Monday, October 17, 2005
The Underground Tour
OK, this is the last tourist trap thing we do in Seattle. We learn that the "new Seattle" was built up by moving enough dirt to fill Panama Canal twice from the mountains towards the sea, 3 years after the big fire of 1889. We actually go underground and see the old storefronts, junk used to fill in the gaps...and lots of rats. What is really astonishing is that a major metropolis is built on these shaky foundations! It doesn't smell too good either. We learn a lot but are glad to come up for fresh air.
# posted by Ola & Jon @ 7:33 PM 
