Seattle, Washington has a variety of nicknames. From 1869 until 1982, Seattle was known as the "Queen City". Seattle's current official nickname is the "Emerald City", in reference to the lush evergreen forests of the area. Seattle is also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska", "Rain City", and "Jet City", the last from the local influence of Boeing. So many options!
For an early anniversary get-away, we decided to spend a few days in Seattle and did some really fun things. Pike's Market is always enjoyable and I love the beautiful flower bouquets you can get there for only $10. We also went to an art museum, Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum (highly recommended), took a ferry ride and did an underground tour of the city.
Because Seattle was not built on much of a stable foundation, not long after the city was built, it sank. These pictures show what was street level until the city sank and these store fronts etc. became the underground.
From above, these look like pretty sidewalk art. However, below - these colored squares of glass provide light for people in the underground.
This portion of the underground was where there were supposedly 'ghosts'. . . . it looks like Dan maybe spotted something!
Huge flower pots, like the ones in the next picture, lined the street. Considering how much I love flowers - I had to get a picture :)
The infamous, and pretty disgusting, wall of gum. . .
The depth of the inlets throughout Seattle allows larger ships to come into port making it the largest/busiest port in the Northwest. While on our ferry ride we couldn't help but notice the amount of 'sea traffic'.
At the front of our ferry ship enjoying the salty sea air, and the wind in our faces.
Nearing the end of the journey and getting cold . . .
My favorite Seattle restaurant: Ivars.
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