Daron and I spent a long weekend in Seattle with two other couples, and it only rained one day! We enjoyed lots of seafood, shopping and touring. We took a fascinating tour of the Seattle Underground. Originally, Seattle was built on a lower level but they had problems twice a day with the tides coming in and flooding the streets anywhere from ankle to knee deep. It was mostly the merchant district that had issues with flooding and mud as the houses were built a bit higher on the hill. Then a big fire burned the city down in 12 hours. They decided to build on top of the old city and raise everything anywhere from 8-30 feet. How they did this was the gist of the tour and it was fascinating! We walked underneath the city where the old buildings used to be and as we toured we were under existing sidewalks and roads.
Here we are ready to enjoy some great clam chowder.
Alaskan King Crab Legs...Delicious!
This was taken at Pike Place Market, a huge market right on the water. They sell lots of seafood, beautiful flowers and lots of other homemade trinkets.
Here is a picture from our hotel room. We were on the 45th floor and could see all over the city.
