38th annual Seattle Marathon
November 30, 2008
Photo-documentation by the "Running
Photographer,"
Rodney "Pygoya" Chang for MarathonCoursePhotos.com
All images - Rodney Chang Copyright 2008
Our City Tour on November
29th
- a less foggy day before Marathon day
We arrive at the hotel Nov. 28th in the evening from Honolulu
Good Morning, Seattle!
From the Westin Seattle Hotel & Resort
Space Needle view from our hotel room
Our bus tour starts; note reflection of map of Seattle in bus;
Seattle is only 2 miles wide, east to west, and is over
100 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by lakes.
THE ORIGINAL STARBUCKS LOCATION!
Seattle has lots of public art, % of government building fund goes to purchasing art; note metal layered tree to right
100+ car train keeps us waiting at an intersection
Busy waterfront
International commerce comes to Seattle ports; for esample larger ships from China come for Am. wheat
Seattle is famous for glass art and crafts
Infamous Cadillac Hotel, where "working women" waved from windows above in late 1800s.
Born too late (just kidding)
