Pikes Hotel

... a sunny, in the mid-60's. After lunch, Rachel and I took a bus to downtown Seattle. Once downtown, we spent the day exploring Pikes Place Market. The market is a maze of a variety of small shops. It would be easy to get lost somewhere on the many floors ...

... starting to close up shop when we were getting there, so I actually don't have much to report today. I'm hoping I can get down to Pikes Place Market sometime before I leave. Hopefully I'll be able to go on my last day, since I don't leave until 4:40 PM. ...

Het Westin is goed bevallen, zowel het hotel als de ligging! De volgende plaats op onze route was Colorado Springs met die middag een rit met de Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Hier hadden we al een paar dagen ervoor kaartjes gereserveerd en dat was ook nodig, ...

... night of sleep we packed up and went for breakfast at Uncle Sam's Pancake House just a few blocks from our hotel. After breakfast we drove just a few miles to Pikes Peak Cog Railway where we met up with my sister, Linda, and her family for our 9:20 a.m. ...

... but she upgraded it to a Kia Sorento and we loved it.  Tommy loved it and was very comfortable.After breakfast at the hotel we went driving around and ended up at the University of Fairbanks Museum of the North.  That was very educational and ...

... years, vodoo flags and rooms named after the celebirity vistors like Mick Jagger, Graham Greene, Jean Claude Van Damme, etc. The Hotel Olffeson is quite a mystical place, a defient stop for anyone that comes to visit me in Haiti, hopefully all of you! ...

... you know we all know that I am absolutely the worst singer..... hence im not finishing the lyrics to the above song. I left my hotel after an early breakfast of potatoes and sausage... yum, and drove the wee 6 mile drive west off of route 24 to Manitou ...

... Siamese Twins formation.  The interesting aspect to this formation is that the hole between the “twins” perfectly frames Pikes Peak.  We took the obligatory pictures of this feature, and returned to the trail. Once we finished the ...

... um einiges herzlicher empfangen als eine Stunde zuvor an der Rezeption meines Hotels. Und das hat immerhin ein Schild mit "friendliest hotel in Fairbanks" über dem Eingang hängend. Die Bürodame zitierte aus dem Nebenraum einen der Haudegen von Piloten ...

... were brought by barge along the Thames, passing under London Bridge, where the heads of recently executed prisoners were displayed on pikes. Anne Boelyn, Sir Thomas More, Queen Catherine Howard all entered the Tower by Traitors' Gate. The tour also ...

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 ...

... and cotton. We regrouped and went to the Pacific Center to watch Captain America. The following morning we walked to Pikes Public Market and strolled thru the outdoor venue. The girls found the fish tossing both disgusting and mesmerizing. We ...

... .  So the second floor of all the buildings suddenly became the first floor.  We are staying at the Mediterranean Hotel in the Queen Anne neighborhood.  This is a great old hotel and very reasonable for downtown.  The bus ...

After 40 minutes of a 7 AM walk on the pier outside our hotel, trying to verify that the marine animals in the harbor waters were, in fact, sea otters, I gave up and headed back to the room.  Suddenly, on the dock right below me, one of ...

... in the dark- a not to be repeated experience. Safe and sound once again in the genial hospitality of the Xuan Hoa Hotel ( Spring Flower) we ate a great meal prepared by our hosts beautiful wife, enjoyed lively travel talk with the mixed group of ...

... gift shop but all the jewels were too expensive so we went to the White Tower to see some armour - for men and horses, huge Pikes, swords etc. The stairs between floors were exactly what you would expect in a castle - tight, steep and dark - there was a ...

... being the second coffee of the day, I (being a coffee wimp) was starting to buzz a bit too much.  On we went, to Pikes market, which was a fantastic riot of colour, smells, sounds  - and taste - the flowers, the fish, the food - amazing - and ...