Do you find that you rarely take advantage of all the fun, cheesy things to do in your own city? Do you only do the touristy things in your city when you have out of town guests visiting? Have you dropped your guests off at a fun touristy spot while you head back to work?
I’m guilty of all three.
I can always find reasons why I shouldn’t go play tourist in this beautiful city of Seattle and worse, I find those reasons on sunny days when Seattle is at its very best.
I only went up in the Space Needle for the second time a few years ago because family came into town and it was tops on their list. The first time was just after the World’s Fair. I was about 12 at that time.
And yes, I’ve dropped people off to see our beautiful city while I went back to work.
We all see the Duck buses travel around the city. Most of us wave and smile at the people on the tour. That is why I put “Ride the Ducks” on my list. It is not only very cheesy, it’s always seemed like it would be a lot of fun to do.
Cindy Bingham and I took our “Ride the Ducks” tour with Captain Beaudous. He was filled with all sorts of pun type of jokes as well as interesting tidbits of information about the City of Seattle.
We traveled from Westlake Center past the Elephant Car Wash where Elvis Presley had his cadillac washed during the filming of “It Happened at the World’s Fair”. Captain Beau swore to us that on the mantel at his daddy’s house was a picture of his daddy, Elvis and the caddy.
We crossed Aurora Bridge so that we could take the bus/boat into Lake Union. Captain Beau told us that there is a limit on how many permanent house boats allowed. The rest of the house boats on the lake are movable.
After the “cruise” around Lake Union, we headed back to Seattle. We went past the Space Needle down to the waterfront. Captain Beau told us that the Coleman Dock has burned down twice which is why there is a Fire Department right next to it now.
Then it was on to the “old” part of Seattle. Do you know where the name Skid Row comes from? Loggers use to “skid” the logs down Yessler Street and rolled them into Elliot Bay.
As we neared Pike Street, Captain Beau told us not to forget to check the “used gum” wall in the lower level of Pike Place’s Market. Yes, you did read that right. Apparently, there is a wall where you can stick your used gum on. Gross, yes, but what six year old wouldn’t love to be able to stick their gum on a wall without reprimand.
Then it was back to Westlake Center as we all learnt some moves to the song Saturday Night Fever.
Cheesy but loads of fun!