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USA 2006
Every holiday I do something like this because my Dad did when we were kids (just to annoy us I think)
San Francisco
There are three cable car lines in SF, this one leaves Market and climbs over a very steep hill to Van Ness
S. and Di in front of the San Francisco skyline
The view from Alcatraz
On Alcatraz Island
The view from the back window of the flat in San Francisco near 24th and Castro
San Francisco has several streetcar lines, Line F is always above ground (Castro to Fisherman's wharf) and are all old renovated stock from places like Italy, Russia and the UK
While we were eating a cheesecake in San Francisco this Gull
brought a sweet wrapper to show us and then ate it
San Juan Island
Orca whales off San Juan Island
The whales swam very close to shore at San Juan
A bald eagle surveying its territory
This Orca whale came very close to shore
And so did these seals
The Ferry at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island
'Twin Peaks'
The view used at the start of every Twin Peaks episode
S. took this sunset from Poulsbo
This is the Log where they found Laura Palmer 'wrapped in plastic'
Kiana Lodge near Poulsbo was used as the inside of the 'Great Northern' hotel where Agent Cooper stayed
The fireplace in Kiana lodge
Another view of the inside of the Kiana lodge
Very realistic fauna in Kiana Liodge
The Double R Diner in North Bend with Mount Si in the background
I think this was the bridge where Ronette Pulaski was found
The deserted Colonial Inn in Fall City was used in Twin Peaks for the exterior shots of 'The Roadhouse'
This may have been the location for Big Ed's gas station
This was the inspiration for Big Ed's diner
A painting on the back of the Double R diner
The Snoqualmie or Angel falls
The Salish lodge was used for the exterior shots of 'the Great Northern' in Twin Peaks and Snoqualmie falls
A log in Snoqualmie
A train car in Snoqualmie
Seattle and Washington State
Our hotel (behind the yellow building still being built) from the Columbia tower
The Seattle Tower
We met up again with Holly and Elliot from Portland OR
Mt Rainier seen from Interstate 5
Holly and Mt Rainier in the background
The view of the Seattle skyline from the hotel, if you peer through the spaghetti of overhead cables
The same view but at night
We got a great view of downtown San Francisco on the way home.