Tag: space needle

What an attractive and beautiful city.  It was lovely and sunny.  I was staying inthe Queen Anne district which is on the north side of the city and only about a block from the Space Needle.  Lots of good things about this city – aesthetically pleasing to the eye, great attractions to see, free wi-fi in public places

etc.  The area around near the Space Needle has plenty to offer and I went to the Experience Music Project on the first day.  However, I was a little underwhelmed by the music museum.  It was one of the main reasons I went to Seattle.  I think I just wanted it to be bigger and more of it.  What they had there was good but I went through it and wondered if there was any more to see.

One of the highlights of my stay in Seattle was dinner at the top of the Space Needle.  I was able to walk there and home again in the evening without feeling any danger.  The view from the top at night was spectacular.  One of the best views I have ever seen.  The restaurant revolves and takes about an hour to do a full revolution.

Another gem of Seattle is Pike Place Market – you can spend quite a few hours there.  It is down beside the water and a really pleasant way to spend a few hours.  Oh by the way the first Starbucks is here.  I took a tour of Seattle to get a feel for the place and this was really good too.  I got to see the Troll under the bridge, Frasiers apartment building from the show, great views of the city skyline and a place where fish go through a lock.  Also worth doing was the ferry ride over to one of the islands.  I only had to pay one way and I think it was around $5-6.