{"id":33,"date":"2013-03-20T23:48:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T07:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/?p=33"},"modified":"2013-12-03T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T20:14:16","slug":"seattle-alki-point-and-gas-works-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/2013\/03\/20-seattle-alki-point-and-gas-works-park\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years Day in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Gotta backtrack a little&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Tony and I went to visit my friends Claudia and Kyle for the first week of 2013. The two of them live in Houston, but we decided to meet up for the holidays. Claud&#8217;s older sister and brother-in-law graciously hosted us, and we crammed in sooooo much eating and sightseeing (and more eating) within the 5 days I was there!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-large wp-image-39\" alt=\"Group photo\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0013-750x500.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-39\" alt=\"Group photo\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0013-750x500.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0013-750x500.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0013-470x313.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The two of us flew in really early in the morning on January 1st to get a cheap flight. So with a lack of sleep, we explored <b>Alki Point and Gas Works Park<\/b> before we got back to our hosts&#8217; home for some rest and hot pot dinner :)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-large wp-image-25\" alt=\"Hopping around at Gas Works Park!\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0015-750x500.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-25\" alt=\"Hopping around at Gas Works Park!\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0015-750x500.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-medium wp-image-73\" alt=\"Alki Point \u2022\u00a0Seattle\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-00111-470x705.jpg\" width=\"370\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73\" alt=\"Alki Point \u2022\u00a0Seattle\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-00111-470x705.jpg\" width=\"370\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-00111-470x705.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-00111-750x1125.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-00111.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy alignright size-medium wp-image-65\" alt=\"Gas Works\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0025-470x705.jpg\" width=\"370\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-65\" alt=\"Gas Works\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0025-470x705.jpg\" width=\"370\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0025-470x705.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0025-750x1125.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gas_Works_Park\">Gas Works Park<\/a> was such a fun area to roam around! It was formerly a coal gasification plant&#8230; as you see here they&#8217;ve kept a large structure there, though gated off, and it gave an interesting industrial contrast to the grassy knolls and boat houses surrounding the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0017-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"View of boat houses from Gas Works Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-large wp-image-82\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0017-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"View of boat houses from Gas Works Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-82\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0017-750x500.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0017-470x313.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0017.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0023-750x600.jpg\" alt=\"Posers\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-large wp-image-83\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0023-750x600.jpg\" alt=\"Posers\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-83\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0023-750x600.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0023-470x376.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0023.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0028-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hi from Gas Works Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-large wp-image-84\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0028-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hi from Gas Works Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-84\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0028-750x500.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0028-470x313.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0028.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0031-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Gas Works Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"lazy alignleft size-large wp-image-85\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0031-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Gas Works Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0031-750x500.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0031-470x313.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0031.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy aligncenter size-large wp-image-66\" alt=\"Sunsetting over Seattle Skyline\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0029-750x500.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66\" alt=\"Sunsetting over Seattle Skyline\" src=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0029-750x500.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0029-750x500.jpg 750w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0029-470x313.jpg 470w, http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Seattle-Portland-0029.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div id=\"lmm_2f26b972\" style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"mapsmarker layermap layer-2\">\n<div id=\"lmm_map_2f26b972\" class=\"lmm-map\" style=\"background:#f6f6f6;border:1px solid #ccc;height:350px; overflow:hidden;padding:0;\"><p style=\"font-size:80%;color:#9f9e9e;margin-left:5px;\">loading map - please wait...<noscript><br\/><strong>Map could not be loaded - please enable Javascript!<\/strong><br\/><a style=\"text-decoration:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsmarker.com\/js-disabled\" target=\"_blank\">&rarr; more information<\/a><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"lmm_geo_tags_2f26b972_1\" class=\"lmm-geo-tags geo\">Seattle \u2022\u00a0Alki Point: <span class=\"latitude\">47.575931<\/span>, <span class=\"longitude\">-122.419851<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"lmm_geo_tags_2f26b972_2\" class=\"lmm-geo-tags geo\">Seattle \u2022\u00a0Gas Works Park: <span class=\"latitude\">47.645368<\/span>, <span class=\"longitude\">-122.334629<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gotta backtrack a little&#8230; Tony and I went to visit my friends Claudia and Kyle for the first week of 2013. 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