Getting to Know Seattle

My first full day in Seattle!  Matthew's at work and I'm on my own.  The desperation parking last night cost over $30!!  So I headed out to Bellevue this morning to try to find a suburb-ish type area.  With a little shopping at the Big Box stores, I was ready to handle the first task of the day, finding a reasonable solution for the parking dilemma.  Three phone calls in, I realized that the reasonable parking garages are full and the surface lots are ridiculously priced.  The parking may cost more than any of the hotel stays on the way!

Then, after a nice lunch, there was the exercise in working through the Healthcare Exchange.  I got a great tip from a friend, and a licensed health insurance agent walked me through everything.  It took about 2 1/2 hours in all but it will save me enough to pay for parking!

Pedestrians and bicycles rule the streets here, with drivers very conscious of both, stopping for pedestrians and accommodating bicycles as if it were no big deal.  It's been hard to pin down, but the locals definitely have an accent, the most obvious to me is the word "you" which they pronounce as a laid back "ya."

Gasoline here is the highest I've seen during the whole trip.  I paid the cash price yesterday, $3.95!  So on the tentative list for seeing things in the Space Needle.  If you have any other suggestions, please comment.  The comment function operates by clicking below where it says "No Comments" if you're the first to comment, or # comments where # is the number of comments already entered.  Looking forward to hearing from you what you suggest I do in Seattle.

Seattle Trivia

  Seattle is ranked the most literate city by Central Conn. State Univ. Everybody reads here. The Seattle Public Library system has the highest percentage of library card-holders per capita in the country.

 Seattle has the highest percentage of residents with a college degree or higher. Don’t worry, there are still fools behind the wheel and cluttering up the freeways.

 Seattle is boasts the original Skid Row (now called Yesler Way).  [I was actually asked for a dollar in that area!]

Travel Log - is on hiatus until next week when the journey back home begins.