It's been a good long while since I last updated the blog; we've gotten swept up with jobs and work, Christmas preparations, friends visiting, and exploring around Van. But, with Christmas break and a week off from work, we decided to explore a little further afield and get away for a few days: hello Washington! (Seattle and Olympic National Park, to be exact).
In typical fashion, we decided and "planned" (I use the term loosely) our trip to Seattle at the last minute, chucking a few things in a backpack, and heading for the US-border.
We arrived in Seattle in the early afternoon and spent the remainder of the day playing tourists (examining our map at every street corner and trying not to look like tourists) and exploring downtown Seattle on foot:
We arrived in Seattle in the early afternoon and spent the remainder of the day playing tourists (examining our map at every street corner and trying not to look like tourists) and exploring downtown Seattle on foot:
- We ate local grub.
- We stocked up on Chinese looseleaf tea (flowering tea, anyone?!).
- We got lost in the crowds at Pike Place Market, an interesting combination of genuine art and cheap trinkets
- We watched the sun set over the harbour, and
- We went to see both the Olympic Sculpture Park (where we promptly got kicked out for sneaking in after-hours) and the iconic space needle, of course
