# Back to Seattle - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-seattle/ - Published: 2019-02-07T05:38:17-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **An electric buzz runs across my skin**. I look out the airplane window to see the Emerald City come into view. I’m home again, back in [Seattle](https://www.seattle.gov/visiting-seattle). No matter how long it has been, I always feel more of my self, my true self, here in this city. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HipstamaticPhoto- 557457971.548514.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) **I take my familiar route** from the airport to the light rail train that will wind through the suburbs, past the industrial district and into downtown. I exit with ease and emerge among the skyscrapers and the pungent smell of salty sea air and green herbs. ![](https://i2.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HipstamaticPhoto- 557508723.626834.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) **I check in to my hotel**, a refurbished building of old that has the charm I’m looking for, even if my wallet choked on the expense. Wine, scallops and gnocchi pass by my lips as I watch the night go by against the glass buildings. I rise early the next morning and walk down to the Public Market. It’s eerily quiet this early in the morning, as almost everything is still closed. I wander around the back stairs and alleyways to see if I can find anything unusual. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HipstamaticPhoto- 557511190.634305.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) **A little cafe overlooking the Puget** sound opens and I get a table for one, a hearty breakfast and a tall bloody mary. I watch the sea birds in silence. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HipstamaticPhoto- 557509508.443438.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) Satisfied, I head to the car rental center and make my way to the Mukilteo ferry. My destination is Whidbey Island for the long Holiday weekend. I’m re-connecting once again to my birth place. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-seattle/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Back%20to%20Seattle&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fback-to-seattle%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-seattle/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-seattle/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-seattle/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-seattle/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…