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Alaskan Splendor: Trip Summary and COVID-19

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August 29, 2022

I enjoyed cruising out of Seattle. There is a lot to do there pre-cruise. In two days I didn’t get everything I wanted to do done. That was with a boundary I set for myself between the stadiums and the Space Needle. I can expand that and come up…


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Alaskan Splendor: Debarkation

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August 26, 2022

Good morning from Seattle! I slept really good last night. This room has been super quiet all week. There has been no screaming, banging, or door slamming. No ship noises. Nothing. If I got warm I would adjust where my head is at the foot of the bed. That…


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Alaskan Splendor: Embarkation

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July 11, 2022

Good Morning from the Warwick Seattle! I’m just hanging out on the balcony this morning. I’m drinking the Seattle’s Best (not really) coffee they have available in the room.

I’m watching a little Seinfeld.

For breakfast I had the jalapeno cheese Piroshky I bought at Piroshky Piroshky yesterday.

I’m ready to go.

It’s…


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Seattle Observatories

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July 8, 2022

There are three observatories in Seattle. The Space Needle, Sky View at Columbia Center, and Smith Tower. The Space Needle is definitely the the most famous of the Seattle observatories. But is it the best? Let’s find out.
Space Needle
The Space Needle was built to be the center piece of…


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Space Needle

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July 4, 2022

Seattle’s Space Needle was built to be the centerpiece of the 1962 World’s Fair which had a “Space Age” theme. It includes two levels of observation decks. The top floor is indoor/outdoor with a cafe and a bar. The lower observation deck is indoors with a glass floor and…


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Chihuly Garden and Glass and MoPOP

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July 1, 2022

Chihuly Garden and Glass, which opened in the Seattle Center complex in 2012, displays the works of glass blower Dale Chihuly.
Also on the Seattle Center property is the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), formerly known as the Experience Music Project and the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It was…


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Seattle Waterfront

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June 27, 2022

There is a lot to do on the Seattle waterfront. The problem is once you get down there, it is uphill all the way back. Once I realized just how bad it was, I knew I wasn’t going to be making many trips down there.
I wanted to get all…


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Pike Place Market

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June 24, 2022

When I first booked my trip to Seattle, I thought Pike Place Market was just a Farmers Market with the first Starbucks. I didn’t realize how many good places there were to eat and drink there.
I definitely would’ve spent more time at Pike Place Market if I were in…


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Seattle Harbor Tours

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June 20, 2022

I went on the Argosy Harbor Tour in Seattle as a part of the City Pass I purchased. Their main competitor seems to be Salish Tours. The selling point for Salish is their boats which have stadium seating in the front. The counterpoint is Salish has a recorded audio…


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Seattle Food

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June 17, 2022

I am going to cover only the food I ate during my two day stay in Seattle. I was not able to hit all of the places I had planned on, but I came close. 
Dog in the Park
I think you have to start out with the basics: hotdogs and…

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