Random Photos of Our Seattle Vacation

According to the legend, Reverend John Alexander built the castle for a prospective Scottish bride in a style reminiscent of his native country. In 1883, he acquired 10 acres of land near Point Wilson and constructed the building known as Alexander's Castle. Alexander intended the building to serve as a home for him and his bride. Traveling to Scotland to get his bride, Alexander found that his bride-to-be had married another. He returned to Port Townsend alone and used the building as a temporary residence.

Pike Place Fish Market

Another sunny day in Seattle...

More from Pike Place Market - They have more than fish!

Modern Art at Bainbridge Island

Waterfront of Downtown Seattle

1970s The first Starbucks opens. The name comes from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a classic American novel about the 19th century whaling industry.

Lot's of drift wood on the beaches in Bainbridge.

50's dinner on Bainbridge Island.  Yummy food.

Seattle - Last Day of Touring

This is our last day in Seattle.  Our first stop is Ye Olde Curiosity Shop.   Shrunken heads, mummies, two headed rabbit, eight legged pig, and alot of other oddities that we love to see.




Sylvester the mummy. 

Sylvia the mummy.

Alot of eating places with great carvings.  The Crab Pot is one of them.

Boat making shop.  You could watch the process.

First glass house in Seattle. 

Making glass.  It was pretty cool to watch the process.

The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.   An excellent exhibit that gave you some perspective of the gold rush and how if formed Seattle.

Bronze Statue donated to the National Park.

All gold miners were required to have a full year of supplies to travel to the Yukon from Seattle.  

Samples of supplies needed for the trek.

Police museum was part of the Klondike National Park.

Cutty Sark Nautical Store

Anything you need to get your boat set up.

Having lunch at The Fisherman's restaurant at Pier 57

Great view of the bay and the Seattle Great Wheel for lunch at the pier.

Goats outside of Pike's market cleaning up the weeds.

Carved Whales by the Seattle Aquarium

Sculpture outside the Seattle Aquarium.

Taking the ferry back to Bainbridge.

New park by the ferry landing in Bainbridge.

New art work by the park dipicting the animals and flowers of the area.

Port Townsend Seattle

Day 4 began with about an hour drive to Port Townsend Washington which is an authentic Victorian seaport.  The settlement was founded in April 1851 in Puget Sound.

Big stones surround the lighthouse to protect it from high tide.

Starfish and Anemones at the Marine Science Center

More marine life.

Captain Tibbals building built in 1889.  The upper two stories were operated as a brothal during prohibition time.   Most of the buildings in Port Townsend are listed in the National Register of Historical Sites.

James and Hastings building built in 1889.   They sold clothing, dry goods hardware, along with boots and shoes.  On this site in 1851 the first log cabin was built. 

George Sterming Building built in 1885.  Upper level was office suites and ground floor was the Belmont Restaurant.  Frequented by sea captains, cargo brokers, gamblers and hustlers.

Only in Washington would you have a tree hugger book for kid's reading material at a restaurant!

Pretty flowers in Pope Marine Park.

Ship building in Port Townsend

Great picture overlooking the marina.

Wood Sculpture of Sea Lions

We are resting with the bronze otters.

The wording is "Genuine Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco best for three generations".  This is on the side of the Fowler-Caines Building, also known as Fred Lewis Building built in 1889 by Mary Fowler and her son Robert Caines.  It was known as the Claredon Hotel. 

Haller Fountain and Terrace Steps Park.  The fountain (Greek Sea Nymph)was brought to Port Townsend by Theodore Haller to honor his deceased father and brother in 1906.

 

Rothschild House Museum sign

Rothschild House Museum built in 1868 by a local merchant.   Greek revival style home.