Surprise, we’re in the rainy city but there ain’t no rain. Instead there’s a you-know-what. Yep, a heat wave. Pretty comical, huh?
The sunny skies made it possible to see all the way to Mt. Rainer—definitely a rare occurrence. Mt Rainer is the most prominent mountain in the contiguous US and still an active vocano. We’re planning on checking it out on Monday. You can see its snow covered peak off in the distance in the below photo.
Despite the heat, we kicked Seattle’s butt today. Temp was low 90′s and I felt revived after my whiny day in Portland. We hit the downtown area from Pike Place Market & Brewery on the Waterfront (Yes, yet another city making use of THEIR waterfront),
The pic below shows the tossing of the fish that’s famous here. Get this, PETA recently protested against the fish-throwers. Didn’t they know the fish were already dead?
to Pioneer Square, the oldest area in Seattle,
to the Space Needle
and Gehry’s architectural odyssey, Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum. Even if you don’t have architecture running in your blood, seeing this in person is pretty amazing.
We walked ALOT. We avoided most of the typical paid tourist tours except for the Underground City Tour.
Back in 1889 the city of Seattle burnt to the ground. In an effort to keep their industry going, they rigged a way to rebuild above the ash and rubble. If you ever visit Seattle, the tour is definitely worth it. That is if you can stand dark, underground spooky, worlds.
August 5, 2009 at 12:33 am |
Doug pulling a Matrix look? LOL