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Ballard was once a booming fishing village with a large Scandinavian population. While few residents today make their living from the sea, there is still great pride in their Nordic past. This is particularly true Read More …
I’ve probably been in Seattle a half-dozen times or more over the 20 or so years that Michele has lived here, but in all that time I’ve never actually gone up in the Space Needle. Read More …
King County now provides water taxi service between downtown Seattle and West Seattle. It seems like the right form of transit for a gorgeous sunny day. . . and the views aren’t bad either! Our Read More …
It is a lovely day in Seattle, with plenty of blue sky and sunshine, so it seems like a good day to go out and be a tourist. Arriving downtown by 9:30 gives us a Read More …
I’m visiting my college roommate, who lives in the Ballard area of Seattle. Ballard is an old Nordic fishing town, a place that has been for many years a solid little backwater of sorts – Read More …
This morning Lane awoke feeling pretty good after last night’s emergency room treatment and we are both eager to spend the day roaming around Seattle with Michele. This will be great. That there will be Read More …