Seattle - too much to see, so little time
Trip Start
Aug 29, 2011
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Trip End
Sep 25, 2011
What I did
Space Needle, Pike Place Market
Seattle, Washington
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The monorail station was at the base of the Space Needle and we took that to Westlake City Center. That was the only stop the monorail made. Both that and the Space Needle were built for the 1962 World's Fair and the short monorail ride was supposed to be a sample of future transportation.
From Westlake, we took a short, but steep, walk down to Pike Place Market on the waterfront. An amazing place! Right in front of you as you walk in is a huge fish stand with more fish than I've ever seen. Huge crabs and lobster tails. Anything you wanted. And you could have it shipped home within 48 hours. Too bad we aren't going to be home for a while. Besides the fish stands, there were rows of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Colorful, busy, noisy, and fun!
Time for lunch, so we tried a place there called Lowell's Restaurant & Bar. It has 3 floors of dining with views of Puget Sound. We chose the 3rd floor which means you first place your order downstairs, get something to drink, then head up to find a table. A waiter brings the meals up. I had the King Cobb salad, made with smoked Alaskan King salmon. Wonderful!!!!
All too soon, we had to walk back up the hill and head back to our hotel. We checked out and were soon on route 5 heading north towards Canada. Ran into a bit of rain on the way. A short drive took us to the Canadian border crossing where we got through with no problem.
An old friend of Denny's had moved to the Vancouver area several years ago and we paid them a visit. John and Pat have a lovely home in Surrey overlooking the golf course. We spent a while catching up on each other's family over a glass of wine and appetizers. They took us out to dinner that evening at the Roadhouse Grill in South Surrey - one of their favorite restaurants.
We finally said our good-byes and left for our hotel in North Vancouver. The Canadian part of our trip has begun!
