The Hood

The first week in Seattle has been devoted to exploring our neighborhood. Well, that's a lie. We went to almost every thrift shop in the area to the point of exhaustion to find the final items to complete the apartment. In between doing this and making multiple stops at Walmarts (gag!), we explored. Yesterday we drove along the edge of the city to see the Puget Sound. 

Here you can see the beach and the docks. We had a brief moment of "nice" weather when the rain took a break. This area is about a 10 minute drive from our apartment near a neighborhood called Ballard. 

We also went for a walk to Gasworks Park, a lovely park near our apartment. 

There are gravel pathways that lead you up to the top of a hill. You can see the entire city from here. The view is beautiful! This photo does not even do it justice but I had to include it because I was able to convince Louis to take a photo with me. 

This is a photo of the Aurora Bridge which connects downtown Seattle to the northern areas of the city. We live right off the bridge and the Fremont Troll lives under the bridge. 

Another exciting thing I did today was get my Seattle library card. There is a branch one block away from the apartment! I better get some pleasure reading done before graduate school starts.

Enjoy!