Travel experiences across the world
For our last day in Seattle, the first thing I wanted to do was to visit the Seattle Japanese Garden, which is nestled inside the huge Washington Arboretum. I knew I wanted to visit because I love Japanese gardens, but I didn’t quite know what to expect: this one is not as big or as… Continue reading Seattle Japanese Garden, Burke Museum, University of Washington
Day Trip Day! Like in Portland, I wanted to make sure one of the four days I had allocated to Seattle was set aside for a day trip, and the first one all the guidebooks bring up is Bainbridge Island, a geographically large island that is conceptually a small seaside town, across the Puget Sound… Continue reading Bainbridge Island
My plan for this morning was to head over to the Seattle Center, a huge square area west of downtown Seattle that houses a bunch of landmarks and points of interest: first and foremost the world famous Space Needle, but also the Chihuly Garden and Glass, the Museum of Pop Culture, the Pacific Science Center,… Continue reading Seattle Center, Olympic Sculpture Park
Today was our first day in Seattle and we walked so much that it was almost our last! When I design my itineraries I always start with what I want to see most, so that if anything happens or I run out of time by the end of the trip, I won’t feel too bad… Continue reading Seattle Art Museum, Pike Place, Pine Street
This is gonna be a short one, sorry! Today was mostly about bidding farewell to Portland and getting to Seattle. This morning we were greeted by a cold drizzle, a quintessential Pacific Northwest fall day that seemed tailored to the occasion. We went to Union Station to take our Amtrak Cascades train in the morning.… Continue reading Train to Seattle
Last day in Seattle, last day of holidays! Today I took my sweet time getting out of the hotel and walked over to Pioneer Square, the original enclave around which the city of Seattle would grow. There’s not much to look at, outside of a Native American totem pole and a microscopic but pleasant waterfall… Continue reading The Seattle Center, the Museum of Pop Culture
First day in Seattle! True to its reputation, it was raining as soon as I left the hotel. I’d read in both of my guides that Portland and Seattle people think umbrellas are a sign of weakness, even though it rains here all the time, and sure enough, I didn’t see many umbrellas out there… Continue reading The Seattle Art Museum, Pike Place Market, the Waterfront
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