Seattle is a wonderful city very similar to Vancouver.   Seattle  is a major coastal seaport situated  on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington and about 114 miles south of the Canada-United States border.   The city serves as a major gateway for trade with Asia.   I spent three years going to University there and always enjoy return visits.  The Seattle metropolitan area is about 3.4 million residents.

In the evening, Wendy and I took the monorail to the Seattle Space Needle.  We arrived later than we had wanted to because our monorail ran out of power on the way and we had to wait for another car.  I had visions of us climbing down ropes and being on the evening news but luckily we just had to cross the ramp to another  other car and were on our way again.   The views from the top  of the Space Needle were spectacular but it was very difficult to take photos.  There was an opening above the glass but naturally it was taller than us.  I didn't want to shoot through the glass so  I ended up lifting the camera as high as I could, using the ledge to steady it and practically  shooting blindly  hoping that the focus and composition were ok.  As you can tell it was getting quite dark by now.

Downtown Seattle.

A wider view of the downtown area.

The observation deck had a 360 degree view so I just kept walking around taking pictures and admiring the gorgeous views.  Here is a shot of the city and Puget Sound.

One last picture from the observation deck.  No clouds tonight but there was some very nice colour. 

A close up view of the Space Needle taken from below.  The Space Needle is a symbol of Seattle.  Located at the Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World's Fair.   The Space Needle is 605 feet  high.

There was a glass show at the Space Needle Center but it was too late to go in it.