Dear Friends,
We just got home from a wonderful (much too short) trip to Seattle, WA. My feet ache, my head aches, and I am exhausted. In short, we did as much as we could with the time we had and ended up falling in love with the beauty and the history of the place.
Had I the time I could have sat in the window of our hotel room watching boats come and go for hours. Alas, we were on a tight schedule so window gazing will have to wait for another trip.
Friday, the kids and I did some sight seeing on our own. First we had to make a stop at Macy's as I forgot to pack socks and could not imagine wearing the same pair for an entire week. Toes clean and warm, we headed to a tour of
Underground Seattle. It was really interesting. I would recommend for everyone to go if you are in the area.
After the tour we shopped at a toy shop, ate caramel apples for lunch, and got soaked in a downpour. We all had umbrellas...back at the hotel.
C wanted dry socks and shoes and IT was sick of carrying around my packages so we walked back to the hotel before heading to the
Seattle Aquarium. It is hard to list off all that we saw there. It was pretty great. My favorite things were the jellyfish and the sea otters.
We met up with Bradd after the aquarium and headed to an arcade to pass the time until dinner. C and O had seen an episode of Man vs. Food - Seattle where Adam ate at
The Crab Pot. O's vacation would not have been complete without a bib, a wooden mallet, and crab dumped right on the table.
Saturday was family day since Bradd was with us. We did the
Pike Place Market and watched guys throw fish. We tasted fresh apples and pears. We shopped till we could shop no more.
We hopped onto the monorail and rode to the Space Needle.
After waiting and taking the elevator to the top we were seated and had a delicious brunch in the revolving restaurant.
We revolved for about one and a half hours, paid for our meal, then walked up the stairs to the observation deck to brave the elements and look down from outside. The wind was brutal but the view was beautiful.
Finally we visited the
Experience Music Project museum. Bradd and the kids got to jam in a recording studio. We saw Battlestar Galactica, Nirvana, and Jimmy Hendrix exhibits.
We finally gave in to the sore feet and headed back to the hotel. On our way we stumbled across an Occupy Seattle demonstration. It was a bit like a bearded, sweatered rave in the rain. Quite the sight.
We got warm and dry. Went to the restaurant in the basement of the hotel for dinner, then up to bed with lights out for everyone by 8:30pm.
Today was a travel day. We are home with a pile of laundry that will have to wait untill tomorrow. I hope with all my heart that I will return to Seattle, and soon. There was so much we were not able to do because of time and weather. I can't wait to explore the "nature" of the area.
Till next time,
S
