2013 in travel
With just one (wonderful) exotic adventure this year (Morocco), most of our travel in 2013 was focused around family and friends. I love exploring new places, but my favorite trips are those shared with people Read More …
Category: Washington
West Point Lighthouse, Seattle
The picturesque West Point Lighthouse sits on a shallow point that juts out into Puget Sound at the point where Elliot Bay begins. The station began operation in 1881 and, while altered over time and Read More …
Discovering Fall in Seattle’s Discovery Park
Seattle probably isn’t the first place one would think of for a fall leaf-peeping tour, but the city’s sprawling Discovery Park can satisfy that longing for autumn color – with great views of Puget Sound Read More …
The Ballard Farmer’s Market in Seattle
The Sunday Ballard Farmer’s Market feels a lot like a European market, stalls overflowing with fresh, local foods amid pedestrian-scaled historic buildings housing artsy shops, bars, and restaurants. It would be a pleasant place to Read More …
Photo Thursday: Pretty in Pink, Seattle, Washington
What could be more striking on a beautiful fall day than a humongous rotating pink elephant? The original Elephant Car Wash opened in 1951 as the first automatic car wash in Washington. This rotating elephant Read More …
Memorable Travel Moments: Hiking to Tolmie Peak Lookout, Mount Rainier, Washington (1990)
My college roommate got married in Seattle in 1990. Having significantly less time off than her new spouse, her new spouse was charged with entertaining me, his sister, and her friend. Since he was a Read More …
February in Seattle
My job took me to Seattle for meetings a few weeks ago and I extended the trip for a couple of days so Lane and I could visit some of our favorite indoor spots (Seattle Read More …
More wandering In Seattle
It’s cold again today, colder than yesterday, making Azuma seem even an even longer trek than usual! However, once we arrive, we are surrounded with the rich colors and textures of Japanese art. We have Read More …
Seattle downtown library redux
Even though I’ve been in meetings at the downtown library the last couple days and Lane has gone over to check it out on his own, I insist that we visit again so I can Read More …
First Street to Pioneer Square in Seattle
Free at last from my meetings, Lane and I decide to spend the afternoon wandering and shopping while my boss is off giving a presentation. It’s cold outside, but there are plenty of warm galleries Read More …
Touring a bit of Seattle’s history
We have a tour today, beginning with a trip on the light rail. The stations along our way all include public art, which makes each interesting in some way. (The train yard and surrounding development Read More …
Spring in Seattle itinerary and details
The Posts Around Ballard Not-Shopping in Seattle The View from Phinney Ridge Maybe the thing I like the most about Seattle is the way you seem to always have a view of either the mountains Read More …
Azaleas (and Rhododendrons too) in Seattle
It’s spring and I want to see azaleas and rhododendrons – flowers which grow in profusion out here. Our search takes us to the Washington Park Arboretum, which is absolutely perfect today. Exploring Seattle
Celebrating Syttende Mai in Ballard (Seattle)
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 …
Seattle Space Needle
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 …
West Seattle via the Water Taxi
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 …
Not-Shopping in Seattle
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 …
Around Ballard
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 …