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New Zealand: Waitakere – Arataki Visitor Centre in Waitakere NZ
It’s surprising to find this peace and quiet in this amazing location outside the Arataki Visitor Centre in Waitakere so close to the bustling city of Auckland. These steps take you eventually up up up to the sky view. 
New Zealand: Waitakere – Inside the Arataki Visitor Centre
You just never know who you might meet when you travel. This wooden sculpture of a male is inside the Arataki Visitor Centre and Himione Heketarere is carved on the bottom.
New Zealand: Waitakere – Views from outside the Arataki Visitor Centre
From the Arataki Visitor Centre in Waitakere, you can see the Hauraki Gulf (Pacific), Rangitoto, and north past Auckland city centre. If you gaze south past Auckland Airport, you’ll glimpse the Bombay Hills and west will lead your eyes to Manukau Harbour (Tasman Ocean).
US: Seattle – Curds (and Whey?)
You can watch the process of mixing cheese curds through a window near Piroshky Piroshky (pierogies).
US: Seattle – Piroshky Pierogies
In Seattle, WA you can get so many kinds of food in or near Pike’s Peak Market. We have a weakness for pierogies.
US: Seattle – Wings over Washington
Thought this was chicken wings joint as it is in the area of the Pike’s Place Market in Seattle. Boy was I wrong – it’s a flight simulator which focuses on scenery rather than stomach-churning dips. The life-like soaring vignettes from the ocean to the forest to the mountains are enhanced by effects like a light mist spray near Snoqualmie Falls and a pine scent in the woods.
US: Seattle – Ferris Wheel in Seattle
A different view of the ferris wheel over the Seattle waterfront.
US: Seattle – Walkway by the Water
You can get a nice view, cool breezes on this walkway behind the Pike’s Place Market in Seattle. Note the ferris wheel in the distance. Do you think the people walking are noticing anything other than their phones?
US: Seattle – Old and New Architecture in Seattle
We love the contrasts of architectural styles as we walk through cities. This one’s in Seattle, WA.
US: Seattle – Chief Seattle Fountain
Even way back in 1909, the city of Seattle made sure to honor Chief Seattle, its namesake, with this fountain.
