We took the harbor tour boat while in Seattle area. We stayed with our friends Doug and Cindy Lundvall in Bellevue just outside Seattle.
The iconic needle of Seattle.While in this area we stayed with our friends Doug and Cindy Lundvall. This is the view of Lake Sammamish from the deck of their home in BellevueFour generations; Jan, Polly’s sister and the grandma; Elise, grand daughter; Meribelle, great grand daughter; and Cindy, daughterDoug and Cindy let us tag along for a 60th Birthday party for one of their good friends, DonnaThe Birthday girl, DonnaHer husband Peter Blake and his son entertained us with some great musicHer stepson, Robert Blake was our host at his home and a great musician in his own right.The evening sunset from Robert’s back yard.We were also invited to tag along on an excursion to Doug and Cindy’s friends and colleagues from their teaching careers; hosted by Ron and Valerie, for a fine Wine/Dinner Party; what fun!
An interesting metal sculpture of Ron’s; it’s 6 feet tall! It was made by one of his students.We also went on a day trip with Doug and Cindy to see Snoqualmie Falls just outside of Bellevue
A group shot; Doug, Cindy, Jan and me (I get in a picture once in awhile!
We stopped at Taylor Shellfish Farms for some really fresh oysters for lunch. YUMMY!!We didn’t have any plates or utensils but that didn’t stop us from enjoying them!
The farm
Their little lighthouse covered in, you guessed it, oyster shells!On another day trip with Doug and Cindy we visited the town of La Conner on the bayfront.They had John Waynes old yacht the Norwester there as a museum.Interesting project undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineering and the town of La Conner
While in Bellevue, we took a day trip to Tacoma to visit the Museum of Glass.Artists working on a piece in the Cone workshopThe finished design drawn in colored chalk for their reference
The painstaking process to produce the glass swirls, simply amazing!
Other exhibits were equally beautiful and interesting
