After visiting family in California, Abhay and I flew up to Seattle. We had never been to the city and thanks to Abhay's cousin, Vijay, we had a great host and tour guide.
While it was already night when we arrived, we wasted no time in heading up to Vijay's roof to see the Space Needle.
Contrary to popular belief, the weather in Seattle was amazing for our trip. We walked down to the public market first thing in the morning.
Abhay and I with Vijay.
The famous street where the first Starbucks is located. Interestingly, the locals seems to prefer other local establishments.
Inside the public market.
Very fresh fish.
This place is also famous for the fish tossing.
Wandering around town.
Onward to the Space Needle.
Amazing views from the top of the Needle.
The Needle was the perfect place to watch the sun go down and the lights of the city to come alive.
The next day we decided to head out to Bainbridge Island which is just a short ferry ride from Seattle. I took a picture of a map to offer some reference.
This was the first and last bit of rain during our trip.
It stuck around for about 15 minutes which was just long enough to offer two fantastic rainbows during our ferry ride.
Bainbridge Island is a quaint, very residential town with homes that must have amazing views of Seattle and the mountains. On the Island we just wandered around its little shopping area and tasted some local wine.
Back from Bainbridge we stopped briefly to see the unique architecture of the Seattle Public Library.
We had an amazing time on our trip.
