After a buffet breakfast on Tuesday, September 13th, we boarded a Seattle Metro bus to ride south to Seattle's Chinatown (now the International District) where we enjoyed a guided historical tour of the Yick Fung Company, 1910 Historical Hotel and Wing Luke Museum followed by time with the museum exhibits.
We walked down the street where we saw how Chinese noodles and fortune cookies are made at the Rose Brand factory. I had read "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford and wanted to see the Panama Hotel (1910) where the book is set. It was declared a National Historic Landmark building in 2006. We had lunch there. I saw the abandoned luggage and various items in the basement through a large glass insert in the floor.
After lunch we caught the city bus to Pioneer Square to see where Seattle's history began. We finished the tour by riding to the 34th floor observation deck of the 522 ft. Smith Tower (1910) in a vintage brass elevator run by an elevator operator. We had a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings. I saw photos of the three-story penthouse apartment on the wall of the Chinese Room. It is the only residence in the building and contains a massive Dale Chihuly chandelier. We had dinner in the hotel meeting room, followed by a lecture by Jonathon Marvin on and tasting of six Washington State wines.
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