"Twin Peaks" & Seattle

In the morning we went to Tim Hortons to spend the rest of our Canadian Dollars before driving to the border crossing to the US. Even though we knew everything is in order you always feel a little bit of anxiety when dealing with border agents, especially in the US. They were surprisingly nice compared to the ones questioning you at the airport and they searched Ruedi superficially. So after 45 minutes we could continue our journey South on US soil.
This came with some issues in the beginning when switching from kilometers to miles, especially because the van doesn't have any indicator how many miles per hour it's going. With Google Maps I could see my speed in mph :)
Our exploration led us first to the Snoqualmie Falls, a pretty impressive waterfall but more importantly the intro scene in the series Twin Peaks. In the area are several other filming locations of the series but a must-do was the diner with a damn good coffee and a cherry pie to die for. ☕🍰 Unfortunately the "Welcome to Twin Peaks" sign was removed but we still took a picture in the direction where it used to be.

Then we drove a little while back and into Seattle accompanied by the constant rain. The downtown area has a steep slope and together with the rain and lots of traffic it felt kind of dangerous but Ruedi braved the task. After a bit of walking we decided to take the Seattle underground tour which shows the lower level of the old city that the street was raised to. Then we had some time left to explore the rest of the city in pouring rain which was a little uncomfortable but we had unique views of the sights and they weren't that crowded. In the evening we drove out of the city and a little further South for the night.Leer más