I had done some homework on how to get to the downtown area of Seattle but confirmed my plans with the helpful clerk on the hotel front desk. Got the bus (358 Express) to Pike Place, which took about half an hour for a flat fee of $2.
Wandered around the Pike Place market and saw the great displays of fresh fish, fruit and cut flowers for sale. Most of the other shops were selling craft items such as jewellery, cosmetics.
Took a quick break for coffee and then went to the Seattle Aquarium. A good display of the marine creatures from the North West Pacific. Everything from octopus to sea otter. Incidentally, most of the larger animals were either rescued and couldn’t be returned to the wild or were bred in captivity. Had lunch at the aquarium, fittingly, I had clam chowder which was served in a hollowed out loaf of bread.
Then onto to the Seattle centre, via Monorail, to go up the 605 foot Space Needle.
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| Space Needle |
This, along with the monorail and other buildings, was put up for the World’s Fair in 1962. The weather was now perfect with warm sunny conditions. The outside observation deck was a pleasant place to be, if you didn’t mind the big drop off the edge. Thankfully, it was not too hairy up there and the views were fantastic.
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| Downtown Seattle |
Once back at ground level I had a quick spin around the museum of Science fiction, which was next door, then took the bus back to the hotel. Loaded up with some snacks at K-Mart and then used the in-house washing facility to clear the back log of dirty laundry!
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