Seattle Quick Trip

Quick trip to Seattle last weekend. Here's my hotel view of Lake Washington. If you click to enlarge, you'll see a float plane on the dock.

This is the new Starbucks on Olive Way - the first one in the world to serve wine and beer.
Cheers! My parents and I shared a bottle of wine.

Beecher's Cheese

One of the vats to make the cheese curds at Beecher's in Seattle. It's our favorite cheese!

Space Needle View

One of the views from the top of the Space Needle.

Yep - We Went Up

Fifty-two stories in an elevator to get to the top of the Space Needle. Cost close to $52, too!

Food and Flowers

Food, flowers and art are the specialties at the Pike Street Public Market.

Dungeness - the best crab there is.

It's hard to get a shot of lucky pig "Rachel" with all the kids clambering on her. She's in the Pike Street Market. Just follow the hoof prints in the sidewalk to find her.

We walked down to the market and this was our first glimpse.

Somebody's Treasure

I always wonder how this happens. Someone collects a clunker with a mind to make it shine again? Is it an object of affection? Or, just a derelict no one wants to pay to get rid of?

Draw Bridge

The University Bridge goes up and down to let tall boats through - mostly sailboats.

Another Hazy Skyline View

The heat haze really blurred the view from the ferry.

Seattle Trip: Hazy and Hot

This is how Seattle looked for much of our trip: hazy because of the heat.

Seattle Trip: Bainbridge Excursion

Getting ready to dock as we returned to Seattle from Bainbridge Island. I was happy to get a clear shot. The skies were very hazy during our trip because of the super hot temperatures.