Sunday, December 18, 2011

Seattle - two

See?! I told you there would be a part two.
The city is so cool. I completely fell in love with it. We walked from the downtown shopping area to the Space Needle and the area around that. There are quite a few music and cultural fairs that take place there every year.


This is part of the science fiction museum building. Really cool looking.



Right near the Space Needle, there was this great park with this fountain in the middle. We sat and watched the kids play (and wipe out) in it for a long time. The fountain is mesmerizing and plays to the beat of music that is playing out of speakers all around it. Definitely a cool spot.



Next stop: Space Needle!



Obviously I had to do a panorama from the top. It was quite the view.
If you have ever been to Seattle than you will have seen Mount Rainier looming in the distance. It doesn't quite look real; like a backdrop out of a fairy tale. Here is an up close shot:




While up on the SN we met a couple who told us about a lovely restaurant they came across out on Bainbridge Island. They raved about it, and I had been dying to get on a ferry boat (coughmcdreamycough) so we decided to do it! Not before getting some ice cream though!



Good drinks...



and great food!



Definitely worth the trip even if I didn't catch a glimpse of McDreamy.



Thursday, December 15, 2011

Seattle


So, fire me. I'm the worst blogger in the world. It's been 3 MONTHS. It's not because I don't care about the people who actually follow this (all three of them. Hi mom.) It's because I'm busy doing a lot of nothing. Worst excuse ever. Oh well, maybe I can charm my way back into your hearts with these lovely photographs I took in Seattle back in August.

My mom and I went out to Whistler, BC to visit my friend. That is one place that should be on everyone's bucket list to visit. It is absolutely breath taking. Maybe I will put up a little post of those pics later. On the way back to Maine, we stayed in Seattle for a couple days. I know what you are thinking. Rain. But it was actually mid 90s and glorious the whole time we were there. I got a sunburn to prove it.



Top on the list of things to do was to visit the fish market. Everyone told us we would love it and we did!



Fish.








Not just fish here either. Tons and tons of beautiful fresh flowers and veggies as well.







We took a short ferry boat tour of around Eliot Bay and of course I couldn't resist a panorama!



We also hit up the aquarium. (I love aquariums).







The resident Octopus.






Looks pretty similar to the Maine coast, doesn't it?

This is part one. Yes there will be part two. No, really. There will be.