Seattle to San Francisco Monday 16 June

Seattle:

Day 2 in Seattle.

Settle reminds me of Wellington, Vancouver and Sam Francisco. A harbour-side town built on a hilly terrain. The Temperature was very pleasant. We stayed close to down-town in the Hospital District in an area of moderate high rise buildings from the 1920's onward.

Took a morning tour to the Boeing Factory and using there own blurb:

Star-points:

Complimentary Down town Seattle hotel pick-up & return included for your convenience.
Travel on our air-conditioned, luxury mini-coach, which is ideal for sightseeing.
Discover the #1 aerospace leader in the world - Boeing.
Enjoy a fully narrated 1.5-hour tour of the Boeing Manufacturing Plant.
Explore the history of the company that built the world's first jumbo jet - the 747.
Visit the largest building in the world by volume (472,000,000 cubic feet).
See where Boeing's wide-body aircraft - the 747, 767, 777 and new 787 Dream-liner - are housed and assembled on the buildings 98.3 acres.
Checkout air-planes in various stages of construction and flight testing.
Watch air-planes being manufactured for airline customers around the world.
Admire innumerable views of Seattle as we drive to and from Seattle

The guide was a real character, think his name was Ron, most of the people on the tour (their tour not Boeing) were from Australia, New Zealand and Australia not just USA.

We saw construction of  the plane types referred above, the most unusual aspect for me was the Boeing guide who I thought was in her late forties or fifties was actually 72, she was in great shape.

We went back to town via the park with the Seattle needle and the park where the Seattle World's Fair was held.

Then on to the Farmers Market, only had a couple of hours, but could have spent the day there.

Back to the hotel where surprisingly there was interest in the Soccer World Cup, maybe because USA was playing and beating Ghana.

Then out to the airport (taxi fare capped at $ 40.

On to a United Airlines flight 371 to San Francisco.

Then to Days Inn in San Francisco at San Bruno.

Hired an Alamo rental and had my first experience on driving on the right-hand side.