Blogs from Washington, United States, North America - page 200

070820 Seattle, Washington Seattle is a huge city with road that criss cross everywhere and it’s much more hilly than I though. The streets are narrow and there are so many one way streets and odd traffic directions I had a rough time navigating. I didn’t know where to go but had heard that downtown was cool so I headed there. After find a spot to park at an exorbitant 6 bucks for 2 hours I began my self guided tour. At the corner of Yessler and 2nd I saw a large crowd of people surrounding a man who was speaking. I edged closer and head the Elvis look alike talking about the history of the building he was standing next to. He finished his spiel and began walking down the sidewalk, the crowd followed and ... read more

Day 9 This morning we drove from North Bend into Seattle, a bit under an hours drive if you go straight in. we did not. We first went up to a place called Alpenthal, which is a popular skiing spot when it has snow on it and equally as popular for hiking when it does not. We did neither but enjoyed the stunning scenery and interesting houses built by home sick Austrians. We then proceeded to Snoqualmie Falls. A waterfall with a gigantic drop of over 300ft. from there we went into Pier street market on the waterfront in Seattle, being Saturday it was a real zoo but pretty interesting. We also saw the very first Starbucks outlet although we did not fight through the crowd to buy a coffee there. We saw of course the ... read more

Greetings to you all! This is the first of our travel blogs. We hope that you will enjoy following along with us as we explore some wonderful places both in the U.S. and abroad. It is our goal to work out as many of the kinks and master the learning curve of this site so that by the time we leave the country we will be comfortable with the process. Currently, getting the photos on the blog is proving to be quite the challenge! We will post more photos when possible........ Our plans will take us out of the country from September 16th 2007 to March 27th, 2008. During that time we will travel to Singapore, Brunei, Kuala Lumpur, Myanmar, Thailand. Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bali, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Dubai, London, Amsterdam, Boston and ... read more

We've had the past year or so to soak up Washington state while we spent time with our families and worked. In early July we went to Eastern WA and to Montana. July was a great month of visiting old friends and family. Or should I say old family and young friends; and some young family. We also enjoyed some classic Missoula scenery and rivers. After returning to WA, Natalie headed out on an adventure with my parents, John and Tricia to beautiful Ross Lake WA, it's gorgeous up there as you might see from the photos. They kayaked up to Ross Lake Dam from Diablo Lake and paid for a ride around the dam and then paddle up Ross Lake. Natalie and Barb also hiked desolation peak. (btw Natalie doesn't give a damn about Kerouac) ... read more

Day 6 - Port Angeles/Seattle On the way back to Seattle we were going to stop at a lavender farm (we didn't) and the Olympic Game Farm (we did!) So we're out in the middle of Sequim and we drive up to this GHETTO farm. It was insane. They had yak, bison, buffalo, llamas, peacocks, rhinos, BEARS, deer, elk, lynx, coyotes, LIONS, and a BENGAL TIGER! we bought a loaf of bread to throw out the window, because you couldn't get out of the car, and these animals would like block your car and put their faces right up next to yours. Scared us half to death but then you look at the car behind you and they've got the whole animal's head IN THE CAR. It was a hoot. Especially the llamas. They sauntered. God, ... read more