To celebrate my big birthday this year, I went on a Disney cruise with my best friend Amy. We've both cruised before but never with Disney. But rather than hit up the Caribbean again, we decided to escape the hot weather and go to Alaska!
We left on the afternoon of July 4th and flew from Tampa to Phoenix and then Phoenix to Seattle. My seatmate on the second flight was a woman with her support French bulldog.
When we got to Seattle, we checked into our hotel downtown and crashed out. The lobby was all decorated for World Cup soccer - a theme we would see over and over throughout Seattle and later Vancouver.
Sunday July 5th we were up early to hit the sights. We walked a few blocks to the monorail and then took it further into town to visit the park where the Space Needle and the Dale Chihuly museum are located.
We loved the Chihuly museum - the exhibits were inside and spread outside through the garden.
The Space Needle was super cool and there was so much to see from up top.
Then we wandered through the park which had more FIFA stuff and a labyrinth nearby.
And then we took the monorail back and walked down to the water. Pike Place Market was absolutely amazing!!
Near the gum wall, we found a great restaurant named the Alibi Room where I got DF/GF pizza and cider for lunch.
And I got my picture taken in front of the very first Starbucks store!
Then we wandered around the waterfront for a while.
Then we took the train from Seattle to Vancouver - which was a beautiful 4 hour Amtrak train ride along the coastline.
