So when I traveled to Seattle back in May, it seemed only right to once again take the elevators to the top and take in the view.
It's hard to believe that the Space Needle was built way back in 1962 for the 1962 World's Fair. It's currently undergoing a 100 million dollar renovation that is scheduled to be completed this summer.
None of that construction got in the way of our trip to the top or the views from up there.
We couldn't have asked for a better day for taking in those fabulous views. The air was clear and the sky was blue.
We could even spot some cruise ships docked in the harbor below.
Out in the distance, we could see snow on the top of the Mountains.
Being a city girl at heart, my favorite view was toward the center of Seattle and it's gorgeous skyline of high-rise buildings. I could even see the monorail tracks below. We took the monorail from downtown to make our way to the Seattle Center where the Space Needle and many other attractions are located.
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The last picture, the north portion of downtown just south of Lake Union, has become Amazon City....it's changed so much in the last few years as to be unrecognizable if you've been gone a year. The cruise ships are a fairly new thing also, puget sound was not on any cruise line's itinerary a few years ago.
I lived in Seattle for 20 years, still visit every few months to visit kids and grandkids. It's a beautiful setting, with the Olympic mountains across the sound and "The Mountain" to the south, Mt. Rainier. But the traffic is brutal....My girls live in opposite sides of the city, and rush hour travel takes 3 hours to go 30 miles.
Nice pictures.
It's a very pretty city! But as the old saying goes... "Seattle: one million slugs can't be wrong!" LOL
I'd love to get in there.
Beautiful shots!
Just gorgeous!
Incroyable all round views Sharon. How many steps to the top?
When we were in Seattle a few years back our hosts took us to the Space Needle for lunch. You're right: it's a great view on a sunny day.
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