Seattle

Jul 25th. Today is my full day to soak up everything Seattle has to offer. I t is a really cool city with a great atmosphere - the only down side to the place is that it is responsible for Starbucks. I think the place has more coffee shops than I have ever seen before and people wander the streets with their Moca Choca Latte Frappacino's or whatever they are called. Anyway - I head to the iconic building of Seattle, The Space Needle - It isn't particularly big but still looks cool - I head to the top (the elevator is on the outside which is great for Vertigo sufferers but the views on the top are cool. The city is quite compact and you can see the sounds and also mountains nearby. The best view is of downtown as you can see Mt Rainier in the background. I then head to the Science Fiction Museum which is actually quite good and has some cool stuff in it - a lot of costumes worn in various movies/TV series - my favourite was Greedo from Star Wars - Legend. I then have a wander into the market area and the harbour front followed by the shopping districts. I decide to go and watch a film - Sicko by Michael Moore - excellant and well worth watching. The evening is spent eating a big burrito and relaxing. Shame I am not staying here for longer although I am coming back for 1 night before heading to Canada.
Pictures (Left) - The Space Needle, (Right) - View of downtown with Mt Ranier just visible in the haze, (Bottom) - The Sci Fi museum