North to Alaska, Shadowmeboy's Jewel Shimmering Pictorial Review

[shadowmeboy]

Exciting! I'm looking forward to more. We leave next Monday, for the southbound itinerary on Jewel.

 

Thank you for following. I will try to get as much out ahead of Monday as I can.

 

Tell JC the cruise director hi for me!

[shadowmeboy]

As always, a great start! I absolutely love reading your reviews :)

 

Thank you. I am glad you love them, I appreciate the feedback.

[shadowmeboy]

following along! I've read all of your other reviews and am looking forward to this one.

 

Thank you. Glad to have you along!

[www3traveler]

Love your review.

 

I live in College Place, WA probably not far from where you live.

 

Have you met Hotel Director Steven Jacobsen, Food and Beverage Director Claus Pascher or Guest Services Manager Jose Piedra yet. They are all friends of mine.

 

Mandy

[JJAuckland]

So excited to read your review. Have enjoyed your previous reviews. Loving the photos so far

[WitnessProtection]

Beautiful photos! Looking forward to your review. Have a fantastic trip!

[shadowmeboy]

Matthew --

Great picture of you, Alaina & Susan. Johnny & I will be following your review. We love to show off our beautiful state & we'll be headed out on the Jewel in September, Vancouver to Tokyo.

Cheers -- Von & John

 

Thank you for following along! I love taking pictures of Washington!

 

Enjoy your trip on the Jewel!

[shadowmeboy]

I so happy, you are doing another review. I can't wait

 

Glad to be of assistance!

 

follow, read your other reviews, they are all great, thank you

 

your welcome!

[shadowmeboy]

Love your review.

 

I live in College Place, WA probably not far from where you live.

 

Have you met Hotel Director Steven Jacobsen, Food and Beverage Director Claus Pascher or Guest Services Manager Jose Piedra yet. They are all friends of mine.

 

Mandy

 

Mandy,

 

We are in North Central Washington. Its about the same to College Place as Seattle.

 

Steven, Claus, and Jose were great!

 

So excited to read your review. Have enjoyed your previous reviews. Loving the photos so far

 

Glad to share them. More to come!

[shadowmeboy]

Beautiful photos! Looking forward to your review. Have a fantastic trip!

 

Thank you!

[shadowmeboy]

So after unloading the bags into our rooms and freshening up. We headed to downtown Seattle.

 

 

Jenny, Jenner, and Susan all waiting for me for once!

 

 

hotel lobby

 

 

 

Jenner sitting on the couch.

 

 

Breakfast area.

 

 

Jenny and Susan relaxing on the shuttle!

[shadowmeboy]

We got dropped off at the Angle Lake Sound Transit Link light rail station.

 

 

Susan tapping her Orca card to utilize her day pass we bought on our Orca cards.

 

 

heading up to the train.

 

 

Susan taking a picture of us!

 

 

heading to the train

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

A plane on final approach to SeaTac International Airport.

 

 

stopping at the SeaTac light rail station

 

 

passing the N concourse (Alaska Airlines)

 

 

International Boulevard (SR 99)

 

 

Southcenter Mall and I-405 and I-5 interchange.

 

 

running along I5 towards Seattle.

[shadowmeboy]

 

Crossing the BNSF main line

 

 

I-5

 

 

 

the light rail tracks run down the middle of MLK Boulevard

 

 

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heading into the tunnel to go under Mt. Baker hill.

 

 

If coming from the airport, you can store luggage where the bike is stored.

 

 

Sound Transit yard in SODO.

[RD29P5]

We're a couple weeks behind you going the other way. Hoping your picture's will hold me over till I get to take a few of my own. More than likely it will just make me want to speed up the clock a bit.

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

Downtown Seattle

 

 

We stopped briefly to change train Operators.

 

 

Old Rainier Beer Brewery

 

 

 

Safeco Field - Home of my Mariners!

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Stadium Station - the Seattle Sounders had a match that evening, but we got through before the rush.

 

 

entering the transit tunnel and International District station.

 

 

We got off at Westlake Center.

 

 

Popping up at 3rd Avenue near Macy's.

 

[shadowmeboy]

We had planned to go to the Klondike Gold Rush Historical Park - Seattle unit in Pioneer Square. Unfortunately, we got into Downtown late, and chose to head directly to Pike Place Market. If we had been able to go you would have seen this:

 

These pictures were taken in May 2016. They have you follow the journey of individuals on their way to the Klondike. The National Park tells their story as you work your way through the Museum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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At the end they have a Wheel to spin, to try your luck.

 

I highly encourage anyone going to Alaska to visit here before sailing, especially if leaving from Seattle and visiting Skagway. Skagway has 3 additional Klondike Gold Rush Historical Park units. These are Skagway, Dyea, and the trail.

[shadowmeboy]

Back to our adventure!

 

 

crossing 2nd Avenue

 

 

1st Avenue

 

 

As we walked down the hill, I saw what I want to see.

 

The Norwegian Bliss.

 

Having just left pier 66, She was on her way back to Alaska.

 

 

 

 

I cannot wait to sail her in November!

[shadowmeboy]

 

Susan saw the sign for The Confectional. A super delicious Cheesecake shop in the market.

 

 

 

 

 

Susan took a photo with one of the Pike Place Fish Market guys!

 

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Jenny found an opal ring she loved in the Market.

 

 

A gentleman was buying some fish.

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Can you see the fish flying through the air?

 

 

 

Another in the air, look at the S in Sound.

 

 

They throw the fish when it gets purchased.

 

 

Video of the fish being thrown.

 

 

The Pike Place Pig

 

Edited June 28, 2018 by shadowmeboy

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Seattle's famous waterfront