Vancouver is a wonderful city for urban exploring, biking, public art, parks, and experimental foods. It is easy to wander for a weekend, week, or more and still have lots left to explore on a follow-up trip. The cityscapes, public open spaces, waterfront, and surrounding mountains provide beautiful backdrops for […]
Segways are fun! They are surprisingly easy to handle and get accustomed to, and they provide a zippy little mode of transportation for quickly seeing lots of sites around Seattle. Segways have the same rights and responsibilities as pedestrians, with just a few restricted area exceptions. So […]
The Seattle Great Wheel ferris wheel is a new prominent part of the Seattle downtown waterfront experience, visible from many directions because of its lofty 175 tall height projecting out over Elliott Bay at the end of a pier.
From one of the Great Wheel’s 42 gondolas, the view spans all […]
Every year the faux Bavarian town of Leavenworth in the Cascade Mountains comes to life around Christmas. The downtown Front Street Park transforms into a hub of evening activity with a hundred kids sledding in front of the “No Sledding” signs and couples walking to a toasty warm dinner […]
The Mission San Xavier del Bac is an active Catholic mission that dates back to 1692, with the current building started in 1793. It is a unique National Historical Landmark with its combination of ongoing masses open to everyone, but marriages, baptisms, and its own school […]
Dan and Kristin visited from Portland for a fun weekend around Seattle, including trips to the new Olympic Sculpture Park on the downtown waterfront and the tasty treats tour of Theo Chocolate in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.
We got together ’50s schlockfest movie style at the Pacific Science Center theater to see “The Polar Express ” in 3D IMAX. It was a fun addition to a movie that was originally created for regular movie theater screens and without the 3D.
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