Saturday, October 02, 2010

PVS pt. 3: Seattle

Trey and the Monster Fountain
Trey contemplating his attack on the monster fountain.

Space Needle
Trey the fake-smiler, Riley the doll come to life, and me hanging out by the Space Needle.

Bike ride around the lake
Jamie and I took the kids for a ride around Greenlake park...

Greenlake, WA
And made some stops to take in the view and get some pictures.

Green Man at U-Dub
I spent one of my days wandering around the University of Washington and ran into this familiar character...I don't think it was Charlie though.

SeaTac to LAX
Enjoyed my flight home on Virgin Airlines while alternating my attention between the seat-back TV and the sunset.

It's been well over a month since I got back from vacation, but I'm finally posting the end of my series now because it's raining here in Southern California and it reminded me that I hadn't written about Seattle yet. After about a week hanging out with friends in Portland, and exploring by myself in Victoria, I took the boat back to Seattle to see my brother and his kids for a couple days. Although I was a little tired and ready to be done traveling, I'm glad I made the stop in Seattle. I got to cover a couple touristy things like the Space Needle and the University of Washington, but I also got to spend some time riding bikes around the lake and just playing with the kids. The weather was pretty nice at first, but the Pacific Northwest let me know my vacation was over by sending the rain in on Saturday. I flew home that night in the luxury of a Virgin Airlines plane with free TV for every seat.

Overall, it was a fun trip, but maybe a little too much solo travel for one week. I think next time, I'll stick with something simple like a few days on the beach in Hawaii, or a nice cruise. In the meantime, back to a life of work and fantasy football.

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