a grou...

I took a day tour to the Boeing wide-body plant at Everett, Washington. The regular-sized aircraft (737s) are built - or at least assembled - at Boeing Field in Renton, within the Seattle city limits. Paine Field at Everett, an hour's journey north, was taken over to build the 747 wide-body in the late sixties, and has been used more recently to build the 767 and 777 models as well. Luckily for the visitor, Boeing sees the factory visits as good public relations, and has devoted considerable ...

We arrive in Seattle and are met by our driver. Quite a treat as we are not usually met at the airport and transported in such style. He delivers us to the Warwick hotel, a bit dated on the outside, but very nice inside. We are tired from waking at 4:30 a.m., but still want to do some sight seeing. We do some touring about town. Pike Street Market is amazing.

We have some time to explore Pioneer Square in Seattle before we are picked up and taken to the pier for boarding.

Checked into the Warwick Hotel located in downtown Seattle. Set out on foot to locate much needed food and drink. Walked a few blocks towards the water and Pike Place Market. Had a tasty lunch at Cutter's Seafood that sits at the end of the market. Strolled along the waterfront before taking in the Market. Lots of activity, beautiful flowers everywhere, and of course, fish! We also walked to the Pioneer Square area so we could check out Elliott Bay Bookstore. It's a huge, multi-story book sto...