Monday, September 1, 2008

DAY 1 ....SEATTLE AND SAIL AWAY



Grab your beverage of choice, sit back and relax. This is my take on Seattle. You would never guess what interests me....food, food and flowers. They just make me happy! Click to enlarge.




Taken from the Space Needle

My favorite place to hang out as long as it is not the weekend...too crowded



Bet you didn't know Halibut had cheeks, did you? Check it out at:


More crab later in British Columbia
I forgot my camera the day I went to the Lavender Farms. Multiply this lavender many hundreds of times

$15.
The last of the local Peonies



The first Starbucks

The Norwegian Star in port in Seattle


This is an upgrade, folks! Much bigger than we have had in the past.

Bye Seattle, see you in a week. ( Yes, that really is me)
Told you the decor was gaudy. Floating Vegas, Baby.



Tomorrow we will visit Historic Ketchican Alaska


Later,

11 comments:

  1. Food and flowers - sounds and looks good to me.

    I like your upgrade. ;-) Much, much better than the norm.

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  2. Oh my gosh, I lived in Seattle for years! This was such a treat (I haven't been back since I moved). It's a wonderful city. I've never been on a cruise. That ship is something else! Have a wonderful time!

    Manuela

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  3. OMG I would die. Love the fresh stands. What a life.

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  4. well, the change from pikeplace to the ship is gigundous. earth to mars? wow, i had no idea the ship would be like that. but the scenery on the cruise was worth it, huh?!? jkj

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  5. Floating Vegas indeed! I thought the same thing on our cruise. The flowers, oh.the.flowers. Could you believe how cheap they were? I filled my brothers house for $30.00! And the green, that's it, next year a road trip. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Lovely pictures. I love to cruise. The only way to truly get away from it all.

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  7. It all looks heavenly, Janet! So good to hear you are enjoying yourself!

    Also glad to hear you thought of me and Tom Brady...I thought he was yours??

    Linda

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  8. Beautiful colors in the photos, Janet! Can't wait to see more of Ketchikan....

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  9. Oh you just brought me back to my trip from last year. I went on Sept 2nd! I loved every minute of my trip.

    I went on Holland America and the ship looks so much different. Very much down played I guess. More woods and classy designs. The rooms were much bigger too.

    I can't wait to go on Roayal Caribbean in a few weeks to see the difference. I've only been on HAL cruises.

    Looking forward to your other posts about your trip.

    Hugs,
    Joanne

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  10. Seattle! My favorite place on earth! Thanks so much for sharing photos.
    I envy your trip to Alaska. I am dying to go there!

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  11. Wow, what great pictures! This looks like so much fun. Wish I could've been there myself, but this is the next-best thing. -Julia :-)

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Janet