For whatever reason, Seattle doesn’t have a “Chinatown.” Rather they have an “International District” comprised of many East and South Asian cultures. The first thing I want to say about the International District (or “ID”) is that we did not spend very much time there. It was on our list of things to see, but […]

For those of us who do not have the luxury of a laptop with wireless card or a cell phone with satellite access, the local public library can serve as a hub to the world wide interweb. Not only does the library in your home town offer free internet access to card holders, most out-of-town […]

If you’re an artist or a designer or an architect or an engineer or a contractor you owe it to yourself to experience a Frank Gehry building in person. Gehry — king of the post-modern, deconstructed space — builds surrealist landscapes that you can interact with. Looking at the Experience Music Project (EMP) building (also […]

The greatest thing about Seattle I think is that the city has been rehabbed to be pedestrian friendly. We spent all of our time Downtown - which comprises (in my mind anyhow) the 2 mile stretch from the Seattle Center to the International District (north/south) to Puget Sound (west). Even walking for most of 4 […]

I thought it would be interesting to post information about some of our experiences in Seattle - perhaps to the benefit of others that may want to travel there some day.
We looked for a long time to try and find a reasonably-priced hotel for the 4 nights we would be staying downtown. As you might […]