Today wasn’t a completely pre-planned day so Eitan started researching all the places to explore on our drive to Tacoma. Suddenly there was plenty to do, which led to a very full day – what better way to celebrate our 9th Wedding Anniversary! Where we were staying, Sequim, is known for the Lavender Trail. We…
Tag: Washington
Olympic National Park
There are several ways to get from Seattle to Olympic National Park, we chose the fun route that included a Ferry crossing from Edmonds to Kingston. This ferry also can save you a couple hours of driving time if there is a lot of traffic in the city. Here is the map of all of…
The Space Needle
The next morning, after waiting for the ducks to cross the street, we had a fantastic breakfast in a small coffee shop on the way to the Space Needle. When we were researching things to do in Seattle, many people recommended to skip the Space Needle and go to another observation deck instead. We decided…
Seattle: Parks, Salmons, and Airplanes
Today’s blog post actually happened at the end of our trip after visiting the National Parks, but for the sake of simplicity and continuity, we will post this one as the 3rd day in Seattle. On our last full day in Seattle, we scratched off some additional areas we wanted to explore. First, we went…
Seattle: From Elliott Bay to Lake Union
When we woke up, we realized we had a notification from Alaskan Airlines that our flight was delayed 3 hours, luckily, we were still at home and were able to switch flights to the next one, which was supposed to depart around 20 minutes earlier than our delayed flight. This ended up being a great…
May 18, 1980
On May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m., a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered one of the world’s largest recorded landslides, followed by one of the most powerful volcanic blasts in the history of North America: Mount St. Helens. That morning, twenty-three square miles of the mountain blasted sideways at 650 m.p.h. The temperature reached 660 degrees…
Portland Neighborhoods
We started this beautiful day by walking to Hawthorne Blvd which is the hipster area full of restaurants, coffee shops, and bars. This was the first time I took my new DSLR camera out, so bear with me as I am still learning how to use it. The houses around this area look cute like…
WHERE IS NOODLE 