Seattle

We recently went up to Seattle, Washington for a few days. Scott and the kids had never been, and we have been meaning to visit friends up there for years. Oddly we traded rainy weather down here for total sunshine and blue skies up in typically gray, wet Seattle.


The first stop was the popular Space Needle at the Seattle Center




This included a fun visit to the fabulous Pacific Science Center housed in very whimsical 1960's building hearkening back to Disney's old school Tomorrowland. The kids loved all the outdoor and indoor hands-on exhibits, and really this is a must-see if you're visiting Seattle with kids.






We joined up with a dear friend of mine from university days and her family for lunch with a spectacular view up the Space Needle in the Needle's rotating restaurant, Sky City. So fun to see her and her beautiful family again!




One day post-mouth injury






We took the ferry from Seattle over to Bainbridge Island to meet up with friends from law school days. We spent the entire day catching up, having lunch, going on walking and car tours of the island before having tea and saying goodbye.


Sadly I forgot I had been playing with my camera's settings and left the ISO at maximum level, so this photo is ridiculously noisy, but still such a fun memory! Miss them already!


Warm dusk colours over Seattle on the ferry ride leaving Bainbridge Island (but don't let the warm colours fool you, my face nearly froze off getting this shot!). I'm still dreaming of Bainbridge and partly wishing we could join our friends in what felt like such a peaceful way of life.


We spent a day exploring the rest of downtown Seattle. I think we'd all agree the highlight was Pike Place Market. Such a lively collection of vendors, delicious food and interesting sights and smells to behold at every step.


The highlight was easily the famed Pike Place Fish Market. It's quite a show watching these guys call out fish orders in enthusiastic unison, then tossing fish to and fro with perfect accuracy. It is like watching sturdy, hairy men in orange rubber boots perform synchronized swimming.


The fish market was a big hit with our resident seafood lover. Dallin was in heaven!


Getting his free smoked salmon sample, Dallin was grinning from ear-to-ear.


















Quaint Pioneer Square surrounded by so many corners full of character. This city definitely has a personality. Tweed-clad business men, coffee shops two to a corner, shops and eateries that think out of the box and expect you to also, a taste of Alaska all with a good appreciation of the great outdoors.




My HDR shot of downtown Seattle at night