Seattle
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We were in Seattle for about 48 hours that stretched over 3 days. Most of the
time it was overcast and we even got some rain. But the sun did come out one
day for a
few hours<grin>. While we were in town they were having a hemp festival and
boy was it crowded. We did take a tour of the city and also an underground
Seattle tour where you learn a lot about how Seattle was started. |
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The picture to the left is at Pike's Market. Inside the place was so crowded
it was almost impossible to walk. It was a pretty interesting place to
visit. If I am ever there again I would like to be there during the week
when it is not so crowded. Further down on the right is the original
first Starbucks coffee. One night we took the ferry over to Bainbridge
Island and had a wonderful dinner. The ride back seeing the city lights was
very nice. |
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The picture in the lower left is of the famous flying fish. Whenever
somebody buys a fish the fish mongers throw the fish. In this case the
customer is the one trying to catch it. The State Hotel is in an area
called Pioneer Square which was the original settlement of Seattle. The
early building were all wooden and most burned in the Seattle fire of
1889. They rebuilt all of brick. But alas they built in an area that
flooded with the tide and often brought in sewage. At some point they
decided to fill in the street and in affect raised the streets to what was
the second floor. |
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