So, Seattle is rather nice. I don't think six hours is really enough time to explore the place (what with it being quite big) but you can certainly get a taste of what the area has to offer. Our guide Tom took us to some pretty nifty places, including a Pyramid Alehouse (apricot ale, I'll never forget you...) and the Space Needle. For some reason I always thought the Space Needle was taller. And a bit shinier. It's certainly shiny inside but the outside is loo...

So here we are, on our way to Seattle on a big ol'train. It was a pretty early start but we've still been waking up at 4-5am so it wasn't too much of a hardship, then to the station (Pacific Central) to fill in forms of varying colours asking the same information. Then it was to the fingerprinting and photographing station (so now I guess we're "in the system"), $12 for a visa thank you very much and finally onto the train. The ride down to the Canada/US borde...