Oh Seattle…. you have exceeded yourself. As a city, you have everything we wanted: skyscrapers, gardens, waterfront, friendly folk, great shopping, yummy cuisine, amazing views, AND….. fully expecting grey overcast weather, you very obligingly turned on the sunshine for us 😃☀️
Our first activity as tourists was our favourite go-to: the hop on hop off bus to give us a lay of the land. Thanks to Frasier, Grey’s Anatomy and Sleepless in Seattle, we had plenty of expectations and between the red route (city sights), the green route (scenic taking in Seattle’s surrounding neighbourhoods) and the yellow (history) they were all met. From houseboats to Pike Place Market, the city skyline to mountains in the distance, and Dungeness crab to the Space Needle (though we have to admit it looks kind of taller in Grey’s Anatomy), Seattle kept us happily busy for the time we were here.
On advisement from others, we didn’t actually go up the Space Needle. Instead we went up to the City View Observatory which looked down on the Needle and gave us incredible views of the entire city including Mt Rainer looming over Seattle.
We loved Pike Place Market. Opened in 1907, it is one of the oldest farmers’ markets in America. If we lived here I would never leave the place. And my Mum would get fresh flowers every day. Flowers that would cost $80 at home are $15 here! And the fruit and vegetables? Almost worth becoming vegetarian for….. almost. I even talked Sammy into rubbing Rachel the Pig’s snout for good luck 😀
Walking from pier to pier along the waterfront was fun as we merged with the crowds and ate Dungeness crabs with twilight views over Elliot Bay.
And now Seattle, we bid you a fond farewell as we sail out of Smith Cove and head to Alaska on the Holland America MS Eurodam. See you back here in a week!
S&P
