September 11, 2016

We arrived back in Seattle at 6:00 AM. I was off the ship by 9:00 AM. My return flight to Austin wasn’t until 11:00 PM tonight.

There is no way I was going to spend 14 hours sitting around the airport so I decided to rent a car and spend the day sightseeing in Seattle.

Back in 1963, when I was in high school, I saw a movie starring Elvis Presley. The movie was called It Happened at the World’s Fair. It took place at the Space Needle in Seattle. I have always wanted to go to Seattle and see the Space Needle, so that is what I did.

I already told you about this:

View from the top of the needle:

I ate lunch in the restaurant at the top of the needle. The restaurant rotates very slowly, so the people stay the same, but the view changes.

There was a science fiction museum next to the Space Needle. I went in and got to sit in the Captain’s chair of the USS Enterprise.

The same museum also has some exhibits on various horror movies.

Now I am heading back to the airport. Next stop Austin, Texas and home.