Seattle

We went Seattle over the weekend. Our plane ticket was provided by the company, as an incentive for all the long hours we have put in for the past couple of months. I am getting used to these free trips. Hehe...

Out first stop was Seattle Waterfront and Pike's Place Market. We got to see the very first Starbuck's coffee shop as well as Athenian Inn restaurant which was featured in the movie 'Sleepless in Seattle'.





On our way to historic Pioneer Square, we visited the Seattle Central library - a unique and odd-looking steel and glass 11-level building.



At the historic Pioneer Square, we took the Underground City tour. It was the coolest thing to see a city under the present street level. There was a pumbling problem decades before that the street level has to be raised. As an effect, the first floor of most buildings you see in the street used to be the 2nd floor. How cool is that?







Rest stop at Alki Beach.



Next stop was a free tour of University of Washington, provided by our American officemate. The campus is amazing! I'd love to take a course here in the future.




The next day, we went to the Museum of Flight. We got to board Air Force One as well as Concorde which last flew on 2003 due to high operational cost. Concorde flies its passengers to their destination in half the time a normal plane would take!





We saved the best for last - Space Needle - Seattle's landmark. The view of the city and harbor from top was magnificent.