Took the bus into town and had a wander around downtown Seattle, where I found the "Cheesecake Factory". That's definitely worth a visit at a later date. I then went down to the waterfront and got a 1 hour ferry tour of the bay. Got really nice views of the city and dockyards (and the rain stopped). Tour guide was really got and had interesting facts about Seattle including the hotel you can fish from your bedroom window from. Got talking to a friendly woman from Nebraska, who used my favourite American line, "Yeah, my family's from Scotland". By which she meant you can trace her family tree back to Scotland. The conversation consisted of numerous American stereotypes of the UK, but funny none the less.
I then went to the Seattle Aquarium. I'll say that this point that I bought a multi-centre tourist ticket last weekend which you must use in 9 days, hence doing the cruise in bad weather. The aquarium was nothing special, but the sea/river otters were good fun.
Next to the aquarium is the Pike Place Market, which is a must see in Seattle. It still acts as the biggest fish market in the area, but it also has all manner of other shops and stalls, including the original Starbucks. I found a Russian cafe which served really nice Borsch, though not quite as meaty as they have in Moscow. Probably cause it didn't use a Veal stock. But definately worth another visit, particularly once it gets cold. Today it was still around 16-17 degrees, but 90% humidity as well.
Hi Andrew, Is this how I do it? G
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