| Page Views: 5,122 Last Visit to Seattle: May, 2003 | Ocean caught fresh by mht_in_la - last update: Jul 13, 2003 |
I stopped by Seattle for other trips before, but never had enough time to take a good look at it. So when I planned my Canada trip, I allotted a night in Seattle before crossing the border to Vancouver. This also made an interesting comparison between the two bustling cities by the Pacific Northwest.
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Although Seattle has a reputation of having lots of rain, I was lucky to not see a drop. It was a little foggy in the morning, but most of the time it was sunny. The locals may argue that Seattle really doesn't get that much rain; it has less annual precipitation than New York city. In my memory, Seattle is always bright and sunny.
Despite the sunny weather I had, there's this gloom I felt in the city. To me Vancouver seemed younger and more exciting to visit. Perhaps it's the recent economic downturn. Perhaps it's the city's biggest employer Boeing leaving. Seattle had been hit hard with unemployment rate soaring above 7% (national average is about 5%). Once the money runs dry, you take the "yup" and "hip" out of the city.
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The sights I saw were mainly downtown attractions. I especially liked Pike Place Market and spent lots of time there. These are what you'll see in my Seattle travel pages plus some personal observations. Overall, Seattle is quite walkable in the downtown area. I didn't have a chance to venture outside to see Mt. Rainer or catch a Mariners' game. That'll be next time.
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iwys Sun May 22, 2005 07:15 UTC
Some things never change. Pioneer Square was the same when I was there- full of beggars, alcoholics and homeless people and that was fiteenn years ago! | tpal Sat Jan 1, 2005 23:01 UTC
You did very well in one day. I suppose there had to be first Starbucks..oh well. But, no matter what, my son is moving there in about a month for work so I'll be seeing more of the area too...travel is always good. Thanx...Tom | deecat Tue Feb 3, 2004 16:25 UTC
I enjoyed your narratives because they are thorough, interesting, and informative. Some interesting photographs as well. Thanks. | shpynka Thu Aug 28, 2003 14:17 UTC
See... I am walking on Needles on your pages! Some heads from here were also lost, fish heads. Starbucks - yuck! Come and try real coffee in Philly (from former WA residents and Starbucks employees). I see Confucius and his "wise" remarks :) |
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