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Snoqualmie Falls

June 8th, 2007 - We decided to go and see the Snoqualmie Falls just outside of the city of Seattle. The drive to the falls was very beautiful, very lush and  green. Once we got to the Falls, we parked outside and walked to the Falls. The fall is a 268 ft drop.  Its one of the most popular tourist destinations in Seatlle. It was not very crowded when we got there and the weather was also plesant. It was nice. Click below to see the pictures.

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Dinner with Uncle Ashu at the Market Street Bistro

June 6th, 2007 -  Ashu Uncle is a friend of my father and my uncle. They grew up in the same neighbourhood in Mumbai and now he lives in Seattle. Guess they never imagined growing up that they would meet halfway around the world in Seattle. We first went to Ashu uncle's house. He had a pet cat. I think I scared him and he ran away as I came close to him. I think some other kids may have pulled his tail in the past and now he is afraid of kids.  

We then went to this little Bistro called the Market Street Bistro for dinner. It was French cooking and I tried some of it as well. I was more interested in running around the restaurant. They had a nice long walkway for me to run back and forth. Luckily no one else was there at the restaurant and I could do all the screaming that I wanted. We took a nice group picture as well.

Visit to the Space Needle

June 4th, 2007 - The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle and is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest and is a symbol of Seattle. The Space Needle was constructed in 1962 and is about 605 ft tall. My uncle livs very close to the Needle and so we went there today in the evening to  see the sunset. We parked a couple of blocks away and walked to the Needle. Since it was a week day and also relatively late, there was no crowd at all. We bought our tickets and then went to the elavator.

The elevator takes us to the Observation Deck which is at a height of 520 ft. From there we were able to get a 360degree view of Seattle, its surrounding mountains, water bodies. It was rather cold and windy but I had a great time there. We took lots of pictures. When my parents let me down, I ran all over the observation deck. We finally returned home a little before sunset.

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Mukilteo Lighthouse

June 3rd, 2007 - The Mukilteo Lightouse is a lighthouse just outside of Seattle in the town of Mulkiteo. We drove there to spend the Sunday afternoon. It was a nice scenic drive. On the way, we passed one of the Boeing Assembly plants. It was cool to see the bih hangars. The lighthouse itself was very beautiful and with the blue sky in the background it looked really nice. We stood on the lawn, took some pictures and then had lunch at Ivars. The food was OK but the restaurant setting was very nice. I was very unhappy to be strapped to the highchair and wanted to run around. My parents and my uncle had to take turns to look after me.

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Visit to the Microsoft Visitor Center/Museum

June 7th 2007 -  Microsoft is one of the world's biggest software companies and I was lucky enough to visit their Employee Store and their Visitor Center. My uncle used to work there but he left Microsoft a few months ago. We went there to see their Visitor Center which basically is a museum with the history of how computers and Microsoft have evolved over time. It also gives us a glimpse of some things in the future. It was a small center and we spent a few minutes there. I got to take a picture with all the Microsoft founders too. :-)

We also met one of my uncle's friend, Campbell which came there to help us buy some software at Employee prices. My father said the prices were really good. My mother purchased a "Microsoft Kid" shirt for me. How nerdy!!

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