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 […]
Our first ever chocolate dipping class, at Oh! Chocolate’s Madison Park location in Seattle. Fun couple of hours that started out with entertaining stories by the two brothers who own the business, going from the history of the family chocolate business started by their mail order bride grandmother through […]
The Soos Creek Trail runs 6 miles (one way) of paved path through the gentle wetland valley formed around salmon-spawning Soos Creek. Except for a few road crossings, there are no cars and it only occasionally wanders behind homes and neighborhoods. It’s a rural escape just southeast of Seattle, in […]
Seattle’s School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA) offers a series of trapeze circus arts classes for the public. They’re fun, a good workout, and give the swinging world a whole new perspective.
Each class begins with stretches and exercises, followed by instruction on particular moves and […]
We launched the sailboat from the Don Armeni Boat Ramp, a very well located boat launch in the Alki Beach area near the northeastern tip of West Seattle. It is a bit protected from any open waves coming in out of Puget Sound, and has panoramic views of the Seattle […]
Strolling past the shop window mannequin bedecked in camouflaged bondage & discipline chains, under the gaze of a graffiti painted portrait of the street-living woodcarver recently killed by a police officer, was a man in a basement. A man with a laptop, and a poodle. Bending down to look through […]
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.
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