Tacoma/Seattle with Elsie and Josh

Hello My Dear Great Ones,

Celia and I spent 4 wonderful days with Elsie and Josh in Tacoma, Washington, USA.  Our sixth country in four weeks.  The Tacoma/Seattle area is beautiful, interesting, and full of coffee lovers. Here are a few impressions:

Lots of water, lots of trees, lots of dramatic mountains.  Tacoma/Seattle is very scenic.

We checked out some interesting museums in Tacoma.

 It was great....

The glass museum was interesting.

A model train was very interesting.

This was an art display.  A fancy bee hive.

For a break we checked out why many Americans have a weight issue....

Americans love their pastries....

...and hamburger!

We also spent a few days on nearby Vachon Island....

At a lighthouse.

Our place had a few chickens.

Some scenes from the island...

After Vachon we headed to Seattle...

We also spent some time in Seattle at the famous Public Market Center.  Famous for...

Its fish market....

buskers....

and the site of the first Starbucks!

Coffee culture is alive and well in Seattle.

A tourist attraction that you don't want to go to is an alleyway where people paste their chewed gum on the walls.

DISGUSTING!!!!

Finally a stop at the Starbucks Roastery restaurant where you can see coffee beans being roasted and try different coffees like at a winery is a must see...

Tacoma/Seattle area has great people and wonderful sites to see!

Have a great week!

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk