It seemed that we had picked the most inauspicious week to visit Vancouver, weather wise. The city was wet and dreary when we arrived, and such misery was preceded by weeks of sun shine, which, according to the forecast, will return next week. We were determined not to be aggrieved by the unfortunate timing, however, …
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Seattle, WA — Day 3 & 4 “The Emerald City”
The Jewel of the Northwest, the queen of the Evergreen State, the many-faceted city of space, elegance, magic and beauty. Every major American city has a nickname: New York City is famously known as The Big Apple, Boston Beantown, New Orleans The Big Easy. Among the popular city nicknames, Seattle the Emerald City is by …
Seattle, WA — Day 2 “Fat Bellies”
Sunday morning after breakfast we walked over to Pike Place Market. We were on a mission to find fresh seafood, for Mark is going to make us a dinner feast! At the market, we watched fishmongers carry out the freshest catch of the day and sampled the famous Russian pastries from Piroshky, Piroshky; we took …
Seattle, WA — Day 1 “Early Birds”
"The Lee's are early birds," Drew would say, as evident in the fact that we booked the earliest flight (7am) to Seattle and arrived when many people are just waking up (9am). We felt blessed that our trip had a lucky start: Seattle, having earned itself a rainy reputation, greeted us with clear sky. Also, …
Portland, Oregon — Day 6
Here are some fun facts about Portland: It was named on a coin toss (the alternative was Boston, OR). It has the most authentic Suzhou-style Chinese garden outside of China. It has the largest independently owned bookstore in the world -- Powell's Books, which we visited and it's HUGE! A new one from us: the …
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