Seattle Sun

I heard Seattle is the rainiest city in the States. Still haven't seen any rain though. Quite the opposite, for the last couple of days it has been extremely warm and there is no sight of fall approaching. The weather hasn't been the only pleasant thing about Seattle. Even without planning our days too much we have managed to see a lot of interesting places. Really stress-free and gratifying.

One of these interesting places is definitely, and perhaps non-surprisingly, the Seattle Center, marked by the Space Needle. The Needle is surrounded by interesting places to see such as the EMP, Experience Music Project, which was a place made for me. There was a Nirvana exhibition, room full of old guitars, plenty of brand new instruments to play and some fun sci-fi stuff. I could probably live there, really.

Another place that I enjoyed was the historic Pike Place Market, which is filled with hundreds of vendors selling anything from fish and flowers to wooden 3D puzzles. However, the market place also brought up a curious thing about the US. A couple of fresh (and tasty!) peaches cost more than a meal at McDonalds or dozens of cans of soda. Not only are the fresh fruit expensive but they're also scarce. It's really difficult to find proper grocery stores around here. Starbucks - not. Why on earth does there have to be a Starbucks at every corner? I don't even like coffee!

Even if I don't like coffee, there are still plenty of things I like about Seattle and the US.

PS. I have a million tourist-y photos on my camera. I'll try to transfer them sometime later. This blog is slowly becoming one dull wall of text and needs an intervention.

EDIT: Here's a couple photos!

 Space Needle looming over the suburbs.

Seattle skyline

Me on top of the Space Needle

Fountain in Seattle Center

Monorail over a German motor repair shop

Fountain of instruments in Experience Music Project

Pike Place Market

University of Washington

Sleepless in Seattle

After 27 hours of being awake, most of which I either sat on planes or ran around airports Amazing Race style, I finally made it to Seattle. After such sleep deprivation it's almost impossible for me to recall how many different security and passport control check points me and Camilla (who is travelling with me) had to pass through. Or queue through extremely slowly. Luckily, we made it on our flights despite surprisingly tight schedules and the flights themselves went well and the travel weather was beautiful.

We took the light train from the airport to downtown for the fraction of the price of a taxi. After asking advice for a couple of times, we made it to our hostel which has a very central location - we can even see the Space Needle from here. (I might get back on this topic later on).

After having a huge meal from the McDonald's right next door, I guess I should head to bed. There's a lot to do tomorrow!