A Travel Blog
Today was both our second daytrip out of Seattle, and second meet-up of the holiday (to date). As you’ve probably guessed from this post’s title, our trip was to Washington state’s capital, Olympia. On our previous trip north, in 1992, we missed the main cities, skirting (or girting?!) up the coast and over to the … Read more
Whenever we stay in a city for more than a few days we like to get out of it – even gorgeous cities like Seattle! This trip we plan two trips away from the city, with today’s excursion to Bainbridge Island being the first one. We set off around 8.15 am on a walk that … Read more
Boeing, Boeing 707 Boeing, Boeing 707 Going, going, skywardly, heavenly Funny, or perhaps not, how often songs pop unbidden into my head. Today, as you’ve probably guessed, was our Boeing factory day. It was a tour day, the only way you can see the Boeing factory, so our feet had a little rest, as did … Read more
With jetlag almost, but not quite, under control, and a planned dinner with friends in the evening, we decided to make today quieter than yesterday, though as it turns out we still managed, according to Garmin, to walk over 11kms. When in Seattle … We started the day by checking out that Starbucks Roastery and … Read more
Some of you, particularly those of you who see New York as your American nirvana (haha, some of you will get that reference), might be wondering why we chose Seattle as the main focus of the new-to-us part of our American winter escape. Well, there are several reasons. It’s new to us, for a start! … Read more