This past week I got to travel up to the Pacific Northwest for the first time. A nursing conference in Seattle...sounds fun right?!?! Why not extend the trip a little, throw in a road trip to Vancouver and travel with one of your best friends (who also happens to be a nurse). Now we're talking fuuun!!
First stop Seattle....
There is something I love about being a tourist in another city, especially when it's a fun city like Seattle. In typical tourist fashion we hit the major attractions: Pikes Place Market, the Space Needle, the original Starbucks, the Waterfront, & Kerry park. Fortunately Seattle is not very large and on foot we are able to see most of the city in a day and a half. Here are a few photos...
Space Needle - This landmark was originally constructed in 1962 for the World Fair and now serves as one of Seattle's top tourist attractions. For $18 you can ride the elevator to the top and get a 360 degree view of Seattle. Eating or drinking at the top is a little pricey and unless your starving I would recommend eating somewhere else around the city.
View from the top of the Space Needle
Kerry Park - This park is on the south slope of Queen Anne hill at the corner of 2nd Avenue W. and W. Highland Drive. On a clear day the view from the park encompasses downtown Seattle, Ellliott Bay, Bainbridge Island, the West Seattle peninsula and Mount Rainier. We were lucky enough to hit Kerry Park on a good day and got to see Mount Rainier off in the distance.
Starbucks - The original Starbucks located on first & Pike, opened its door first in 1971.
Vancouver - For a first time visit to this city we couldn't have picked a more perfect time of the year. It was overcast, cool & rainy most of our time in Vancouver, but it was still insanely gorgeous. The fall colors were vivid and a stark contrast to the lush green that was scattered throughout the city. Here are just a few pics I took on our walk along the Sea Wall en route to Stanley Park.
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