seattle is america's cinderella city
founded in 1850 and overlooked until the
1960s it's been making up for lost time
ever since
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less a city and more an alliance of
jostling neighborhoods visiting seattle
is like hanging out with a family of
affectionate but errant siblings
the place that inspired kurt cobain and
jimi hendrix famous for its coffee
public art and world-class dining is
never remotely dull
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century-old pike place is a living
community a cabaret show a way of life
and a piece of seattle's soul there's
fish flying through the air an artistic
gum wall and shops that look like
they've sprung from harry potter pure
magic
every year a million visitors squeeze
into the slick speedy elevators to enjoy
a view best described as sublime built
for the 1962 world's fair its bold
design and revolving restaurant have
become an essential seattle pilgrimage
anything goes in seattle's most colorful
neighborhood beer flavored ice cream
coffee flavored beer smoke shop selling
hookah pipes and dogs with pink streaks
dyed in their fur visiting isn't an
option it's a duty
paying homage to a region which has been
a powerful musical innovator since the
days of bing crosby you can see the
legends and how they were created from
hendricks to cobain
seattle justifies its emerald city
moniker with this textbook example of
urban sustainability speckled with
douglas firs swooping eagles log
littered beaches and wild meadows it
resembles a lonely tract of pacific
northwest wilderness
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july to september is dry and sunny
although spring has some gorgeous days
early autumn also brings bumbershoot and
oktoberfest
travel costs in seattle can range from
less than 100 a day if you choose dorm
beds and free museums to over 250 a day
for downtown hotels and concert tickets
seattle has a large network of public
transport including street cars and
water taxi that runs daily between pier
50 and west seattle in summer
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discover a city of diverse neighborhoods
and shifting moods that will inspire you
with its arty subcultures and appetite
for innovation the atmosphere is
infectious and if you love coffee art
and the outdoors you'll have no problem
fitting in
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