A Trip to Seattle

Hello, Dear Friends, come along with me as 

we take a late winter drive into the 

beautiful city of Seattle, Washington - just 

50 miles from my foothills home. 

You can see the two sports stadiums - Safeco Field, 

home of  Mariners baseball, and Century Link Field, home of

the Seahawks, and Sounders soccer. 

The Space Needle peeks over Safeco Field on the far left. 

Seattle sits along the banks of beautiful Puget Sound.

On a clear day you can see the snow-capped Olympic mountains,

 with ferries, ships, sailboats

 and sea-planes coming and going.

Interstate I-5 passes through Seattle and runs 

from California to the Canadian border, 

about 135 miles north. 

The tallest building is the Columbia Center tower. 

I've been to the top, to attend the retirement party

of the founder of the company Ramblin' Man works for. 

There were 360 degree views of the city. 

We watched the sunset over the Olympics. 

It was quite memorable. 

We approach our exit....

This building has mirror windows which reflect 

the two buildings across from it. 

Once down into the city, my driver (Ramblin' Man), must
be mindful of pedestrians and one-way streets. 

Sometimes I like to imagine that I am young again, 

and living and working in the city. 

Of course, in my daydreams I work at the art museum :)

and have a beautiful little apartment downtown. 

It would be so wonderful to have everything 

right within walking distance. 

Museums, theaters, restaurants.......

I've only lived in one city - Tucson, Arizona,
which is a very different and 'laid back' city.

I will tell you about my Arizona adventures
someday soon. 

My eldest daughter went to college in Seattle

and lived here while going to school. 

It was always so much fun to come and spend

the day with her. She knew all the best places.....

These wonderful signs caught my eye.

But this is the sign we are looking for......

We drive beneath the Convention Center 

sky bridge as we find the parking garage. 

Once inside the Convention Center, we ride the escalator

up to the lobby with its wonderful windows 

overlooking the city.

Another view of the Columbia Tower with the highway below.
Wouldn't you love to be inside the top
of the building beside it, with the glass roof?

So fun to watch the activity from above. 

I zoom in to see Puget Sound at the end of the street. 

A container ship leaves the Port of Seattle. 

The houses on the other side of the water lie on a peninsula 

known as 'West Seattle'. 

Can you imagine the view they must have? 

Photo from 'Sea Cargo' website

The Port of Seattle is a government agency 

that runs Seattle's seaport and airport. 

The Port has its own police dept., fire dept., 

and portfolio of industrial and commercial real estate, 

including the World Trade Center, Seattle. 

The port employs 1800 people with an annual 

budget of $650 million. 

Some buildings are works of art!

Art Deco meets Neoclassical. 

All are beautiful in their own way. 

We walk over the Convention Center sky-bridge.......

And here we are at my imaginary apartment balcony! 

Won't you have a seat? 

May I offer you some wine? 

Are you enjoying the view?

We are within walking distance of Seattle's iconic

'Pike Street Market'. 

*Smile*

I can dream, can't I ?........

Actually, we are at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show! 

The 'Apartment Balcony' is one of the displays. 

Next time I will take you on a little tour! 

I hope that you will join me  :)

xoxo

Thank you, Dear Friends, for your very sweet, and
often touching, comments.

I so enjoy these wonderful insights into your hearts
and minds.

In this sometimes cold and unfriendly world,
it is nice to know that there are kindred spirits
on this journey we call life.

xoxo