Why I'm glad I went to Seattle by Andrew Bull aged 25.

Laura reasoning with me that I should go to Seattle.

Me enjoying a beer at the Baseball

Laura after after the Mariners Team talk

Spot the ball competition

That market place in Seattle. What's it's name Simon?

Seattles origional poo pipe.

The Space Needle.

The worlds first ever Starbucks

The view from the top of the Space Needle.

A better view from the Space needle.

I have been on the road a lot recently. I was away for three weeks with Mum and My sister Laura, touring around British Columbia, Alberta and then Alaska on the cruise. So what better than the very next weekend to go on a weekend break to Seattle???

Rest and relaxation by the beach in Sunny Vancouver I hear you cry?? Well maybe, but after some gentle persuasion from Girlfriend Laura, I decided to get the bus after work on Friday and join her in Seattle for the weekend.

I got the bus after work and arrived in Seattle about 10.30. The bus dropped us off in a less desirable part of the city near the space needle. Laura met me there with considerable relief that I was now there with her. We got on a couple of buses, packed with baseball fans and headed out to our hotel. My head hit the pillow at 12am midnight.

Next morning we got up for breakfast and went to the front desk to get some change for the bus. The lady behind the desk, saw two impoverished adorable young things, and offered us free tickets to the Seattle Mariners v's Boston Red Sox game. Some guy couldn't go so he just left the tickets at reception. Off we toddled. Laura was able to call the game for me because it is a wee bit different to rounders you know. He has me sort of hooked on it actually.

Back to the hotel for dinner and a fine nights rest.

Back up next morning, and we're off to town to go on an underground tour of Seattle. Seattle is built on a flood plane. Surveyors at the time knew this but had a penchant for wading twice a day. It took only 30 years to realise that this wasn't good for a whole host of horrible reasons.

So, they decided to build the city one floor up. Early photos show pedestrians on the sidewalk 14 feet above the road below with carts and horses. The entrances to buildings were built on the second floor of buildings to accommodate the planned rise in the sidewalk.

This eventually happened, Manifestly an underground city emerged. Bars, vice dens thrived in this darkened environment. The tour itself was made by the guides who took us around. Their blend of History and humor illuminated what in reality was the basements and foundations of buildings.

After that we toured around the Market and saw the first ever Starbucks. Who would have thought that in less that 40 years, Starbucks would be more powerful that Britain.

Then we went up to the Space Needle. The views are very pretty, probably even surpassing the views from our own Harbor centre. I'll leave it for you to decide!