Here we go again – LOL.
So from Seattle we drove down the Westcoast – amazing – I loved this.
The weather wasn’t the best- but it was still cool.
I was totally amazed by the vegetation in the temperate rainforest there. Awesome huge farns and wonderful mossed trees.
And then finally we entered Oregon – State number 25 on my “Visited US-States”-List.
So – Portland tomorrow? See you there- LOL
Want to see more Seattle photos? – Here we go.
We went to the Seattle Public Library- such a cool building- and the inside is amazing too. A real public place with lot’s of people just enjoying coffee, knitting, reading and relaxing.
Oh and this spinning elephant neon sign was my favorite- isn’t that the cutest?
One day we went to Fremont- the so called Center of the Universe- LOL. Loved that place.
Lot’s of fun art on the street.
And what do you think you would find at Troll Ave right under the freeway?
Yep – a Troll eating a real Volkswagen Beetle! LOL
And how the heck did they get this statue over?
Oh and at the International District this hotel cracked me up – wow- I’m glad those rooms are fire proof and at low rates too!!!
Oh and did I tell you that Seattle totally reminded my of Hamburg?
And tomorrow you can follow me along the WestCoast to Portland, Oregon :) if you want.
I love your pics of Seattle!! I am going to have to check those places out. My daughter lives just across the sound from Seattle. We have only visited Seattle twice, but I see we have missed so much!! HOpe you have a great day!
bwaahaaa… the troll is my favorite today!
Wow what a beautiful pictures!!!! xoxo
Oh, wie schön!!! Da geht mein Fernweh mit mir durch. Aber ich freu mich sehr für Dich, sieht echt toll aus. :)
very cool photos. love that troll!
That troll was in one of my favorite movies “10 Things I Hate About You.” The pictures are great!
i’m glad you liked seattle, its a wonderful city. great shots. Isn’t fremont fuN?
Wow, love your pictures! One day I will go to the US too, I hope! Looks awesome!
wow, love the photos Nat! Looks like you had a fantastic time!!
Makes me want to visit there! I do have a Aunt near there!
Love your photos!! You are so right reminds of Hamburg!!
Hi Nat!
Love 2 be abble 2 take part in your US journey! :)
Have a great day!!!
/Lillyrose
thanks for the journey!! :D :D :D
wow- so schöne Bilder! Da bekomm ich gleich Fernweh!
Wow stunning pictures! Looks like you had a great time!
Deine Stadtansichten sind wie immer super spannend! Besonders der Wegweiser schreit nach einen Layout, nich wahr? :-)
Puh – endlich habe ich meine Fotos runtergeladen und aussortiert – hui hier sind ein paar :-) Seid mir nicht böse, dass ich nur in Englisch poste heute :)
Puh – finally I downloaded the photos and organized them – so here we go :-)
The flight from Hamburg to Newark took 11 hours instead of 8 hours. We had to fill up fuel in Newfoundland as the headwinds were stronger as expected and the weather in Newark was pretty bad. It took also longer as the pilot had to pay the 15ooo Dollar bill with his very own credit card and it wasn’t authorized for so much. I wonder how this conversation went “Hey Hank, fill it up please and two Slim Jims to go!” LOL
*Newfoundland*
We had a nice family dinner and met the newest member of the family – Maui – my brother in law’s cute new dog.
The next day we got up at 5 am to go to the airport. It wasn’t bad as we were still on German time – but the 6 hour flight felt as lasting for EVVVVVEERRR. A nice treat was the photo of Mount Rainier from the plane.
In Seattle we had an amazing bed and breakfast place at Capitol Hill with two rooms- the living room included a fireplace. Right around the corner of our house we found this newly painted garage door – love it.
We met our friends K. and M. who flew in from San Francisco to see us and who had amazing news for us. We celebrated the news and K.’s birthday and had a wonderful evening!
The next day we went with our friends to the Experience Music Project– which really rocked. We had a lot of fun there and I just love the Gehry building.
and doesn’t the sky here look like a face?
We went up to the Space Needle and had a great view over the city and saw the mountains- gorgeous.
It was pretty windy up there…can you tell?
We went to Pikes Place Market -I boy….I love love love this place!!!! The very first Starbucks is located there too and – LOOKSIE – the label was different in the beginning- LOL . Had to be pc-fied – I guess – LOL.
And those guys really made me happy- I loved it – you can catch a glimpse of my shoulder too – LOL. Listen to those street musicians:
[youtube width=”325″ height=”271″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooYhHQj8bXM[/youtube]
The market itself was a eyecandy and ….candy – LOL
hehehe- and this one I love- LOL
Seattle reminded me a lot of Hamburg- with all the green, the water and the harbour.
More tomorrow :-) I hope you like my travel stories- LOL.
WOW – was für geniale Fotos – schön, dass Du wieder zurück bist und dass Ihr sone tolle Zeit hattet!!!! Und Danke für eine Dosis Urlaubs-Feeling durch die Fotos!!!
Wow – die Bilder !!!
Und das Lied – irre, wie die Jungs das rüber gebracht haben. Bist du mit der Heckklappe zuammengestoßen ? *lol*.
great storytelling with pictures :-)
The last photo reminds me of the one you gave Bill.
Love the song!!! They look so much like the same photo’s my sister too when she went there!
I NEED to get me a good digi camera. Start saving those pennies!
Aaaw what a cute doggie!!!! Love the photos!!
Oh how fun. I know how those long, but this wasn’t supposed to happen flights are. You are a trooper. I want to run around in the Pacific Northwest.
Wow! What awesome pics Nat, thanks for sharing!
I so wish I could have been there too. Awesome pictures – and even thought I shouldn’t I had to snigger at the story with the pilot and the refuelling bill
LOVE the pix, the doggie and the Ghery building! I have seen one of his buildings in cleveland ohio and to see not only the metal but the cruves and bends in the brick and the windows too… wow!
Have an extra starbucks on me! AND some pacific scallops too. YUM!
Enjoy, you’ll never be the same again …
great pic’s always wanted to go to seattle :)
i’m completely jealous but i’m glad you had such a good time overseas!! LOOOVE all the photos!!
I’m loving your stories and pictures Nat
Ahh,herrlich!
Danke für den Urlaubseinblick;))
Und,gut,dass du wieder da bist!
Hallo meine Lieben :-) Einige wußten es ja- ich war die letzen zwei Wochen gar nicht da….ich bin erst gestern morgen aus den USA zurückgekommen. Erst ein langer Flug an die Westküste für eine Woche und dann eine Woche Familie und Freunde an der Ostküste. Es war grandios – Ihr werdet also die nächsten Tage mit Bildern und Berichten überschüttet – LOL.
Hi my Lovelies :) Some of you knew it – I have been away the last two weeks…I came home from the States yesterday morning. It was a very long flight to the West Coast where we stayed for a week and then another week on the East Coast with family and friends. It was awesome – you’ll have to cope with a lot of pictures and stories the next days – LOL.
Und passend dazu mein Layout für die dieswöchige Challenge bei Scrapping the Music – ein Song der Beatles “In my Life”.
And what a match is my layout for this week’s challenge at Scrapping the Music – a song by the Beatles “In my Life”.
*There are Places*
Journaling: There are Places I’ll remember :) I have traveled quite a lot in my life and each of the places holds a special place in my heart.
Supplies. Cardboard, Acrylic Paints, Glimmer Mist, 7Gypsies Paper, Mapstickers, Prima Pebbles, Julie Balzer Journaling Stamp, Heidi Swapp Chipboard Letters.
Und nu erstmal den Jet-Lag weiter bekämpfen!
And now off to fight the jet lag! :)
Love the background you’ve created!! Your layout is beautiful!!!
I love your layout Nat! The blues are so beautiful – they just glow!
I cant wait to ‘see’ and ‘read’ all about your trip!
Nat, I’m glad you are home safe and sound. I so would have loved to have met you in person.
Welcome back Nat! That layout is gorgeous! Love the colors!
Great to have you back :)
Love the layout!
xo
Natasja
YAY she’s back!!!! Can’t wait to see the pictures and hear the stories.Totally dig this layout – the colour combo is ACE and I love how the picture pops off the page
Gorgeous layout, as always! Kim from PB raved about you non-stop to me! Glad to hear you had a great time!
Willkommen zurück! Ich freue mich schon auf KOMMENDEN Sonntag! *hihi*
Ahh, sie ist zurück! :-) Toller Hintergrund und wie schön das Foto daraus leuchtet – klasse!
Good to hear you had a good time in the states! Good luck with your jet lag…love the LO!!! All is well here :-) xoxo eef
Oh, das hat mich jetzt an meine Herzensplätze katapultiert! Fotos meiner Lieblingsorte lösen immer riesige Mengen Emotionen aus. Herrliche Idee, diese Tatsache zu verscrappen!
hey, schön, das du wieder da bist!!
ein toller hintergrund mit einen wunderbaren foto – perfekt!! :D
willkommen zurück ! tolles layout, ich kann es kaum erwarten ein paar bilder zu sehen!
your use of colors are just out of this world NaT!!! heh.. jet-lag eh? Rest!!! you’ll feel better not trying to do everything at once :D
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When I first moved to WA I took a picture of the Evacuation route sign too….LOL. Isn’t it beautiful there?
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Sylvia
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oh this looks grand. great photos! i’ve never been to the west coast of the USA, but it’s on my list… :)
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Danyeela
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Tolle Fotos! Danke fürs zeigen!
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heather
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I dream about living there.
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Suzanne Webb
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OREGON IS beautiful, isn’t it??? Wish you could make it over to Central Oregon (completely different climate :), and you could visit my scrapbook store! :)
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debby
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Nat, it is so much fun to see the USA through fresh, creative eyes! I can’t wait until tomorrow.
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Eeva
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Love your photos!! The one of the ocean and the tree is very cool!!!
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Kim Hughes
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ummm
WOW!!
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Twinnom
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Klasse Fotos Nat! Die Fotos der Vegetation des Regenwaldes finde ich ja total beeindruckend. Aber auch all die anderen Fotos die du bisher gezeigt hast sind klasse.
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Lisa Dorsey
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WOW what cool pics Nat. I just love the ocean picture.
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