Since the Seattle Center is in lower Queen Anne neighborhood, I thought it would be wonderful idea to take my Nana to Kerry Park to see the Seattle skyline and Elliot Bay in all of it’s glory.

From the perch atop Queen Anne hill, there is a spectacular view of the Space Needle, downtown Seattle, Elliot Bay, West Seattle, Alki Point, Bainbridge Island and in the far distance Bremerton. From this point of view the Olympic Mountains in the distance on the Olympic peninsula could be seen. To bad the clouds coming in where hiding this beautiful sight. Oh well! Another day perhaps.

West Seattle looks very close to the Southern California beach towns off highway one from a far. The ones with the apartment buildings close to the shore. Train’s song Mermaid comes to mind when I go through West Seattle. Strange but true. These buildings are visible clear across Elliot Bay from Queen Anne hill.

Heading home from Kerry Park through Upper Queen Anne, I decided to give Nana a tour of the neighborhood perched atop the hill. Upper Queen Anne reminds me of Nob Hill in San Francisco where the houses are a mix of old Queen Anne, Craftsman, Old Farmhouse, and old/new mansion styles. The whole hill has a quaint charm of old Seattle and this truly an old part one should see if you are into architecture.

After the little driving tour, we both headed home before the rain clouds could catch up to us in Shoreline. I realized how “Seattle touristy” this day was, but I just could not do another Space Needle tour again. This was so much better!

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