Gas Works Park is an alternate venue to Kerry Park View Point for a view of the Seattle City Skyline.
Seattle City Skyline with Space Needle as seen from Gas Works Park
Gas Works Park was originally a coal gasification plant which was operating from 1900s to 1950s. It was later renovated and opened officially to the public as a park in 1975.
Gas Works Park SeattleFormer Seattle Gas Light Company Gasification Plant of Gas Works Park SeattleAnother view of the Seattle Space Needle and Residents atop a hill
Prior to our visit to Gas Works Park, we visited a famous french bakery by the name of Le Fournil…
Entrance to Le Fournil French BakeryCafe part of Le Fournil SeattleBakery Part of Le Fournil SeattleGourmet Breads and Pastries on display at Le FournilCakes at Le Fournil SeattleInside Le Fournil Famous French Bakery Seattle
After contemplating for a really long time, we finally decided on the capuccino, almond croissant as well as the cream puff with chocolate on top. Special mention has to go to the cream puff where the cream was rich but not too sweet. The cream blended well with the puff itself. Yum!
Our breakfast from Le Fournil with Seattle skyline as backdropGas Works Park Seattle Le Fournil French Bakery
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Something interesting that happened during our visit to Gas Works Park was that we wanted to feed our Boudin sour dough bread “imported” from San Francisco, to the ducks that were swimming close to the waters there. However, we were not able to attract the ducks to come close enough to feed on the bread, only the ravens came by to have a look. The wind was really cold as the ducks were starting to draw towards us. As it was just too cold, we decided to feed the bread to the ravens instead, and left.
Nonetheless, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Gas Works Park (thanks to Kate!) and the breakfast from Le Fournil.
Great breakfast with great views? What else can we ask for? 😉
Space Needle Seattle and Chihuly Garden and Glass are probably one of the biggest attractions in Seattle. However, we did only a “been there done that” as we were late for Chihuly Gardens that day and there was a queue for the restaurant at Space Needle. Nonetheless, this post will give you an idea of how a visit to these attractions would be like should you be visiting them in Seattle.
Seattle Space Needle
The Seattle Space Needle
The Seattle Space Needle is probably Seattle’s most significant landmark. As we drove towards Kerry Park Viewpoint, it was the most obvious sight as we took in the city skyline…
Kerry Park for views of the Seattle Space NeedleView of Seattle City Skyline and Space Needle from Kerry Park Viewpoint
Video taken from Kerry Park Viewpoint
The observation deck, located 520 feet (158.5 metres) above ground, gives a splendid view of the city of Seattle. Tickets costs $11 (for general admission), $17 (for 2 visits within 24 hours) and $21 for both Chihuly Garden and Seattle Space Needle. The other way to visit the observation is through the Skycity Restaurant – though there is a minimum charge of $35 per pax. Opening hours for the observation deck and Skycity Restaurant is as follows
Chihuly Garden and Glass is founded by Dale Patrick Chihuly. He was born in Tacoma Washington in 1941 and is considered a master for glass sculptures, especially in the realm of HUGE glass sculptures.
Huge glass sculptures at Chihuly Garden and GlassAnother view of Chihuly Gardens and its “greenhouse”
Chihuly’s influences are far and wide. Even in Singapore, there’s a restaurant named Chihuly Lounge at Ritz Carlton, seeking inspiration from his works.
To round up the evening, we took the mono rail from Space Needle (by the way the Space Needle and Chihuly Gardens are within walking distance of each other) to Westlake Center. There are only 2 stops on the monorail, one to the city center and the other at the Space Needle. A one-way ticket costs $2.25 while a return ticket costs $4.50. We took a one-way ticket to Westlake and had dinner at the food court…
Monorail from Seattle Space Needle to Westlake Center (Downtown Station)Inside the Monorail where the cashier is and tickets can be issuedNot too man people taking the monorail ehArriving at Downtown Station – the one and only stopFood Court at Westlake after alighting from the monorail
At the food court, we went to the noodles stall and ordered the hor fun with satay sauce. Sounds strange doesn’t it? But it was a surprisingly good combination. The hor fun had a springy texture while the satay sauce was quite close to the taste back home, slightly on the creamy nutty side. Shiok.
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