Alaskan Cruise - Seattle Slide Show

Seattle, Washington

A very pleasant park in Seattle near the airport.

Our hotel in Seattle; the Grand Hyatt; it was a very good choice! This is the view from one of the rooms.

The Space needle, of course!

Several views from SkyCity.

Several views from SkyCity.

Several views from SkyCity.

A view of the park surrounding the Space Needle.

The fish market in Pike Place Market.

Pamper your body in Pike Place Market.

Flowers and a guitarist in Pike Place Market.

A rare sighting of Mount Rainier from Seattle. Click the image for a close-up view.

View of Seattle from the top deck of our ship, the MS Amsterdam.

Another view of Seattle from the top deck of our ship.

Leaving our birth.

Seattle from our veranda.

The original Point Wilson lighthouse was a wooden tower built in 1879 with a fourth-order Fresnel lens. After it deteriorated, the current 14m (46 ft) reinforced concrete octagonal tower replaced it in 1914. The Fresnel lens continues in use, though the lighthouse was automated in 1976. Click the image to see a comprehensive history of the lighthouse.

A very pleasant park in Seattle near the airport.

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