Alaska 2022 - Layover in Seattle

 

It has been a long dang time since Hans and I were up in Alaska!  This summer we made good on plans from back in 2020 and flew up to AK for a couple of weeks.  Hans' sister met us up there and we all stayed with my sister and brother-in-law while we were in Anchorage.

But first we had to get there :)

We had a pretty long layover in Seattle and just like back in 2014 the weather could not have been better.  The light rail brought us over to the LGBTQ-friendly neighborhood of Capitol Hill and we had a pretty good time.  We had a tasty lunch at a ramen place that also served tsukemen noodles and then walked up to Volunteer Park through beautiful neighborhoods.  There is a water tower that was built in 1906 - they truly don't build public structures like they used to - that has an enclosed exterior spiraling staircase that leads up to an observation deck with 360-degree views of the city.  A large cemetery is also part of the park.  Both Bruce and Brandon Lee are buried there.

We were starting to feel the effects of our early morning flight from Baltimore so we headed back to the light rail station area and spent a couple of chill hours at a cozy coffee shop and bar.

When it was time to head back to the airport we were pretty tired and then even more tired when we finally landed in Anchorage.  I can't believe how late we stayed up before finally going to bed but it was so good to catch up with family.

 

    

 

 

There was a gorgeous dahlia garden in the park

 

Fairytale-like glen near the water tower

 

P.S.

I don't have much to report for the next day (August 12th) because we spent the better part of that day relaxing and getting Hans' sister's car attended to.  We had to run some errands and duck into the Dimond Mall (which has changed so much).  We checked out my old stomping grounds.