Seattle Day 2

Day two of our Seattle adventure began with the Duck tour.  Normally we're not big on organized tours, but we received great reviews on this from several people.  The 'duck' is an amphibious vehicle that was used in World War II.


The tour took us through town and over to Lake Union where the duck entered the water.


This sign has been around since the 50s and was the first power car wash in the US.


We were in the front seat which meant we got all the wind and got the best views as we were getting into the water.  I really like the retro look of this picture, and I didn't add any filters, the light must have confused my phone and this is what I ended up with.


We got to see great views of the city while on the water.


The house where Sleepless in Seattle was filmed is on this lake.  The house boats were amazing - some of them were very large!


Downtown Seattle skyline.  There are so many cranes because they have a bunch of construction in a new area where they're taking down a bunch of old buildings and building a technology corridor.


And, since my dad always takes panoramic photos, I thought I would give one a try.  I think I messed up a bit on the bottom left because it's a bit bitmapped.


Next we took the monorail over to Seattle Center to check out the Space Needle.


It was still foggy by the time we got to the top, but not so much that we couldn't see downtown or the water.








When we went back inside, we saw someone using the Space Needle app to take pictures like these. When you use the app and your camera over these circles, you get a different view.

Fireworks over the Space Needle are exciting!


Good thing we were there to hold it up!


So cool to see what is right under us.  We looked at this one for a while to see if there was a camera down there or if it was a static image.  In case you were curious too, it's a static image.


This one never got old...




Another view beneath us!


It gets pretty cloudy in Seattle!


This one makes me smile every time.


The Space Needle as a slide or cartoon.




Then we took one last picture before we headed out to find lunch.


Next we decided to walk back to Pike's Place Market and find some lunch along the way.  We not only managed to find lunch but found a cupcake shop as well - we deserve it after all that walking, right?  After picking up a few odds and ends, we headed back to the hotel to chill for a bit before we went to dinner.

I'm a big fan of Yelp and use it to find restaurants while we're traveling.  Unfortunately, I'm one of those annoying people who use it and rarely write reviews - I need to get better about that!!  We ate at a great sushi place for dinner - we couldn't be this close to the ocean and not have sushi!