My hosts for the last 2+ weeks - Bill & Judy. As a "thank you"
for putting up with me, I took them to dinner at the Calcutta Grill
located at the Newcastle Golf Club. Apart from fine food, this
establishment has a superb view of the Seattle area. And another
attraction, to be shown later.
The Seattle skyline, from the Smith Tower (left) to the Space Needle.
And also this view of downtown Bellevue. It has grown substantially
since I left - a number of high rise buildings have gone up.
As it was not a place to go other than some of the shops, I
managed to avoid it this visit.
The sun is setting, and so the sky is changing colour at the end
of the day, as evidenced here against the Seattle skyline.
A wider angle version of the above photo, including part of the
golf course.
This is the other attraction. At sunset, a piper comes out to
farewell the day. He appears on this hill in front of the club house,
and later walks up to play on a terrace along the front of the dining
area.
The Seattle skyline is being highlighted by the changing colour of
the sky. The patch of water on the left is Elliot Bay. The flying
bird in the middle was chance - I didn't see until I looked at
the result.
Just about sunset with the sun sinking behind the Olympic Mountains.
And then this plane passed in front of the scene - making it's way
into Seatac Airport.
The piper playing his final piece along the terrace of the restaurant.
The last direct rays of the sun as it sinks behind the Olympic Mountains
Mountains behind Seattle are starting to turn blue against the orange
sky of sunset.
Downtown Bellevue's skyline disappearing into the night.
And so concluded an excellent meal, with a glorious sunset and a piper to end the day. Time for home and bed, to prepare for tomorrow's departure.
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