It had been a long time since I was in Seattle when I returned in first week of June 2006, and I planned to make the most of it. In my prior visit, my camera was just something heavy I had in my pocket to snap a quick picture of a few of my favorite places in between outings with friends. The result of this is many good memories but few good pictures. I'm happy to say that I didn't make the same mistake.

One of the things I think I very conspicuously missing from the previous gallery is beautiful skyline. I'm a skyscraper junkie, as you'll very quickly notice. If you're not a fan of skyscrapers, don't tune out just yet. There are other interesting pictures here, including the lucky pictures I got of 3 sea lions sunning themselves on a buoy in Eliot Bay, the Pike's Place Fish Market (and the worlds first Starbucks next door), the "Sleepless in Seattle" house boat, a heron, and some random Kayakers. (This gallery is pretty big, I recommend trying out the slide show option.)