Beautiful long weekend in Seattle, Washington!

I spent four days visiting my brother in Seattle, Washington! I had never been before... and I haven't been to the West Coast in over ten years (when I visited family in San Francisco), so it was great to be there! The best thing was seeing my brother, and spending time with him and Chika. The other best things about the trip were being on a vacation and exploring a new place!


Seattle is known for high consumption of delicious coffee (Starbucks, Tully's, and Seattle's Best all began here), cutting-edge musicians (just to name a few: Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam), the 605 feet high Space Needle, the setting of television shows and movies (Sleepless in Seattle, Frasier, and Grey's Anatomy), the Pike Place Market (a continually operated farmers' market), and of course, Seattle is known for Bill Gates' Microsoft empire. I've included some scenic shots from my trip... I had no idea that Seattle was this beautiful!

The paintball scene from "Ten Things I Hate About You" was shot here! I like the composition of this photo. Is composition the right word? Do I mean contrast?

Boat home... I wonder what life would be like there...

Some scenes from Grey's Anatomy are shot here.

We saw this driving down the street on our first day in Seattle and wondered what on earth this vehicle was about! And then we saw it again on our second day at a Sunday market festival! All our questions were answered: it's a pig-like vehicle that opens up on the side to serve BBQ. Ouch.

Pom poms! Near the market.

Cool architecture for a Cold Stone ice cream shop. Near the market again.

Chika figured he should eat lots of seafood on our trip because we were on the West Coast. This is the meal he ate at the Space Needle.

Really great kitchen store! They had everything that you could ever think you would need in a kitchen... even spatulas with cute designs on them! It was fun and I didn't even buy anything.

The amazing Snoqualmie Falls. Breathtaking. God's masterpiece.