Thursday, April 24, 2014

No rest day yet!


I thought today would be the first day that we might slow down and rest!  But oh no, we have found a Spinning class to join.  First class free -that's handy!

Stuart enjoys getting back in the saddle

I'm not so sure.  This is meant to be my holiday!!  (This photo was taken after the class, at least I am still in one piece!)

So after class, we head back downtown and to the site of the first ever Starbucks!  Surprisingly it's a pretty nice coffee house inside, unsurprisingly it's packed with tourists!


So I order my extra large, one shot, skimmed milk, no foam latte. (I'm not fussy!)



We then head to the harbour and we are very lucky with the weather.  It remains fair, but as ever a little bit of super vivid enhances the picture!



Next we go for a wander round pioneer square.  I like the story of this totem pole.  Apparently it was stolen in 1899 and erected in Pioneer square in Seattle.  In 1938 it was destroyed in a fire by an arsonist.  The city of Seattle asked the descendants of the villagers that it was stolen from to carve them a replacement pole.  The villagers took the money and said thank you, that was for the original pole, now we will have another $5,000 for the replacement pole!


In the afternoon we decide to take the ferry across to Bainbridge Island.  This is a 35 minute ferry ride and seems to be packed with commuters rather than tourists.


We must be viewing the skyline of Seattle from a different angle to the Fraser logo.  The Space Needle on the left hand side of the photo seems a little lost!



The return journey and early evening sunlight enhance the views!




I think we are done with the sight seeing in Seattle now!




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