Our trip to Seattle was primarily for the wedding of our good friends David and Cheryl (Stockton) Thayer, but we squeezed in an extra day to sightsee. After arriving at SeaTac last Friday, we picked out the rental car. We had fun zipping around town in a Chevy HHR.
Please note, we have more pictures in the "Seattle Trip 2010 Album" on the right side of this blog page. We rehearsed the wedding on Friday night, and all went well on Saturday. Neither David nor Cheryl ran out of the church. :)
Morgan celebrated her 11th birthday on Sunday. At the hotel, she got breakfast in bed with number "11" waffles. Happy Birthday Morgan!
After Sunday breakfast, our first sightseeing stop was at the 270 foot Snoqualmie Falls in none other than Snoqualmie, Washington. Along for the tour were Paul & Cathy (Sarah's brother and sister-in-law from Cincinnati) and their kids, and our new friends Al and Donna (friend's of Paul & Cathy and David, also from Cincinnati).
Next, we hit the road for a 45 minute drive to downtown Seattle. Stops included the famous Pike Place Fish Market....(mmmm, look at all that fresh fish and crab)
....Morgan's birthday lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe....
....a monorail ride and the Space Needle....
....and sunset at the Elliott Bay waterfront.
Our last bit of excitement was running into the 2010 top U.S. Winter Olympics finisher of the women's Skeleton event (4th place overall), Noelle Pikus-Pace. We talked with her briefly in the airport before leaving Seattle. As it turned out, she was on our first-hop flight to Salt Lake City. I didn't want to draw attention by asking for her picture, so the best shot I could get was of her in the U.S.A. jacket from the back.
Definitely a great time, and as always, the trip was too short! Again, to view the full photo album, click on the "Seattle Trip 2010 Album" picture link on the right side of the blog.
2 comments:
Love the Seattle pictures. I want to visit the Pacific Northwest someday too.
You guys would love it. As much as I love Colorado, I have to say that the Seattle area probably offers more outdoor activities because of the water and the mountains. The downtown area seemed to bustle a lot more than Denver too. I guess that's why the cost-of-living is higher in Seattle!
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