Seattle Day One

At the Wharf - peppy bunch even after the lonnnnng ride!

Alaia and Mel mugging it up at Seattle.

Most people will crash after a 12 hour drive - especially if it is almost 7pm in the evening. But not us - nope, sireeee! Barely did our feet touch our hotel carpet and off we went to our first must-go-see in my list! Which was long.

1. Went down to the wharf and checked out the harbor.

2. Had the obligatory fish and chips wharf fare.

3. Scored free ice cream from a fellow Pinoy shopboy.

4. Photographed by a homeless man on the wharf.

5. Checked out the restaurant made famous in the movie "Sleepless in Seattle" where Tom Hanks contemplated entering the dating scene once more.

6. Induged Niko's game cravings at the old arcade.

7. Walked up the Harbor Steps to downtown - what a climb!

Niko and I at the park over the Freeway in the middle of downtown!

Mel and I at the Steps.

Downtown Seattle.

8. Saw bunch of this kind of porky everywhere - here is an Italian one at the steps.

9. Niko at the junction.

10. The never-ceasing Hammering Man made of iron and steel fronting the Seattle Art Museum.

11. Here is the famous Space Needle at night. We did not intend to see this first night but it was just so everywhere so went up close and personal. We are glad we did because it lost half of its charm during the day. And no we did not climb it - we wanted to see it.

We caught the sunset just in time back at the Wharf.

And this was just the first day.