Seattle: where to start?

At the beginning I guess...

We drove straight to Seattle from Portland which did not take us long. The directions I had saved on the desktop did not work so we meandered through the city on the phone, receiving verbal directions. Soon we were in the home of my great friends Brittnie and Chuck.

Seattle!! What should we do?!

1) Send Jon off for a long weekend in Duluth, courtesy UMD

2) Be a nanny

3) Go out and spend nanny money!!

Yes, Seattle. Where you can make great money being a nanny to pay off all of those student loans (does anyone else notice anything wrong with this?).

We loved this city for many reasons.  To start with, Brittnie and Chuck are there (scroll down and observe exhibits A and B.) Also, art is everywhere- literally! Under bridges, in the parks, in buildings - and most of it you can play on! As for outdoor activities it is similar to Duluth in that it is near a large body of water, has a lot of green space, and much of the city is on a hill ensuring scenic views (but it's better because it's more expensive). Finally, a must in every awesome city, there is fantastic climbing only a couple hours away in a small town called Index, nestled between mountains with a fast flowing river and sheer granite walls.

How could a city be any better? I don't know, maybe a free ice cream stand on every block. Ok, you've read between the lines. My idea of the perfect city is one actually on the inside of Wanka's Chocolate Factory.

Exhibit A. And I know what your thinking: Yes we are both wearing shawls!

Exhibit B. An intoxicating (intoxicated?) moment captured.

The Fremont Troll

A stroll through the park. Picture by Brittnie Rosen

The art is everywhere! Everywhere? Everywhere.

A nice overlook

May Day in Seattle

While climbing at Index we ran into Katniss from the Hunger Games!

Ok it is Brittnie, who is going for the finger lock. Nice!



Brittnie and Chuck

10 points to anyone who can identify this guy. (hint: from a previous blog)