Seattle

Stop two on our adventure was Seattle. We were meeting some friends from Vancouver over a long weekend. We stayed at the downtown Hyatt Place, which was decent and within walking distance to the Space Needle and museum complex. We used the free shuttle service to nearby attractions when it was rainy. There was also a monorail from the museum complex to downtown shopping and food - Boy is a fan of trains.
We bought the Citypass to see the main attractions. The Space Needle was nicely done, except for the giant gift shop on the way out. There were these stations where you could take a picture and have the Space Needle as the background - nice souvenir. The Pacific Science Center was nice for Boy - it had a moving dinosaur exhibit. Both kids liked the planetarium show. Of course, there was a gift shop (curses for parents). The EMP was very neat, sort of a fun museum of pop culture for grown-ups. There was a giant tv screen at the entrance which showed music and movie stuff. The Woodland Park Zoo was also nicely done - I liked the park-like setting. We didn't have enough time for the other attractions.

From the Space Needle observation deck

Pacific Science Center

EMP

Wolf exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo

Of course, we also checked out Pike Place and the Starbucks. Curiosity took us to the gum wall, which I immediately regretted - it was gross.

Pike Place

We had a couple nice dinners. One at Long Provincial (fancy Vietnamese), and the other at Blueacre - where we got a nice private section.
All in all a great weekend!