roadtrip rehash: day 1 (seattle tourism)

I'd been fortunate enough to visit almost all of the contiguous states... almost all of them, except Oregon and Washington. That is, until last week, when my honey and I decided to fly out to the Pacific Northwest for an ambitious nine day roadtrip to "knock out the remaining two" of the lower 48.

We flew to Seattle from JFK, and landed through pretty heavy cloud cover, though some of the taller peaks were peeking out like islands in a sea of clouds.

First stop after picking up our rental car was the hotel, to drop off way more baggage than any two people could ever possibly need for a nine day trip. Below, our view of downtown Seattle from the hotel room.

After a lunch overlooking the Puget Sound, we did some sightseeing, including watching fish-throwing at the Pike Place Market.

We spent the rest of the day visiting some of my sweetie's old haunts, then finished the day with one of the fanciest (and most delicious) meals I've ever eaten, at the kind of restaurant where you are personally escorted to the ladies' room by waitstaff, and the bananas foster is made en flambé, tableside.