Portland, Oregon and the trip south to 'Frisco

read the sign below

Haliaeetus leucocephalus, click on the picture if your Latin isn't up to scratch
Ladysmith, Vancouver Island is famous for being the home of one Pamela Anderson. We couldn't find the library named after her...



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Vancouver Island

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Rain, Coffee, Microsoft, and a pointless tower

Mick, Alan and Tom from the Hostel answer their critics at the Mariners' stadium Safeco Field. Below you can see both Safeco Field (top) and the Seattle Seahawks' stadium . Safeco Field has has a unique retracting roof that, rather than fully enclose the stadium as the roof of the Millenium Stadium does only acts as an umbrella for the stands and field, so even when protected from the rain the field still feels like an outdoor field.

I can't believe I didn't take a photo of Seattle's most popular/hated attraction - the original Starbucks

The Flat Iron Building - the first Skyscraper

New York, New York...








Malcom X Boulevard in Harlem





Seinfeld fans will be familiar with Tom's Restaurant (also the inspiration for Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" - as in "Doo doo doo doo, doo da-doo doo") The restaurant is noting spectacular, though the big bowl of soup for $2 is hard to beat.

It's not like the inside of the Seinfeld restaurant though.