Our last full day in Seattle we went downtown to the Seattle Center and spent the day exploring the museums and the Space Needle. Our first stop was the EMP Museum. The EMP is a music museum that was unbelievable. I was skeptical about how our kids would like it since they are young and […]
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Since we stayed at the Residence Inn directly on Lake Union while we were in Seattle, we got to see seaplanes taking off and landing throughout the day. Jonathan was excited to be able to book us a seaplane tour for one evening after dinner. I was concerned that it would be too loud for […]
After spending the better part of the day at the zoo we headed north towards wine county. We stopped at the Chateau Ste Michelle Winery for a tasting and to roam through some vineyards.
One of the last things we did before heading out of the zoo was to feed the elephants. It wasn’t nearly as close of an encounter as we had when we went to the elephant sanctuary outside of Gainesville a while back, but it was still pretty cool.
One of the highlights of the Woodland Park Zoo was where you could feed the birds. They had popsicle sticks with seed on them and the birds would land on your stick. Much to my surprise, this was a huge hit with the kids.
We attempted to visit the Woodland Park Zoo a few days prior, but it was closing early due to a donor dinner. Incidentally, they never mentioned it on their website. Luckily, we were able to rearrange a few things on our schedule and squeeze it in another day. It was a fantastic zoo and to […]
