50 City Walk: Queen Anne

For my 50 city walks, I chose Queen Anne as my destination. First, because of the high reputation of the neighborhood and second, well, it's closer to my home. Queen Anne is a very steep hill. To start our walk I had to take bus 13 which went up the hill for several stops until it reached the top. At the top, there wasn't any crazy uphill walking thankfully. We started our walk at Macrina Bakery, a small coffee shop bakery. The walk recommended we get snacks from there but we already had lunch so we just got cold drinks and continued on our way.

The walk took us through Queen Anne's streets where fancy houses were aligned one after the other and views of the Olympics, Puget Sound and Magnolia neighborhood were amazing us along the way. One thing I liked is the different kinds of houses there was: modern, classic, huge, not so huge. But they were all fancy houses. The views were spectacular as well. The first thing I thought of when seeing them was how lucky the home owners are for having such an amazing view to wake up to every morning. 

The next stop on our walk was the Betty Bowen Viewpoint. At it you can enjoy a 180 degrees view of the Puget Sound. It has benches to relax in and enjoy the view and some art installments in the ground from Northwest artists. 

Just aside Betty Bowen Viewpoint was our next stop, Parsons Gardens. A tiny park in the corner of this beautiful neighborhood. One specific thing I liked in the park was a lonesome bench in the middle of the trees and flowers. It was like a place from a romantic movie, a perfect place for a proposal scene haha.

Our final stop was the famous Kerry Park. With one of the most perfect views of Seattle that I've seen. Space Needle in the foreground, Downtown in the background and Mount Rainier in the far distance. The perfect place to take pictures, which I did. It was the perfect end for this very joyful afternoon I spent walking around a beautiful neighborhood.