Seattle House Hunt - Day Three

Having come out conquerer of the great Seattle house battle, I moved on to my next mission which was to convince the Sara that Seattle would be a suitable urban paradise to spend the rest of our lives in. Of course, there was a lot of phone calls and paperwork to do in the morning, but the remainder of Day 3 was spent exploring the Emerald City.
Here's my new workplace, the building on the right, across from the circular Westin Towers. The sun shines down upon it as an omen that this will be a divine place to spend 45 hours per week for the next 38 years. 600 Stewart Street is proud of its status as Seattle's 62nd tallest building, and of being the home of a Starbucks ... just like every other building in the city. The building is pretty much in the center of downtown, which I love, and there's like a million public transportation stops right in front of it, including the monorail (see the tracks in the picture). President Obama has stayed at the Westin Towers a few times since we moved in, and he ate at the McDonalds next door. Classy.

This here is a giant metal penguin in the Pacific Place Mall across the street from my work. I like giant metal penguins. It's made up of a bunch of junk, and its fun to try and identify each piece.

My most convincing evidence to support Seattle's livability was that every so often you come across a real live palm tree. Not that Seattle is a tropical or desert locale or anything, but it was comforting to know that there's not some horrible winter every year that wipes out all vegetation in the area. Eventually we'll muster up the courage to plant a palm tree in our own front yard. Maybe we can sell the coconuts and get rich. I think that's how Bill Gates got his start.