Blogs from Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, United States, North America

Its time to go again. I'm heading down to South America today. My first stop is Lima, Peru. Looking forward to some glorious food and some relaxing adventures. Thanks to my very good and great friend Hiromi for looking after dear sweet Elliot, she is the cutest snot kitty ever. I'll keep you posted. -Erica... read more

This album features photos from two of my favorite neighborhoods in Seattle, both of which need further extensive exploring ;o) QUEEN ANNE NEIGHBORHOOD Queen Anne Hill is a neighborhood & geographic feature in Seattle northwest of downtown. The neighborhood sits on the highest named hill in the city with a maximum elevation of 456 feet. The hill became a popular spot for the city's early economic & cultural elite to build their mansions, & the name derives from the architectural style typical of many of the early homes. Lots of extra info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne,_Seattle http://www.visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/queen-anne/ Historical society web site with many photos of historic residences etc incl slide show: http://qahistory.org/ CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD Capitol Hill is a densely populated residential district in Seattle. It is also one of t... read more

Hi everyone! Welcome to my second Seattle entry. As usual, I have not given myself enough time to write this... I've just finished uploading the photos so I'll let them do the talking for me. Over the past week I have done the following things.... - been on an exceeding messy pub crawl. - visited the Seattle Art Museum. - bought a dress. - finished reading my book, 'Game of Thrones'. Now on to 'Crime and Punishment'. - Been on a 'Famous Dead Guy' tour in Seattle (Morbid, I know! Sorry about the cemetery photos!) - visited the gardens at Volunteer Park. - had my black vest silk-printed by an artist in the hostel. - eaten numerous crumpets. I think that's about it! Enjoy the photos! Lots of love, Streets. x PS - I'm off on ... read more

We left Isla Holbox at dawn yesterday...it was a warm, humid morning...lots of bird song, and mosquitos! We will miss the soft sand, great food, friendly people, warm waves, cold beer, palms, and warm breezes, but not the cigarette smoke (tourists) and watching people roast themselves in the sun.. We took a golf cart taxi to the ferry, which was packed with high school kids heading for the mainland school. Next we took the bus to Cancun, a three hour trip through jungle and villages. The ferry cost 70 pesos for 30 minutes; the bus was 90 pesos for three hours... Once in Cancun, we took another bus to the airport, lunched, bought vanilla, and had an uneventful flight to Dallas. We flew over Holbox, which was very cool...being able to see all of this long, ... read more

August 16, 2010: Biking around Seattle Not a lot to type here…it’s mostly about the photos. I will say that in Seattle, much like my hometown of Chicago, the bike is by far the best and cheapest way to get around. We rode down to Seward Park, on Lake Washington, where I swam with the locals. Then, we rode our bikes home in the dark and a homeless man scared us.... read more