Seattle -Last Day

Finally,I am posting my last post from the Seattle trip....a whole 2 months later. The last day I spent roaming the city on foot while I waited to take my evening flight.

I started off the day with a goal to visit Salumi, a small deli-type place owned by famed chef Mario Batali's parents. I learned about the place from one of my favorite TV shows- "No Reservations" when they did an episode on Seattle. The show mentioned that there is a line out the door everyday, so I tried to go early. I found it sooner than I expected and they weren't open yet and there was no line so I walked around the neighborhood.

Salumi is right down the street from Qwest Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks football team. You know, the team that lost to the Steelers in Super Bowl XL ;)

Mt. Rainer in the background.







Salumi



10 minutes before Salumi opened, there was indeed a line that had formed while I was taking pics of the football field.


You can buy deli meats or get a sandwich there. The place is tiny and only has 2 tables, so you share the table with other people.


Back to the waterfront.










The Edgewater is a famous hotel that we learned about on the Duck Tour. The Beatles stayed there once and fished from there hotel room.











The clearest view that I got of Mt. Rainier was from the airport.



Stay tuned later this week... I have a couple pics from the U2 concert I went to in Pasadena as well as some new San Diego pics.

Seattle - Fremont

The last night of the trip was spent in Fremont, a little neighborhood outside downtown.
I think the Duck Tour entered the water from Fremont.










The Duck Tour guide told a funny story about this statue....

The sculptor apparently had a disagreement with a city politician over the sculpture.....

So the sculptor put the politician's face on the dog in this sculpture.





A random rocket.

Seattle - Bainbridge Ferry

One of the fun things our Duck Tour guide mentioned, was the Bainbridge Ferry. It is a giant car and person Ferry that goes back and forth to Bainbridge Island across Elliot Bay. It was the one overcast day on the 4-day Seattle trip. I didn't take as many pics as I normally would have because I forgot to charge my camera battery the night before.

Bainbridge Island reminded me a lot of New England. The buildings were cottage-like. Nothing about Bainbridge really reminded me of Seattle. After getting off the ferry, we just walked a half mile into town.









Bainbridge Island City Hall


Cute little shopping district