iPostcards from Washington & Oregon

We're back!
Had a fabulous time!
Please click on the following destinations to be directed to the specific posting:

Seatlle, WA
Portland, OR
Cannon Beach, OR

iPostcards from Seattle, WA

Seattle as a place to visit was exciting for me,

since some of my high school buddies

and some of Bill's relatives live in the area.

But as far as considering Seattle as a place to live,

I felt unsure about leaving sunny Los Angeles for the rain.

But I went in with an open mind.

Since we went in August,

we were blessed with beautiful sunny days

and clear skies during our visit.

in front of our hotel, Seattle's premier boutique hotel,

Inn at the Market and the Pike Place Market

My friend, Troy, the DSM, was nice enough to have us stay for free.

in front of Seattle's world-famous public market

at the foot of Pike Street

by Seattle's Space Needle

in front of the original/first Starbucks location/store

on the ferry leaving Seattle ...

for Bainbridge Island to look at homes with ...

a view of Seattle's skyline

or have Bill's cousin, Jeff, custom-build a house for us

or get a condo with ...

a view of the Space Needle, Queen Anne, and Elliott Bay

or a townhouse in Queen Anne with
a view of Seattle's skyline

... and a view of Elliott Bay and marina

or view of Mt. Rainier

As for the real estate market,
we did learn that Seattle is at the top of
most overpriced cities in the U.S.
My high school buddies inadvertently
helped me in making up my mind,
when they asked me
if I was ready to wear flannel on a regular basis ... LOL

iPostcards from Portland, OR

Now that Bill and I work remotely from home, he, for quite sometime now, has been itching for us to explore the possibility of living somewhere else outside California. Since I wanted to travel for my birthday, we decided to go visit friends & family in Portland, Oregon & Seattle, Washington and check out the real estate market in both cities. We met with some realtors and checked out several properties:

... condos with river/marina views,

houses with city/downtown/mountain views,

properties with a view of Mount Hood,

townhouses by the river, etc.

having dinner with our friends David & Denise

iPostcards from Cannon Beach, OR

We spent my birthday on a road trip

from Portland, OR to the beautiful Oregon Coast:

with John Dale, Bill's nephew, in Cannon Beach, OR

picturesque Cannon Beach, OR

view from some of the homes

at Manzanita Beach, OR

view of Mount Hood from Portland, OR