Today was dry (thank goodness) so I hit the road with my gear and headed for downtown Seattle. Today I wanted to capture a picture of the city and scout some potential new places for future trips. I thought I start at the waterfront so drove past the Space Needle and got to the bay.
Seattle is a great city to visit and walking down by the water and piers is a lot of fun – on a sunny day! While not wet, today was very windy and cold and like an idiot I went out without a coat or gloves.
For today’s picture I found some high ground by the water that overlooked a small harbor and the city. The site is actually the location of the cruise terminal where large cruise ships dock when visiting Seattle, and when no cruise ships at port you can get on top of the building and take in the views. The building right below me on pier 66 is Anthony’s Restaurant. This place sells probably the best fish in the city and has both a low cost and expensive restaurant where you can sample the catch of the day. Really worth a visit.
Right next to Anthony’s is a small harbor, I have no idea how much it costs to dock your boat here but I’m betting it’s not cheap! Finally in the distance you can see the city (well basically downtown). You can’t see the Space Needle here as it’s actually behind me.
I love this picture and think it gives a nice view of the Seattle bay shore line.
I stuck around for a little longer and got a great shot of the sun starting to go down over Elliott Bay, so I’ll probably post that tomorrow. After I took some shots I went for a drive and found some fantastic locations for the future. But I’ll save those for another day.
Note to self, never leave any lenses around the house as “somebody” might find them and play with them!
