Space needle and Bainbridge island

Today we went to the Space Needle. It was really clear so you could see a long way. We got tickets and went up the lift which took 43 seconds. When we got to the top we had an amazing view. On the way around the building there is a lot of information about how and when it was built. We found out that it was built for the Seattle World's Fair of 1962. It took 400 days to construct. It was completed in December 1961, and opened in April 1962. By July 1962 they had already welcomed their one millionth visitor!!
There were sloped benches that you could stand on and lean back. But don't worry, they were in front of very thick glass. We went down some stairs and into a revolving room. It had a glass bottom, and slowly spun. I tried to do a really cool hyperlapse video but it didn't really turn out like what I wanted. There were several places around the observation desk to have free souvenir photos taken.
After lunch we caught a ferry to Bainbridge island. The ferry was huge and was 3 stories tall with cars underneath. We sat at the very front where there were lots of seats inside behind glass so you still had a good view. I sat in the very front row. Mama and Papa were standing out on the front of the ferry taking photos awesome view of Seattle. The crossing took around 45mins. On the island we walked up the main road. It had lots of little shops. We discovered that Bainbridge Island is the birthplace of Pickleball. Pickleball is game like tennis and squash. We had some Teriyaki chicken for an early dinner and then caught the ferry back to Seattle and headed back to The Maxwell.

Au revue everyone

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