After the Underground tour, we went up into the Smith tower. 45 stories, and at one time the highest building west of the Mississippi River. (The Smith is Smith-Corona, for those who had typing classes before the computer.) :) The observation deck in the Smith tower was decorated by gifts given by the last empress of China when she visited the tower.
Next was the Columbia tower. 76 stories...although the observation deck was on 73.We caught sights from all over Seattle from this vantage point.
The needle...the Mariner's "dome" with the baseball stadium behind it.
The clock tower signifies headquarters for Starbucks.
The Olympic mountains across Puget sound.
76 floors from ground level.
Downtown Seattle.
The Smith tower from the Columbia Tower. Interesting, huh?
We were thinking that this might be the boat we were on back in '84 when the family spent a day on Vancouver Island.
The transit system in Seattle is incredible. We did all travel to and through downtown on busses and trains. These pics were the downtown "free zone" underground trains. Yes...they were free!!!
No trip to Seattle is complete without a visit to the Public Market, and Pike's Fish place. (The Home of the Fish Philosophies.)
Our "movie" of the "fish throwing" is 132MB...too big for email...too big for the blog...but, we're trying to cut it down...and send in a couple of pieces. When we get it done, we'll include it on the blog.
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