Seattle's waterfront shows us that gloomy can be beautiful
This week I made a very quick trip to Seattle thanks to lady luck; I won a trip from Travelllll.com. Even though my time there was short, Seattle managed to seduce me with it’s food, fresh air, and peaks. Even though my time was short, I was able to capture a bit of Seattle’s personality through my lens.
Seattle all lit up! The view from the famous Space Needle
Seattle is the home of the farmer's market and it's still a staple there in the heart of downtown.
American Made - Boeing proudly calls Seattle home
Surrounded by the Puget Sound
A walk on the weird side...the Seattle Gum Wall
The Space Needle is adorned for the holidays
It's crab season in Seattle!
Festive Markets line the streets of Seattle
The sunrise over the Boeing planet and Mt. Ranier - two of Seattle's icons
By Nancy & Shawn Power... Inspiring YOU To Travel! December 16, 2011 - 9:54 am
Now you are close to our old turf- Vancouver,Canada. We’d spend many weekends in Seattle and have enjoyed all you showed pics of… except for the gum wall. Not sure what to say about that besides gross.
Oh, what about the football field, did you see it?
Our favorite restaurant there is on the pier (not far from Pike place Market) called the Crab Pot. Yum. If you like seafood that is.
Thanks for sharing your great photography skills!
Nancy & Shawn
By 50+ and on the Run December 16, 2011 - 11:31 am
Great pix. Love the “weird side”
By Roaming Boomers December 16, 2011 - 2:08 pm
That gum wall is something else, isn’t it.
By Sherry December 16, 2011 - 2:23 pm
Yeah – that’s one way to put it!! I will admit though that I did not add to it while I was there!
By fotoeins | Henry December 16, 2011 - 3:01 pm
I’m going to be spending most of January in my birthcity of Vancouver, followed by a week in Seattle in mid-February. Your photos, Sherry, are adding more “grist for the mill”. 🙂
By Janna December 16, 2011 - 4:02 pm
Glad Seattle seduced you! Beautiful photos.
Hope you had a lovely meeting with Amelia and Leslie, too.
By Sherry December 16, 2011 - 4:17 pm
Oh yes – we had a great time! Sad that Feb is all booked up – but patience is a virtue…right?! Thanks for helping make the introduction!
By Janna December 16, 2011 - 4:19 pm
My pleasure! Indeed, patience is a virtue and timing is everything. Fingers crossed for something down the pike. Would love to see you and your father go.
By Barbara Weibel December 16, 2011 - 8:28 pm
I’ve been to the Seattle area three or four times to visit a good fried but have never investigated downtown. After seeing your photos, I realize I need to rectify that next time around.
By Dyanne@TravelnLass December 17, 2011 - 10:38 pm
As I sit here pecking from my new adopted home in Saigon, Vietnam – this expat Seattleite couldn’t help but drop in to take a peek at your “Seattle Seduction”. Ah yes, ’tis winter there now, yet my beloved hometown remains still as pretty as a postcard.
Great pics! Then again, how could they be otherwise amid such photographic splendor – the legendary “Seattle Light” (read: perpetually overcast) being such a boon to any lens.
And btw, the “Seattle Gum Wall” holds even more surprise for those of us who wander the globe seeking “geocaches” – there’s a cache disguised as a wad of gum there amid the sticky ooze. 😉
By Sherry December 18, 2011 - 1:10 am
Love the gum wall trivia! Now I need to go back and look closer! Enjoy Saigon – I lived there for a year in 2009. How long are you there for? Do you have your motorbike yet – that’s the best part!
By Dyanne@TravelnLass December 18, 2011 - 1:27 am
I’ve been here for nearly 2 months now (incl. 10 days up north Hanoi/Halong/Sapa) taking the CELTA (EFL) course. Just got back from a quick peek at Dalat (see my TravelnLass post today) and plan to settle there for… likely at least a year, after I return from Sumatra for the holidays.
Motorbike? Uh, as I don’t have a death-wish, not likely here in Saigon. 😉 But Dalat looks very doable, so that’s tops on my list once I settle in.
By Efrutik December 18, 2011 - 12:28 pm
Just came from Seattle about a week ago. Beatufiul downtown area and the scenery driving towards it from University Place area. Although I only got to see the city at night, definitely hope to see it in daytime as well sometime. Beautiful pictures 🙂
By Efrutik December 18, 2011 - 12:28 pm
Oh that gum wall, man I will be back just to add to it !
By Mark H December 18, 2011 - 3:15 pm
You did better than me with the Space Needle – I couldn’t see more than a foot outside for thick fog. The Pikes Market is fantastic. The gum wall looks seriously bizarre.
By Alouse December 20, 2011 - 1:37 am
Beautiful photos of Seattle. I spent some time there a few years back and the weather was beautiful and sunny, but even if it had rained I still would’ve enjoyed my time there.
By john January 7, 2012 - 8:53 pm
Beautiful photos – I especially love the shot of the sunset over Ranier and the Boeing plant. Did you make it to the Fremont neighborhood?
By Mark H January 15, 2012 - 5:00 pm
The gum wall is bizarre – I wonder what the story is behind that?
By Sherry January 23, 2012 - 2:06 am
I really don’t know the story behind it. Someone just told me to go check it out. They need a little plaque explaining it! It too could be made out of gum!