Seattle, Washington

I have always wanted to see Seattle and during our too brief stay, I wasn’t disappointed.  Being our first time in this city, we just had to visit the popular tourist destinations.  Seattle Center is home to several different attractions including the famous Space Needle.  Since am not crazy about heights, we passed on taking the elevator to the top and just enjoyed it from ground level.  Then we took a little ride on the monorail for fun.  We toured the EMP Museum (Experience Music Project).  The building itself is quite unique, made of different colors of smooth sheet metal pieces which I think it supposed to represent a smashed guitar?  The museum is home to a large memorabilia collection of famous musicians, old and new.  Check out the guitar tornado photo below.

We took a Ducks tour which was great.  Ducks are amphibious landing vehicles developed during WWII to transport troops and supplies ship to shore and back.  The Duck drives around Seattle’s points of interest and then plunges into Lake Union where it cruises the lake for a bit.  It was a little freaky driving into the lake.  We sailed by the houseboat featured in Sleepless in Seattle.  Word on the street is that it’s currently for sale and could be yours for a few million if you are interested. 

We toured Pikes Market, had lunch on the waterfront, visited the Westlake Mall, and spent some time riding the ferry to Bainbridge Island.  I loved the ferry ride and on our next visit I intended to take it extensively to visit several of Washington’s Islands north of Seattle.

The highlight for me was the Chihuly Garden Exhibit.  The Garden features the work of Dale Chihuly, a local artist who sculpts in glass.  The Garden is relatively new to Seattle and I would highly recommend a visit here if you are in the area.  My photos don’t begin to capture how cool this exhibit was – you just have to see it for yourself.    

We stayed at Lake Pleasant RV Campground in Bothell, about 6 miles from Seattle.  It was a peaceful campground close to everything and I would recommend it if staying in the area.

There is so much to see and do in Washington, that I suspect we will be back in the not so distant future.  A week simply wasn’t enough time at this stop.       

 

Seattle Skyline

 

Space Needle

 

EMP Museum

 

Ducks Tour - Union Lake

 

Chihuly Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

 

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