We’re going
a bit further north and going to SEA-TAC or Seattle-Tacoma. This trip was way
back, when I first moved to California. I suspect that this was my second road
trip, and I did it on my own (I was much braver and more stupid back then). The
first was to Los Angeles to visit my aunt.
I had an
urge to visit Seattle because this is where Microsoft is. Back then, Microsoft
was one of the hot companies to work for. I wanted to see where the campus was
and see if it was as cool as they said it was.
I got my
directions from an office mate who used to live in Seattle. He said take
Highway 5 from Highway 80 and take it straight to Seattle. He did miss
mentioning a couple more freeways, but after getting lost (I found myself in
Sacramento) and consulting a map (yes, those paper things with landmarks), I
was on my way.
I visited
the usual tourist spots: the Space Needle and Pike’s Place Market. I found
Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, which was actually about a half an hour outside
of town. I took a lot of walks to get a feel of downtown. I did not see the
famous Bubblegum Wall (since I was not aware of it yet).
This was
actually a fun three-day road trip for me – albeit the drive was a bit too
long. I stopped once at a rest stop in Red Bluff, CA to rest my eyes and at Mt.
Shasta, CA to have breakfast (at the McDonald’s overlooking Black Butte). I
even contemplated to go to Victoria Island in British Columbia in Canada. But I
figured I did not have time to squeeze all that in one day.
I did have time to buy a t-shirt, and that was one of the highlights of my trip.
Not sure about the dolphin reference though.... Isn't their football team The Seahawks?
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