Blogs from Bell Town, Seattle, Washington, United States, North America

Did you know that both Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix are buried in Seattle graves? Seattle's Lakeview Cemetery, on Capitol Hill, just east of downtown is the grave site of many famous Seattle icons. Bruce Lee and his son, Brandon Lee are buried there. Jimi Hendrix is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in nearby Renton. Though he was put to rest in 1970, his grave was moved by his father, Al, to a more lavish memorial in the southwest corner of the cemetery. The memorial has a 30 foot high granite dome, supported by three columns trimmed in rainbow marble. img=https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROc_C2LfjNJU6QQMh3GVjAqn87bVwgfanDtnjm4JPbfzdXUG-I img=https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.... read more

Vasarnap reggel kisse borus volt az ido, bar olykor azert volt egy kis napsutes is. Egy ujabb kesoi ebredest kovetoen igyekeztunk visszaterni a C J's Eatery-be, azonban az sajnos tele volt, igy egy, a kozelben levo helyre ultunk be egy hasonlo amerikai reggelire (omlett, palacsinta), egesz jo volt. Ezt kovetoen autoba ultunk, es eszaknyugat fele, Everett iranyaba autoztunk, ott van ugyanis a Boeing-gyar. A parkolo mellett helyezkedik el a latogato-kozpont, a masik iranyban pedig a szerelocsarnokok es egyeb teruletek, melyekre mindjart kiterek. A latogato-kozpontban van termeszetesen egy ajandekbolt, egy kis kavezo/kajalda es egy repulessel kapcsolatos kiallitas, ahol a sugarhajtasu utasszallitok tortenete es gepmodellek mellett ott volt egy Boeing 747-400-as eletnagysagu fuggoleges vezersikja (a gep farka) - kb 4-szer olyan magas, mint en :) Kulonbozo hajtomuvek is ki voltak itt alli... read more

Today it was time to say goodbye to Denver, and more importantly to Anna. It was sad to leave her, but I was looking forward to my trip so it was easier to say goodbye this time than it was when she was in Australia. The flight to Seattle was fairly uneventful. At Denver airport I was called to the counter after check-in. I was hopeful that it was for a free first class uprade. Yeah right! Instead, I was asked if I minded swapping seats with someone so she could sit with her partner on the flight. I agreed to this, however once on the plane I regretted that decision. I was sat next to a couple with an 11 month old. To his credit, he slept the whole flight so I wasnt disturbed. Upon ... read more

Are You Experienced? The Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum, Seattle, Wa. Bonus: Hendrix’s gravesite in Renton, Washington. Thursday, August 12, 2010 (Hendrix site: August 19th) Of course, Jimi Hendrix being from Seattle provides an excellent excuse to open a museum in his honor, which is exactly what Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen did in 2000, with the building designed by Frank Gehry. His personal music collection, beginning with the purchase of an assorted lot of Hendrix’s person effects, was too precious to be locked away in some McMansion. This leads us to the Experience Music Project, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” of the left coast. Situated at the base of the Space Needle, the $15 dollar admission price ($12 for students/teachers) covers both the Experience Music Project (EMP) and the Science Fiction Museum (I’m not ... read more

We are very tired. It's 7:15 for crying out loud. I just sent Pete out for a store run. That big king sized overstuffed bed is starting to look pretty good. If you open up the blinds and turn off all the lights, the view of the city at night is absolutely spectacular! Nighty night........ read more

Up at 3:30 this morning. Gawd that's early. We arrived in Seattle about 10:30 this morning. Raining cats and dogs. It's beautiful here. I forgot what fall looks like. All the bright colors of the leaves. The smell of rain. Really a nice day. Our flight was without drama, as was picking up the car at the rental. We were able to check into our hotel early and did you check out that view? We are on the 32nd floor. Really nice, except for the letter left by the hotel that said "The towers of the Westin Seattle are designed to be flexible in the event of high winds or an earthquake. This flexibility allows the building to absorb energy while remaining structurally sound. High winds may cause noise in your guestroom as energy is dissipated ... read more

Seattle is our favorite American city, and among our favorite in the world. Seattle has it all, great shopping, outstanding food, very walkable, interesting music venues, and some liquid sunshine in between bright, sunny days. It is a town where you can wear most anything in your wardrobe, at one time or another. But bring good walking shoes and a cheap umbrella. We always stay in Belltown, since it is close to our favorite restaurants and downtown shopping. Our current favorite is Hotel Andra at 4th and Virginia. Others on our list include: Inn at the Market, Pensione Nichols, and Inn at Harbor Steps, a fabulous urban bed and breakfast, all on First Avenue. We always take a car from the Seattle airport, from Elias Car Service, the best in town, and quite affordable. Elais is ... read more