Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Day 80 – 88: Seattle,WA

Date: 17-25.07.2018
Altitude: 0 ft (0 m)
Distance: 0 mi (0 km)
Total Altitude: 150994.1 ft (46023 m)
Total Distance: 5059.21 mi (8142.01 km)

Today was my last day in Seattle, I will fly back to Germany tomorrow. I can't believe that it has already been three months since I left Germany and started my journey across the USA on my bicycle. After such a long time on my bike and almost every day being in a different place, I packed up my bike and all my stuff today. Everything is ready for me to fly back tomorrow. Getting the bike ready for the transport on the plane was a bit more challenging than in April, when I came to the USA. I was again able to get a cardboard box for my bike at a bike shop, but this time the box was a lot smaller than the one I got for my flight to the USA. This meant I had to take my bike almost completely apart, in order to make it fit into the box. I hope, because the box is quite a bit smaller, that will make it at least somewhat easier to get the bike to the airport. The good think is that the apartment is only a short distance from a LightRail station, so I only have to carry the bike for a little while.

The last nine days I did spend in Seattle to relax a little after my bike trip. I have to say it felt good to be able to relax and not be on the bike for a few days, but at the same time it felt strange not to get on the bike in the morning and to go some place else. I still enjoyed my time in Seattle and the weather was almost perfect the whole time. Except for a day or day and a half when it was cloudy the sun was shining the whole time. The apartment I was staying at was perfectly located to explore the downtown area and most of the sights of Seattle. I was able to explore everything on foot which was quite nice. Since I had nine days to explore the city, I didn't do too many thing in any one day, which made it nice and relaxing. Sure if I wanted, I could have seen more in the the time I had available, but I think I have seen all I wanted to see. A few highlights were probably the Space Needle, the MoPOP and the Mariners Game. I really like Seattle and it is nice city with lots to see/do, the only think that left a bit of a negative impression were all the homeless people and beggars on the streets. But I guess that is in general a problem of big citys.

Conclusion for the days:

Seattle has a lot to offer and is a great city to visit.

 







































































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