Seattle

24 December 2013

Over Christmas we spent some time in Seattle visiting my brother. It was the middle of winter, and the city was pretty quiet, but we were blessed with three days of sun and some great glimpses of the city’s character.

A little reminder of home – “Down Under” (downstairs) in the Pike Place Market

The Pike Place Market is trapped halfway between the CBD and the waterfront, and is one of the busiest places we visited. It is a mixture of traditional and quirky which I couldn’t quite capture.

The Seattle Public Library with the reflection of 4th Avenue in its overhang

The reflection of the Executive Hotel Pacific in the windows of the Seattle Public Library

A sculpture in the Olympic Sculpture Park.

A sculpture against the backdrop of the harbour.

The Seattle CBD from Alaskan Way on the harbour

For reasons I can’t quite explain, I feel that this shot of the Seattle CBD from near the Port headquarters on the waterfront best captures the mix of the industrial port and new commercial in downtown. You also get a great sense of this as you cross the CBD streets and get a glimpse down the hill to a bulk carrier in the harbour below.

An inconspicuous installation outside the Art Institute of Seattle

One of the beautiful historic buildings in Ballard