Victoria is a pretty, European looking city,
and it had this amazing bridge that spanned the river
We didn't get to see the northern lights, aurora borealis while we were in Alaska (wrong time of year) but this amazing sunrise filled that void.
We took a 2 1/2 hour bus ride down to Seattle and headed to the famous market
They are world renowned for their fish sales worldwide but also for throwing fish high into the air and launching them impressive distances into shipping containers. My camera is so slow I couldn't capture the flying fish.
But hey the stacked octopus, lobster and crabs piled 4 feet high, cooperated and stood still for me to snap away.
Kids were happy to leave that sight and smell and head into the flowers
and produce section. There were peaches the size of cantaloupe!
Seattle is a beautiful city. They made it easy for pedestrians to get down to the waterfront
You walk under the freeway and there is this great boardwalk with shops and food.
Looking back at the city from the waterfront and you can see the freeway we walked under.
Trevor loved the clean modern looking skyscrapers, and I missed the characteristic ocher and seina colored, marbled facaded buildings of Rome
Looking back at the city from the waterfront and you can see the freeway we walked under.
Trevor loved the clean modern looking skyscrapers, and I missed the characteristic ocher and seina colored, marbled facaded buildings of Rome
Trevor said he was so hungry he could eat a whole pig
And this is their typical "I'm-so-famished-I'm-not-taking-another-step" pose
So we found a Red Robin. The chicken and pasta serving size could have fed 3 people
The piggies pulled up to the trough and there was silence as they inhaled.
But it eventually hit like lead.
And Trevor had to sit up straight just to keep all the food from coming back up
"I need to go lay down and digest" look.
Because Boeing has it's factory in Seattle and environs this Red Robin had planes everywhere.
This ceiling fan even had planes on each blade
We reserved a 8 am tour and the factory the next morning in Everett. They had this great Future of Flight museum. The boys had so much fun sitting in a cockpit and flipping all the buttons and working the controls. Trevor really wants to be an Air Force pilot. (We'll he's got the aviators down.)
They were so secretive at the Boeing Factory. We had to put everything in a locker except our clothes. We couldn't take pictures of ANYTHING. We watched a film, and then they loaded us on a bus and took us to these massive hangars. They have the "worlds biggest building" record at 472 million cu feet and 398 acres! It was very interesting watching the assembly line putting the 767, 777 and the Dreamliner 787 together.
We chanced taking a shot outside the museum and of the runway as we ran to our car before they confiscated our camera. When they finish a plane they roll them out those gargantuan doors at midnight. 
And this is their typical "I'm-so-famished-I'm-not-taking-another-step" pose
So we found a Red Robin. The chicken and pasta serving size could have fed 3 people
The piggies pulled up to the trough and there was silence as they inhaled.
But it eventually hit like lead.
And Trevor had to sit up straight just to keep all the food from coming back up
"I need to go lay down and digest" look.
Because Boeing has it's factory in Seattle and environs this Red Robin had planes everywhere.
This ceiling fan even had planes on each blade
We reserved a 8 am tour and the factory the next morning in Everett. They had this great Future of Flight museum. The boys had so much fun sitting in a cockpit and flipping all the buttons and working the controls. Trevor really wants to be an Air Force pilot. (We'll he's got the aviators down.)
They were so secretive at the Boeing Factory. We had to put everything in a locker except our clothes. We couldn't take pictures of ANYTHING. We watched a film, and then they loaded us on a bus and took us to these massive hangars. They have the "worlds biggest building" record at 472 million cu feet and 398 acres! It was very interesting watching the assembly line putting the 767, 777 and the Dreamliner 787 together.
We chanced taking a shot outside the museum and of the runway as we ran to our car before they confiscated our camera. When they finish a plane they roll them out those gargantuan doors at midnight. 
Our last day in Seattle we went downtown to the Space needle 
and to the EMP (Experience Music Project). The building was Modern Art in action.
Inside the kids got to see Jimi Hendrix gear (he was born in Seattle) and try out drums, pianos and guitars.
Trevor got a 10 minute session in a sound booth
He had the amp cranked up and was rocking
I was deaf after 5 minutes and glad it was only a 10 minute session. But he loved the experience!
They have summer camps there where you actually go into a recording studio and record your own tracks.
He got to mess with the stomp boxes /distortion pedals.
And even got to try his hand at "scratching" on the turntables.
The wall of guitars made his eyes glitter like a small child in a candy store.
and to the EMP (Experience Music Project). The building was Modern Art in action.
Inside the kids got to see Jimi Hendrix gear (he was born in Seattle) and try out drums, pianos and guitars.
Trevor got a 10 minute session in a sound booth
He had the amp cranked up and was rocking
I was deaf after 5 minutes and glad it was only a 10 minute session. But he loved the experience!
They have summer camps there where you actually go into a recording studio and record your own tracks.
He got to mess with the stomp boxes /distortion pedals.
And even got to try his hand at "scratching" on the turntables.
The wall of guitars made his eyes glitter like a small child in a candy store.
Trevor would have been happy to just stay and live there but we moved onto the Sci-Fi Museum.
It was a weird shaped building as well.
The monorail went right by it. Inside there was great displays of gear from the Star Wars, Star Trek tv series and movies, Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, etc. Even fun E.T. paraphenalia.
From the 605 ft tall Space Needle (built for the 1962 World Fair)
you can see the impressive Mt. Rainer and the Cascades from the top observation deck.
To the side of the needle there is this big ball spewing water that kids were splashing through. There was a record heat wave of 104 in Seatlle. There were fires everywhere and the bridges were swelling and sticking and not raising so boats could not go under them. There were huge lines of people at stores trying to buy AC's and everyone was checking into hotels trying to get some relief. So we headed south into Oregon and Idaho to try to cool off.
It was a weird shaped building as well. 
The monorail went right by it. Inside there was great displays of gear from the Star Wars, Star Trek tv series and movies, Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, etc. Even fun E.T. paraphenalia.
From the 605 ft tall Space Needle (built for the 1962 World Fair)
you can see the impressive Mt. Rainer and the Cascades from the top observation deck.
To the side of the needle there is this big ball spewing water that kids were splashing through. There was a record heat wave of 104 in Seatlle. There were fires everywhere and the bridges were swelling and sticking and not raising so boats could not go under them. There were huge lines of people at stores trying to buy AC's and everyone was checking into hotels trying to get some relief. So we headed south into Oregon and Idaho to try to cool off.
3 comments:
For the first time in all your outings I can finally say I"VE BEEN THERE!!!! Did you see the display of the tallest man and his shoes size, it's Curtis's cousin!;)
I love Seattle!!! It is my favorite place to go.
I haven't been to Seattle since I was a child! Love the pics of Trevor in the sound booth, he looks like a real rock star.
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