Seattle – A Welcome City

 

First time to Seattle, I already feel at home. People are friendly, and everyone treats me as a local. The city does welcome visitors from all over the world, even the weather during my stay.

 

Starbucks is indeed on every corner, the city does deserve its name for America’s Coffee Capital.

 

Stretching from north to south, the overall shape of the Seattle city is like an hourglass. Flanked by the water bodies of Lake Washington to the east and Puget Sound to the west, it is divided more or less at its center by the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

 

Historic district Pioneer Square boasts American largest concentration of Victorian-Romanesque architecture, filled with boutique shopping, art galleries, cafes, independent shops, bars, nightclubs and offices. Landmark destinations abound in the downtown twenty blocks, with many nightlife activities, international dining and sightseeing opportunities.

 

American oldest continually operating farmers market PIKE PLACE MARKET boasts a splendid array of seafood and produce stalls, restaurants, crafts and international foods. During the daytime, I enjoyed lots of funs with the fish flying all over the places, and wandered around experiencing the soul of Seattle.

 

Buildings erected during the Gold Rush mingle with 21st century architecture. The tallest skyscraper in the Northwest (the 76-story Bank of America tower) rises out of downtown Seattle, as does a parking structure that looks like a sinking ship. The stately Smith Tower, once was the tallest building in the world outside Manhattan, while the Space Needle served as the symbol of Seattle, was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.

 

I did enjoy my Seattle Trip on this January.