Seattle

Just came back from a wonderful visit to Seattle to see my sister Anne, brother in law Jean, and their daughter Clare. Perfect weather - yes it can be sunny and blue skies there!

Cruise ship central there

their backyard sanctuary

We were treated royally with their new special coffee machine. It was amazing and so quintessential Seattle.

It had been way too long since we had visited. They live a most beautiful city.

We spent time hiking/walking around the many beautiful parks in the area. The views are breathtaking.

Anne adding to the gum wall

Gum wall started in 1990 by someone? and became public art

Went downtown for the touristy thing. It was so much fun, super crowded but it was a holiday weekend after all and experienced the Pike Place and the surrounding renovation. And saw the gum wall. Anything can become a tourist attraction it seems.

water taxi fun

oysters with flair

We took a water taxi over to the other side of Seattle and had an excellent meal at a local favorite Salty's. We rounded out the trip with wine tasting (lots of great wine in Washington), and some suburb sushi. We won't wait so long to come back. Thanks for showing us such a great time!