Space Needle Redux, Seattle, WA

I'd been to the Space Needle before but Trish hadn't so we made reservations for Sunday brunch there. It's easy to get to (after the ferry ride) and has valet parking for only $8.

Obviously the views are spectacular and the food is just as good.

The day we were there you could see Mt. Rainer.

Their web site is here and the wikipedia article is here.

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Coit Tower, San Francisco

Coit Tower is atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. It was built at the request of Lillie Hitchcock Coit from a gift from her estate. Legend has it that it was designed to look like a fire hose nozzle (or something else of a fireman's anatomy).

The wikipedia article is here.

Eiffel Tower, Paris

We've been to the Eiffel Tower twice. Here's the wikipedia article and here's their webcam.

We always walk across the bridge near the Eiffel Tower, ride the carousel, eat ice cream, and take pictures from here.

Tower of London

We went to the Tower of London in 1991. After taking the obligatory tour during the day, we returned that night to the Ceremony of the Keys - scary stuff. Here's my picture of one of the ravens. Notice the Tower Bridge in the background.

Zoom all the way in and you can count the people in the yard.

Tower of Pisa

In 1991, we went to the Tower of Pisa in the Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles). Here's their web site and here's the wikipedia article.

There are two other structures (the cathederal and the baptistry) in this area and they all lean to varying extents.

Tower 42, London

While we were in London in 2003, we had hors d'ourves at Vertigo 42 on top of Tower 42, the tallest building in the City of London. Their web site is here and the wikipedia article is here. It was originally the NatWest Tower and was bombed by the IRA in 1993, after which NatWest vacated it.

Space Needle, Seattle

Here's the Space Needle in Seattle. While I haven't eaten dinner here, I did go to a reception at the top. Here's what wikipedia says about it. Being in Seattle, you knew Microsoft Local Live would have a good bird's eye view.


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Sky Tower, Auckland

On my trip to New Zealand in 2000, we ate dinner one night at the top of the Sky Tower. According to wikipedia, it is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Here's my picture.

CN Tower, Toronto

Here's the CN Tower on the riverfront in Toronto. wikipedia says it is the world's tallest freestanding structure on land. We ate dinner in the revolving restaurant at the top. Rogers Centre with the retractable roof is next door.