It's been a long time since I've been in Seattle, and Terri has never been, so here we are. The forecast is for cold and rain, and for tomorrow more cold and more rain, and for the day after, and for the day after that, and for every day while we're here.
It was raining at the airport when we landed and we could see the drizzle as we walked to the train station. Once we got onboard and headed north, to downtown, the rain stopped and we haven't seen another drop, not yet. At least for now, the weather is gorgeous: cool and partly cloudy, with brisk winds coming off Puget Sound.
We spent our first afternoon as we always spend our first afternoon in a new place, walking around the neighborhood. My first impressions are all good: we are in the middle of downtown, and within three or four blocks we've found a Belgian waffle shop, a gelateria, several Thai restaurants, three supermarkets, twelvety-seven coffee shops, and more fresh seafood than I could eat in a lifetime. People actually live here.
The train from SeaTac airport to downtown costs only $2.50, and it took us to within a block of our hotel. Buses and trains converge in the downtown area in a large underground tunnel, making it very easy to transfer from one line to another. A public transportation system that is logically designed and efficiently run -- it's enough to make an old Texan like me weep with joy.
For our first dinner we went to Mae Phim, a Thai restaurant a few blocks from the hotel. It's everything a great hole-in-the-wall restaurant should be: small and unpretentious, family owned, and good food.
We've had our coffee and breakfast, I've blogged and posted a few photos, and now it's time to get out on the streets and see what adventure awaits us.
Here's the Flickr snaps so far. Not many yet, but it's early in our trip.
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