Thunderbird RV Camping Resort in Monroe, Washington

Thunderbird RV Camping

Resort is where Eric & I

are staying while we

visit Seattle.

The Office is on the right.

The Laundromat is on the left.

The Swimming Pool

The eerie orb is from a raindrop.

It's a rainy day and I don't expect to see disembodied spirits on my walk.

The Lap Pool is closed right now.

The Spa

The Shuffleboard Courts

 The Basketball Court

The Playground

The Resort looks deserted on a cold wet day.  As I expected, no disembodied spirits.  Maybe I'm not sensitive enough to the Spirit World...

The Red Barn Lounge...

... is empty this afternoon.

The Pavilion has a fireplace

 & lots of seating for

large groups.

RVs are parked beneath trees

in this section of the Resort.

Two Yurts for Glamping...

Cabins are available too.

The bridge takes me across

the road to the section Eric

& I are parked in.

The sky starts to clear...

Eric's back from the grocery

store & I'm just in time to

help unload the car.

 

Columbia Center's Sky View Observatory in Seattle, Washington

Eric & I are visiting 

Columbia Center,

behind me.

The F5 Tower is

behind Eric.

We are visiting the

Sky View Observatory

on the 73rd floor of

this 76 floor building.

Columbia Center is the tallest building in Seattle at 943 feet.  Runners up include 1201 Third Avenue (772 feet), Two Union Square (740 feet),  Seattle Municipal Tower (722 feet), and Safeco Plaza (630 feet).

We are about to ascend...

After some sightseeing, Eric &

 I will get a drink & a light meal

at Sky View Cafe & Bar...

 

... & visit the Gift Shop

Looking north the Seattle

 Space Needle looks small in

 comparison to the skyscraper

 in the foreground.

Sunlit high rises on Bainbridge

Island look surreal on an

overcast afternoon.

One of the fun things about being up high is looking down...

This building has rooftop

 gardens & seating areas.

The building in the foreground

has a helipad.

Seattle's Great Wheel is at

Pier 57.

The Cruise Ship is docked at

Pier 66.

In Seattle, some tunnels go

beneath buildings.

This hospital has three

helipads.

The one on the left is

busy...

There are displays of western Washington's geology, Puget Sound and Seattle's waterways, architecture, bridges, and sports teams.   

The Port of Seattle is behind us.

It's the fifth busiest port in

America.

T-Mobile Field, home of the

Seattle Mariners, & Lumen Stadium,

home of the Seattle Seahawks, 

are south of Columbia Center.

My guess is that these two sports venues share parking facilities.

A plane comes in for a landing...

... at Sea-Tac Airport.

Eric & I share The Edgar Flatbread

 made with Chicken, Bacon,

 Smoked Gouda, Apricot Preserve

& Honey Drizzle.

Eric's Martini & my Mango Sunset

one of this evening's drink specials.

As we talk about this southernmost view of the Seattle skyline.  We have enjoyed each - from the Seattle Space Needle, from The Argosy Boat Cruise of Elliott Bay, and from Kerry Park at Queen Anne Hill.  Each vantage point provides a different perspective of the City, and we enjoyed each one.

Let's take another turn around the Observatory Deck before we return to our car...

Post Alley's Gum Wall in Seattle, Washington

Eric takes me to Post Alley

to see the art.

Gum Wall is a cooperative

art space that anyone can

contribute to...

.... with a well-chewed

wad of gum.

Eric found Gum Wall on Atlas Obscura.  We enjoy visiting strange and unique spots as we travel the country in retirement.

The crowd-sourced art

wraps around walls...

... to Unexpected Productions

Seattle's Longest Running

Improv Theater.  

Seattle has interesting and eclectic Eric and I continue our walk south to the Columbia Center and Sky View Observatory.

Our Favorite Foods at Pike Place Market in Seattle

 Eric and I snacked our way through Pike Place Market, often sharing our chosen foods... 

We started our sampling

at The Crumpet Shop.

Our Crumpet is topped with

English Cheese, Egg & Ham.

The pan-fried Crumpet has a

soft consistency.

This is definitely a repeatable food experience for me.

Shy Giant Frozen Yogurt

also sells Greek Yogurt

with a choice of fruit.

We chose Cooked Rhubarb.

This is their smallest serving.

It's delicious!

Piroshky Piroshky sells

food that travels...

The yeast-leavened dough

is stuffed with sweet &

savory foods.

I choose Uli's Jalapeno

Sausage & Cheddar Roll.

We eat a Piroshky & 

sample one of Uli's

Famous Sausages too.

The spicy, cheesy pastry

roll is soooo good!

Visitors to Pike Place Market

are encouraged to get their 

Chowder early to avoid the

long lines.

Eric and I enjoyed chatting with other tourists during our five-minute wait.

Pike Place Chowder has

won many awards for

their Chowders.

There are many choices here, including Mix and Match Sample Chowder Servings.

Eric & I share a New England

Clam Chowder Bread Bowl.

We talk about our experiences

sampling this style of Chowder 

in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Eric & I stop at Beecher's

Handmade Cheese to watch

their cheesemaking process

at their oversized windows.

This store has cheeses

wrapped & to go.

Our choice is a Breadzel, made with

Potato Flour, Beecher's Cheese,

Herbs & Spices.

Cayenne & Red Pepper Flakes add

heat to this tasty snack.

Eric & I go to Market Grill

for their famous Blackened

Salmon Sandwich.

The reviews do not lie.

This is a delicious sandwich!

Eric has read about 

Daily Dozen Doughnuts 

& buys sugary doughnut holes.

We are delighted with all of our food choices and grateful for all those who shared their experiences on Yelp.com and Tripadvisor.com.