Seattle

Apr 21-24, 2011
CO667 IAH-SEA, AC8090 SEA-YVR, AC180 YVR-YYZ

Even though we had just arrived back from New Zealand, Easter always provides a nice spring long weekend and a good reason to travel to spring weather.  As is often the case, Seattle was further along spring than Toronto, so it was nice to have some warm sunny weather and get out and walk around the city as we always do.  Although we’ve been to Seattle many times, we found a new area of the city with beautiful hiking trails along the beach.

Apr 21
Tom and I both arrive in Seattle on the evening.  Start visiting the city on the 22nd

Start our city walk under the Seattle Tower

Me outside the Experience Music Project Frank Gehry buildling

After making it up to our usual view point we found a walking trail to take us back to city

Statue along the waterfront park

The end of the trail at the famous public market

Apr 22
After a quiet evening we explore more of the city

Kites flying at the Gas Works park in Seattle

Group of kiters; we found a very similar photo from same vantage in the paper next day

Lighthouse at West Point in Seattle after a nice hike in Discovery Park

Coastal mountains from Discovery Park.  A pleasant new place for us on this trip

Apr 23
Early flight home to Toronto via Vancouver