On May 16th, we flew out to Seattle to attend my US Navy ship's annual reunion. Each year a group of shipmates from the USS Harry E Hubbard, DD-748, meet somewhere in the USA to socialize, reminisce and basically have a fun time with friends, old and new.
This morning, Susan and I began our day by going to the top of the famous
Space Needle (which was less than 2 blocks from our hotel) to enjoy the
beautiful scenic views of Seattle. We were fortunate that it didn't rain at all while we were there (it was the first time in over 2 1/2 weeks that it didn't rain). Whenever a local would comment about the sunshine, we said that we brought it with us from Florida and all that we ask is that they send us some rain. It looks like it worked.
Then we went to downtown Seattle and took a walk through another of Seattle's famous landmarks, Pike's Market where, among other things, we saw salmon being thrown around at the
Pike Place Fish Company. Then we had a delicious lunch (with some local brews of course) at Pike Brewery. We then wandered around the area enjoying some beautiful architecture and interesting art objects scattered around. After stocking up on some See's Candy, we took the monorail back to the hotel for some more reunion socializing.
Then we went to downtown Seattle and took a walk through another of Seattle's famous landmarks, Pike's Market where, among other things, we saw salmon being thrown around at the Pike Place Fish Company. Then we had a delicious lunch (with some local brews of course) at Pike Brewery. We then wandered around the area enjoying some beautiful architecture and interesting art objects scattered around. After stocking up on some See's Candy, we took the monorail back to the hotel for some more reunion socializing.
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