Seattle Space Needle video 2

You must be tired of just looking at Space Needle pictures because I was getting sleepy posting them. Just kidding.

I thought I would try posting a video that I took at the top of the Seattle Space Needle just to change it up.

You can see and hear how crowded it was. This place was full of tourists like me. I think if there were less people around, I could and would have explored more of the area.

Seattle Space Needle view pictures set 4

Back to the top of the Seattle Space Needle. My wife and I stayed up there probably over an hour. Even though we both have a fear of heights, we enjoyed the views and taking pictures.

Remember, all thumbnails are links to bigger pictures.

I do not know what this image is but it did look nice. However, the digital camera focused on the wires so it is blurred.

This is a view of the bay and docks. Notice the windows below the cables.

Now there is the famous globe and the park. Can't believe my wife and I walked all the way from there.

This looks like the same picture from above. Not sure what I was trying to capture.

I think this is a great shot of the lower rise buildings. I also think it is surprising to see the trains right there by the docks.

There were many vessels in the bay. They really do have a lot of traffic coming and going.

Across the bay here is Alki beach. We traveled over there by ferry. Such a nice place.

I think I would love to live in one of the condo buildings on this side of Seattle. That is Belltown I believe. We did check out a couple of condo buildings during this visit.

This is a nice view of all the buildings you can live in Seattle. You don't realize how crowded the city is until you are looking down on it.

Another nice city view of all the buildings. My wife and I would really enjoy living here.

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Seattle Space Needle view pictures set 3

Just a continuation on my series of Space Needle pictures. These images are thumb nails of larger pictures. It does take a lot of time to upload them.

A view of the bay.

It's hard to believe all the walking we did in Seattle.

You can see Olympic Sculpture Park in this picture. We literally walked from there to here.

There is that famous globe on top of the Seattle P&I.

This image is directly below us.

We actually checked out these condos. I think they were called the Trio condos. The prices have dropped down since then.

Another picture of condos and Olympic Sculpture Park. Yes, I wish I could live here.

Looking at all these views of the building pictures makes me realize this is a great city to walk around and explore. The city seemed safe to walk around.

Amazing how many roof top gardens there are.

The last picture is just a good picture of all the buildings that already exist in Seattle.

The Seattle Space Needle 05.22.2008

After we walked to the Olympic Sculpture Park, we walked to another tourist landmark. I would have to say the famous Space Needle is definitely worth checking out.

At the base of the Space Needle, we saw an Indian Band playing some native instruments. I don't think they were part of the park and looking back at it, I am surprised they were allowed to even plug in their instruments.

There were plenty of flowers and greenery all over the place. It just makes it very pleasant.

Here we are at the very bottom of the famous Space Needle.

If you click on the pictures you can see how big this building is.

Here it is just looking straight up. Both my wife and I have that fear of heights, so this was a challenge.

Here is another picture of some beautiful flowers.

Another shot of the enthusiastic Indian Band.

I think that flute hanging like a necklace was interesting looking.

I don't remember how they sounded but they did attract a lot of people to watch. They also had a display with CDs for sale.

And finally here is a picture of the tickets purchased.

I took about 100 pictures on the observation deck at the top. The views are amazing from 520 feet above the ground. I will post them next time.

Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park

It was a very cool, cloudy, and pleasant day when we visited the park. It looked like rain at times and I was hoping for a downpour, but it never happened.

These are just miscellaneous pictures around the park. Look at all those lovely condos in the background with nice water views and this great park to walk around in.

This view is quite awesome to me. I am sure if you lived here you just get used to it. There are some benches just to watch the ships go by while you eat a snack of feed the birds.

Not really sure what this building is, but just below it is an extension of the park with big giant domino looking metal structures. They have chairs you can just pull out and sit where ever like this couple did.

To give you a better idea and perspective how big the park is. It really is a great place to take a daily walk.

The backdrop is this nice bay view. There was a walking tour when we visited and that is why there are a bunch of people in the background.

Different angle of the same structure. The famous Space Needle in the background.

A zoomed in look. We actually visit that on a later day and it is definitely a must do when you visit.

A giant Eraser structure. Don't ask me why.

Another view of the length of the park.

We didn't realize the train came by this way till we saw the tracks.

Underneath the bridge you can see the train tracks even better.

In the backdrop, is the Seattle skyline.

I believe this earth globe I think is part of the newspaper building Seattle P&I but don't quote me on that.

That's all for now. Thanks for visiting. Cheers!

A Walk to Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park

Like I said before, the great thing about Seattle is you can walk pretty much to anywhere you need to get to. If you get tired of walking, then you can always take the bus or taxi.

We walked from Pike's Place to Olympic Sculpture Park in about 20-30 minutes. Pretty much every street you walk to get over there, you will see many types of shops in these old buildings.

Near the park is a nice area known as Belltown. This is an area I would love to live just because of the location to all the shops, restaurants, and walking areas. Also, the cloudy and rainy weather is very agreeable to me.

They have a ton of residential condo buildings along this area just across the park. This is an art sculpture of an aluminum tree.

A different view of the same tree towards the intersection. I forget what that glass ceiling building is in the background . It was closed when we visited. In the far background you can see Pier 70.

Here is the famous red art structure that represents an eagle I believe.

This is a good size park and right on the water. Although it you keep walking in any direction in Seattle you will eventually hit water.

I will post more pictures of the park in my next post. Thanks for stopping by again. Cheers!