Seattle, Washington

Seattle
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Seattle is the largest city in the state of Washington. It is a seaport between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. The city has a population of about 602,000.

The first European to reach the Seattle area was Arthur A Denny in 1851. The early settlement was known by various names before the name Seattle was proposed by David Swinson "Doc" Maynard, an American pioneer and doctor, in 1853. The name Seattle is a corruption (or you can say anglicized version) of Sealth, the name of the tribal chief of the area.

Downtown Seattle
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Seattle is best known as the city where Boeing aircrafts are assembled. It is also the birthplace of rock legend Jimi Hendrix and the coffee shop Starbucks.

Seattle has a temperate, rainy climate. Its summers are Mediterranean in character, being cool and dry. The warmest month is August, when average temperature reaches 75.6°F (24.2°C). Coldest month is January, when the average temperature is only 35.9°F (2.2°C). Rainfall is highest in autumn and winter, with precipitation averaging above 5 inches from November to January.

Travel to Seattle

Seattle Tacoma International Airport, also called Sea-Tec, is the main air gateway to the city. It receives a number of trans-Pacific flights as well as a few from Europe. The city is linked to downtown by the Link Light Rail train. It takes about 30 minutes to reach downtown Seattle. The ticket is priced at $2.50 and is available at the vending machine at the airport.

You can also take the taxi to downtown. The journey should take around half an hour and costs you $40 plus tip. Taxis are available on the third floor of the parking garage.

Pike Place Market
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Travel within Seattle

Seattle is served by the Metro Transit buses. The fare is $2.00 during normal hours and $2.25 during rush hours (which are Mondays to Fridays 6:00 am - 9:00 am and 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm). You have to pay the exact fare or more, in cash, as the driver does not carry change. Alternatively you can buy the All-Day Pass for $4.00 from the driver.

Link Light Rail are the light rail trains serving the Seattle area. The single line runs from Westlake Center in downtown Seattle to the Seattle Tacoma Airport. The fare runs from $1.75 to $2.50 depending on the distance traveled.

View of Space Needle from the bottom
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