On Friday, we went to Pike Place Market and walked along the water (and walked and walked and walked) for while.
On Saturday, we met up with some internet friends of Dad. Together, we tried to go on the Underground Tour, but it was sold out, so instead we walked around a bit and then (after naptime for Dad), went to Ivar's Salmon House where we had a great view of the Seattle skyline. I had a steak since seafood is not my thing - it was delicious.
On Sunday, we did get a chance to go on the Underground Tour. That was very interesting. Much of the city was burned down in a fire in the 1800s and when it was rebuilt, it was basically rebuilt on top of the ruins so that it would now be above the level of the tides. We got to walk around in the underground tunnels and see a lot of what remains from back then. We then went to the top of the Smith Tower to look out from the observation deck. It had some nice views of the city. There is a 300 year old Chinese-carved chair there that legend says when a single woman sits in it, she'll be married with the year. I chose not to sit in it. Later, after Dad's naptime, we took the ferry to Bainbridge Island and back. That was nice. We finally got a good look at Mt. Rainier. It is quite the mountain (but no Denali).
Overall, I enjoyed the city. It was pretty easy to get around (downtown buses are free during the day - nice!) and we came at the perfect time of year. It would be nice to stay a little longer and have time to do some of the longer day-type trips outside of the city, but I think we got a good taste of what the city has to offer.
Up next - 2 days on the Coast Starlight followed by 3 nights in LA where we'll have lots of family time with the Southern California portion of the Rosenberg/Thomas clan.
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