• David Reid
  • David Reid

Seattle Trip

April 2018 Read more
  • Trip start
    April 19, 2018

    Edinburgh Airport

    April 19, 2018 in Scotland ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    Martin dropped me at Edinburgh at 3 am. Grabbed a coffee while I waited for check in to open.
    Had a scary moment in security when they pulled my rucksack. It was just to further scan my tablet.
    Flight left Edinburgh at 6am
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  • Schipol airport

    April 19, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    First leg of my trip complete. Landed here about 8.35 am (UK time) or 9.35 am (European time)
    Flight to Seattle left at 10.15

  • Space Needle Visit

    April 24, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Tuesday morning we went up to Seattle to visit the Space Needle. Got caught in rush hour traffic but weren't delayed too badly. As we paid the entry fee the cashier guy said half the view was obstructed as they were doing work on the viewing platform. The lift took 41 seconds to reach the top. The lift operator gave a running commentary all the way up and when we came back down.
    It was a beautiful day. The views weren't too badly obscured. One of the workmen had a habit of crossing on front of me as I was trying to take panoramic pictures
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  • Trip end
    April 26, 2018