Pacific Northwest Trip: Seattle Day 1 Space Needle and Chihuly Museum

On Monday afternoon we drove from Vancouver to Seattle. We stopped to see our aunt, uncle and cousin on Fox Island. It is absolutely beautiful on the island. Many of the houses are on the water or have spectacular views of the water, trees, and Mount Rainier. Here are some photos I took of the view:

I probably took 20+ pictures as the sun set and the clouds came in. This is from my iPhone!

After visiting and getting a tour of the island (there is one small grocery store, a gas station, and a post office-that's it!) my sister and I headed to check in at our hotel in Seattle. We stayed at Hotel Five. This hotel was noisier but walking distance to everything we wanted to see.

For dinner we walked to Brave Horse Tavern. I am obsessed with cheese curds so Brave Horse Tavern was high on my list. My bosses always stop at A&W when they go to Palm Springs and introduced me to them. Now I make my family stop when we go to Palm Springs and my sister likes them too. I was supposed to meet Christina but her son got strep throat and she couldn't meet up. One of these days we will finally meet!

Tuesday was our first full day in Seattle. We had a quick breakfast at our hotel restaurant and then headed out. We had one sunny day in each city (the rest of the days were rain rain rain). We decided to take advantage of the weather and do The Space Needle in the morning.

I lived in my Marmot rain jacket

The Chihuly Garden and Glass is right at the bottom of The Space Needle. 

My favorite! Nautical with blues and greens and sea creatures!

 

Sightseeing: Space Needle, Chihuly Garden and Glass
Restaurants: Brave Horse Tavern
Hotel: Hotel Five