I am now at Madison Park and these are the waters of Lake Washington. It is a very beautiful area of Seattle and the people who live in these houses have an astonishing view of Lake Washington and Bellevue.

From Madison Park we have access to Madison Beach, which is my favorite type of beach...not salty water!!! The day was a bit cold but I decided to put my feet in the water and it was surprisingly delicious.

I took this picture from the beach and the city you see across Lake Washington is called Bellevue. Because of its proximity to Redmond, home of Microsoft, Bellevue changed from just a satellite city of Seattle to an edge city, recently ranked as the 4th best place to live and one of the 25 safest cities in America. Thank you Mr. Gates.

The access from Seattle to Bellevue is by the awesome Lake Washington Floating Bridge, which is one of Seattle's landmark.

Oh, can you see Mount Rainier on the background?

Madison Beach is super clean and the reason for that is this sign that teaches people what to do when they come here. Just the same as in Boa Viagem...

The year was 1971. The venue, Pike Place Market. The name...

This was the first store of Starbucks coffee which is now the largest coffeehouse company in the world with 17, 133 stores in 49 countries. Since many of their products are seasonal my favorite right now is the iced tea passion flavor. (I have to say I'm trying my best to right American English). this store is in front of the Public Market below.

This is the famous Pike Place Market, a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront. It opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. The market was named after its central street, Pike Street, and remains one of Seattle's most popular tourist destinations.

When I first saw it I thought "is that it?" But once I got in there I realized that the market has several lower levels with all kinds of shops. Antique, comic books, restaurants and so on. In the street level there are fishmongers, fruit and vegetable stands and craft stands.

I absolutely recommend a visit to Pike Place Market. I myself have been there a couple of times already and there is always something new to be seen.

Downtown Seattle...as beautiful as the rest of the city!!!

"For more than 133 years, the YMCA of Great Seattle has provided safe and caring environments, positive role models, creative activities and opportunities to serve the needs of others. These are the essential building blocks for strong kids, strong families and strong communities." I guess that's why the guys from Village People liked singing "It's fun to stay at the Y M C A..."

Here I am lying on the floor of the Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, which is an extremely beautiful cathedral in Capitol Hill. But what I liked the most was that, different from other more conventional churches, here at Saint Mark people can come on Sunday evenings only to listen to the choir and the organs and actually lie on the floor to enjoy the music. As you can see from the picture the light is dimmed which makes the experience more soothing. So bring your pillows and blankets and let peace flow within you.

I give you now the Fremont Bridge. I pass over this bridge every time I go to university and what you are seeing right now happens pretty often. Fremont Bridge opens an average of 35 times a day, which makes it the most frequently opened drawbridge in the United States and one of the busiest bridges in the world. It is one of the four bascule bridges over the Lake Washington Ship Canal. One day I'll show you the other three. And remember, whenever you have to wait for a drawbridge to open and close turn your engine off...the environment will thank you!