We started off by trying to find a parking spot by the Seattle Center. There was some even going on and all of the street spots were taken by set-up trucks for the event. We checked the garage for the Seattle Center, but it was completely full too. After following a line of cars through the garage and checking a couple floors twice we were about to give up. But as we were leaving a car started to back out right in front of us. We had two cars for our group so as we were talking about who would take that spot a second car right across from the first one started backing out. I thought we were pretty lucky - parking is always something I dread when I visit Seattle.
First stop was the model train set up in the food court at the Seattle Center.
Then we caught the monorail to Westlake Center. The kids loved the monorail. They got the very front seat so they could look straight out the window and for them it was like a roller-coaster (you can see Christian's hands up in the air in one of the pictures below). Although the monorail is fun to ride, it just kind of bothers me that it is the only train/subway transportation system for Seattle. I think cities like DC and Boston are so easy to visit because the subways can take you wherever you want to go. But there is so much congestion and parking issues in Seattle because they don't have anything like that. On the trip back the children got to sit in the front of the monorail again, but Elliott didn't get to the front seat fast enough. When the driver noticed it he let Elliott stand by him, honk the horn, and give him directions which way to turn it as we followed down the tracks.
Right outside the Westlake Center we played on the toys for a little bit and looked at the tree and the other lights some.
Then we stopped at the Sees store for free samples and everyone got to pick out one piece to buy.
From there we walked over to the gingerbread house display at the Sheraton. This year they did a Star Wars theme and had one display per movie, plus a few extra characters. The displays were amazing and probably the best possible theme for our children right now.
After that we walked over to Pacific Place Mall for their fake snow. I am not sure exactly what their fake snow was - it seemed like tiny soap bubbles, but it wasn't slimy or slick like soap. I read online that the formula for the snow that they use in this mall is a secret and it was created by a magician. I didn't taste it, but one newspaper did say that it does taste a little like soap. Which leads me to my next question - why do we stick out our tongues to catch snow in our mouths? It seems like it is almost an instinctual thing that everyone does.
Then we just walked around the downtown area for a little bit and the kids enjoyed looking at all of the lights and tall buildings.
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