Location Taken: Seattle, Washington
Time Taken: June 2008
So, first time visiting a major city, what do you do?
If you answered “Go check out the famous landmarks”, well, I guess we’re on the same boat. Of course, if your answer was “Go grab something to eat because you’re really hungry after the long plane ride”, well, I guess that matches me too. Oh, and I suppose “Locate and hang out with the people you came to visit” also counts too. I did all of those rather quickly the first time I visited Seattle.
I haven’t actually stopped at the Seattle Space Needle, but well, we drove past it while heading to Pike’s Place for dinner and exploring. So, while we were stopped at a stoplight right by the Needle, I opened my car window and grabbed a photo as fast as I could. Really, I don’t have a need to see the city from the top of the Space Needle. I’ve seen it from above already, on the plane coming in.
And I certainly don’t need to eat at the restaurant up there. It’s appropriately overpriced, with the standard massive markup for eating in such an unusual place. Pike’s Place was much more my style, with its hordes of small ethnic eating places and food stands, all at decent prices.
I do find that quirk of my psychology interesting. I want to go see all the famous places, but I’m quite content with just seeing them. Even from a distance. It’s like I just want to confirm they exist or something, and anything else is just superfluous.
