Seattle Archive

  • One of my favorite places to visit near Seattle is the Museum of Flight near Boeing Field in Seattle. If you love airplanes this is a great place to catch up on the history of aviation near where commercial airlines began. This is the largest air and space museum in the world and while I've visited this museum twice I still have not seen it all!

    Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle

    Posted on January 25, 2012 | 13 Comments
    One of my favorite places to visit near Seattle is the Museum of Flight near Boeing Field in Seattle. If you love airplanes this is a great place to catch up on the history of aviation near where commercial airlines began. This is the largest air and space museum in the world and while I've visited this museum twice I still have not seen it all!

    Continue Reading...

  • I'm not sure why I didn't know about this place until last year, but the Woodland Park Zoo is a must visit in Seattle. While it isn't really the biggest and the best at any one thing, it is really really good overall. It's clean, modern, educational and sensitive to the fact that animals are kept there.

    One of the Best: Woodland Park Zoo Seattle

    Posted on January 18, 2012 | 15 Comments
    I'm not sure why I didn't know about this place until last year, but the Woodland Park Zoo is a must visit in Seattle. While it isn't really the biggest and the best at any one thing, it is really really good overall. It's clean, modern, educational and sensitive to the fact that animals are kept there.

    Continue Reading...

  • On a recent trip we were staying at the Sheraton Seattle which has a very large interior window ledge covered with nice hotel blackout curtains. When it was lights-out time for the kids I snuck behind the curtain with my camera and gorilla-pod and tried to figure out the zoom effect.

    Travel Photo Thursday: Seattle View Zoom Effect (How To)

    Posted on September 28, 2011 | 17 Comments
    On a recent trip we were staying at the Sheraton Seattle which has a very large interior window ledge covered with nice hotel blackout curtains. When it was lights-out time for the kids I snuck behind the curtain with my camera and gorilla-pod and tried to figure out the zoom effect.

    Continue Reading...

  • On our trip to Seattle last week I made sure to visit the Museum of Flight. Located just south of Seattle at Boeing field, the museum is also home to my favorite airplane: Concorde. Concorde was the first airplane to capture my imagination as a child and I regret not having had a chance to fly on any of them.This particular plane, G-BOAG (aka Alpha Golf) has a pretty interesting history. Originally called G-BFKW, it had no buyer after manufacture so BA used it as a spare and even used it for spare parts for awhile!

    Travel Photo Thursday: Concorde at the Museum of Flight

    Posted on September 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
    On our trip to Seattle last week I made sure to visit the Museum of Flight. Located just south of Seattle at Boeing field, the museum is also home to my favorite airplane: Concorde. Concorde was the first airplane to capture my imagination as a child and I regret not having had a chance to fly on any of them.This particular plane, G-BOAG (aka Alpha Golf) has a pretty interesting history. Originally called G-BFKW, it had no buyer after manufacture so BA used it as a spare and even used it for spare parts for awhile!

    Continue Reading...

  • This post is part of Magnificent Mondays hosted by Holes in My Soles. This week's theme is flowers and while I don't oten take floral shots, I happened to snap a couple of pictures while visiting Pike Place Market in Seattle last week. Located only a few blocks away from the shopping district, the main floor of Pike Place Market primarily offers flowers, seafood, produce, and handmade goods from a number of long time vendors.

    Magnificent Monday: Flowers at Pike Place Market

    Posted on August 29, 2011 | 9 Comments
    This post is part of Magnificent Mondays hosted by Holes in My Soles. This week's theme is flowers and while I don't oten take floral shots, I happened to snap a couple of pictures while visiting Pike Place Market in Seattle last week. Located only a few blocks away from the shopping district, the main floor of Pike Place Market primarily offers flowers, seafood, produce, and handmade goods from a number of long time vendors.

    Continue Reading...