Friday, January 3, 2020

Amtrak Trip to Seattle, Thursday December 19, 2019


On Thursday December 19th, I traveled via Amtrak to Seattle for the day.  I got to the train station early so I could get a parking space (which is free).  As the train headed north I saw the Lancaster House just north of Ridgefield, the largest egg in the world at Winlock, south of Tacoma and the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge. 

I surprisingly arrived at the station on time, walked diagonally across the street and caught the first bus to 3rd and Union.  I attended a Geocaching Event: You can always go Downtown - December 2019 Chat from Noon - 1PM  at Starbucks at the Russell Investment Center.  The next event will be in February which will be the same day as SAM is free.

Afterwards I traveled via bus to the Fremont district.  I found the Virtual near Groundspeak Hdqts (my second try).  I caught a bus and then transferred to another bus to reach the Key Arena.  I walked a few blocks to McMenamins on Roy Street to get a Passport Stamp.  I walked to Seattle Center where I purchased a Cheese and Fruit Protein box at Starbucks in the Armory.  Did not have any shortbread cookies.  I rode the front seat of the Monorail to downtown. 

I stopped at Starbucks where I purchased shortbread cookies.  I walked west to 2nd Street where I caught the first bus to the King Street Station.  I rode the 6:08 Amtrak train south in Business Class. I think that I will no longer do that as I am always one of the first to board the train so I have a choice of seats.  All in all it was a great trip.  A bit damp though as Seattle had five inches of rain in two days!

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