Oh My Gosh It's October

Howdy folks. Are you ready for more of the Seattle Adventure? To recap:  Amtrak train ride from SF Bay Area to Seattle, Washington. Tour of Space Needle and Chihuly Gardens was next. Lunch at 5 Point Cafe. 

After we ate lunch and relaxed a bit we went to the hotel lobby desk and asked for a cab to take us to the harbor so we could catch the Argosy Cruise Line for a trip around the Seattle waterfront. While waiting to board I saw there was a Curiosity Shop that I definitely wanted to go in when we got back!

We were fortunate that the weather was just perfect for a little jaunt on the water and we sat on the upper deck so we could see everything. We had a great tour guide who was able to tell us what we were seeing and she was a fountain of knowledge about the history of the city. There were several things that we had seen from the Space Needle that we saw in closer range, like the ferris wheel and the Needle itself looks impressive from the harbor.

We were able to see the stadiums for the Seattle Seahawks and next door, the Seattle Mariners. Seattle has some pretty interestingly shaped skyscrapers. Apparently there is some controversy about which building is actually the tallest. One of them is built on a hill so it appears taller but really isn't. There was a sailboat on the water with us as well.

Seattle is a shipping port and we went right by the cargo ships. It was fascinating to watch them load the massive crates. The cranes always make me think of something out of Star Wars. We were pretty close to them. That is not zoom photography.

We were out on the water for at least an hour. When we got back to land we did take a stroll through the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. There were definitely some curiosities in there. I don't know why I didn't take any pictures of them. I also found a necklace that I almost bought but didn't. Maybe we'll have to go back! 

When we were ready to head back to the hotel I used the Seattle Yellow Cab app that I had downloaded and was able to order a cab with no problems. I felt so tech savvy! We've never used Uber or Lyft so it was a new experience.  

And that was the end of our first full day in Seattle. We had one more day there with another excursion, the Hop On Hop Off bus tour through downtown. Come back tomorrow and see what delights we found.