Our next adventure was a visit to the space needle.
I do not like heights and was not sure about going near it. We rode the city tram to get there.
It was like a mini train so we did sort of get a train ride on this adventure of ours.
Each of us had a bit of anticipation as to what we would observe and be a part of, and of course downtown Seattle has an assortment of people surrounding you as you walk the streets.
In order for me to go near the space needle I kept reminding myself of my best friends words, “there are worse ways to die.” Yes there are I think.This is what the tram looked like, a small compact train.
The space needle is very pretty and also amazing and full of history as you enter the inside walls.
It is very tall and amazing to look at. The engineering part of it was hard to imagine.
We went into the internal part of it and of course there were gift shops and restaurants and one could eat on the top of it in a very expensive restaurant or buy snacks in the mini shops.
In order to get to the top they have elevators and they really pack them in, I had to ‘breathe’ so I could relax.
Way too many people shoved into a small space but the time from bottom to top was about 20 seconds.
I kept thinking of the movie sleepless in Seattle and could not imagine a small boy alone in there.
I did not go out on the outer view point.
It overlooks the city, the water and the beautiful skyline of the city.
I loved watching the boats in the river and I did walk around the internal circle just not outside.
Everywhere you look there are large massive buildings and a great amount of noise from construction crews.
When looking out  I was amazed the top was only protected by a partial wired wall.
One thing I did appreciate was the fact that you could not go into the space needle without having your bags checked.
The guys had to relinquish their pocket knives and anything else that could be dangerous.
They did have guards who were on each level for safety purposes too.
We can now take this off our bucket list. Been there, done that don’t need to go back again.
I would like to go up north to the islands and ride a boat or ferry.