Summer Vacation 2012 - Part II

Following where I left off on the Sunday exploring Pike Place Market and the Pride Parade, we booked a van to take us to the pier. Originally, we were taking a cab to get there, but the parade blocked access for cars. Renting a van from the hotel proved to be better with all the luggage we were carrying. We checked in at around 2PM.

This ship is huge. Their main atrium is just below two restaurants: a 24/7 cafe for those who want to eat at anytime and an all you can eat meat on skewers restaurant.

  

Summer Vacation 2012 - Part I

Finally found time to make this post. So I was on in the west coast for almost two weeks for the 7-day cruise to Alaska Between June 23rd to July 3rd. We had about 2 days of layover before our ship departed on Sunday. We took the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship to Alaska (Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, Ketchikan) and Victoria BC, Canada. After the cruise, we took the bus from Seattle to Vancouver, Canada to meet my cousin and her family.

This is the first two days of my summer vacation. You can read my detailed story and the video I created, summing up the little time I had exploring Seattle.

Flight from BWI Airport to Seattle

Summer Vacation 2012 Preview

Didn't want it to end.
It's been a wonderful vacation. I'm writing this on the train ride back to Seattle airport from Vancouver, recounting where I've been and what I've done.

There's still so much of Seattle that I wanted to explore:
- Chihuly Glass and Garden
- Space Needle
- Pike's Market
- 1st Starbucks
- Brunch at the Athenian
- The gay pride parade

The 7-day cruise to Alaska (Juneau, Skagway & Ketchikan) and Victoria BC was a wonderful experience: