I drove down to catch the ferry at Bremerton. I had a bit of time before it arrived so I wandered about the area.
The top of an old submarine ... Overlooking the Bremerton marina
USS Turner Joy was one of 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the US Navy. Named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy, it was commissioned in 1959.
Harborside Fountain Park
Arrival of the ferry...
... Departure of the ferry
A distant view of Seattle... and a tugboat hard at work
Arriving at Seattle
My friend Pierrette and her husband Ken met me nearby. We then toured the numerous underground markets and shopping zones. There was everything the heart could desire... even an Elvis fortuneteller and a giant shoe museum (that's a giant-shoe museum... not giant shoe-museum)!
The Seattle Great Wheel at Pier 57 has a height of 175 feet and had apparently just opened a few days ago. Each of the 42 climate-controlled gondolas can hold up to six passengers.
Miner's Landing (named when successful miners docked here after the gold strike of 1897)... and its 30-horse carousel from the early 1900's.
A giant fish... and a one-armed bandit (aka slot machine)
We drove up to Kerry Park Viewpoint for an overview of the city.
Then came a trip out to the Seattle Center which was built for the 1962 World's Fair, including the 605-foot tall Space Needle.
Giant lawn whales 'swim' past a fountain
The Pacific Science Center
The Chihuly Glass Garden... and a tribute to August Wilson (1945 - 2005), an American playwright.
