Things I learned in my recent trip to Seattle

• Seattle is named after an Indian chief who received an equivalent of $400,000 to use his name for the city.
• The Space Needle, built for the World’s Fair, is 605 feet tall and made out of Legos.
• Once a year in Fremont, a suburb of Seattle, people unite to ride bicycles in the nude. Thankfully not in October.
• You can learn lots of cool facts about Seattle from a hilarious older man with a wild assortment of hats who drives a Duck*
• “You better try one of everything, just to be sure.” Words of wisdom from an old lady holding a massive chocolate-coated éclair and wearing a shower cap to keep her bouffant dry from the rain.
• Stay away from old men carrying craw fish.
• There is a wall near Pike Place market that is covered in people's chewed up gum. Intriguing, disgusting.
• There are enough transvestites working in Seattle’s service industry that somehow every time I come into town, Katie and I are helped by one.
• Consequently, I learned that transvestites typically give great service. Thanks Elizabeth for the tip on the French Onion Soup, it was delicious!
• Rain can't ruin a trip to visit a good friend.
• Random people dance on the street in Seattle.
• Random people on the street in Seattle dance better than me.

*A Duck is a large vehicle which functions both as a bus and a boat. Ducks are used exclusively by the Duck Tour Company that provides a fun and exciting tour of Seattle by land and by sea!

• If you want to see all the pictures from my trip click here