Seattle skyline from Kerry Park
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SEATTLE IS A CITY OF WATER, WITH ITS HEART STRETCHED ALONG
AN ISTHMUS LAPPED BY THE PUGET SOUND ON THE WEST SIDE AND
LAKE WASHINGTON ON THE EAST, AND DRIZZLED BY AN AVERAGE OF
37.49 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION PER YEAR FROM ABOVE. THAT MAKES
THIS SOPHISTICATED METROPOLIS NOT JUST A VERY GREEN PLACE TO
VISIT, BUT ALSO THE PERFECT SPOT TO ENJOY RIDING THE WAVES ON
SAILBOATS, SEAPLANES, KAYAKS, AND CANOES.
THE CITY OF 725,000 PEOPLE IS ALSO ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST
TECHNOLOGICALLY INNOVATIVE, SERVING AS HEADQUARTERS TO
GLOBAL GIANTS LIKE AMAZON, BOEING, STARBUCKS, MICROSOFT,
AND COSTCO. WITH SUCH A SOPHISTICATED, CREATIVE, AND YOUNG
POPULATION COMES A HUGE VARIETY OF CUTTING-EDGE RESTAURANTS,
SOPHISTICATED MUSEUMS, AND SIZZLING MUSIC VENUES, NOT TO
MENTION A RABID SPORTS SCENE, WITH THE BELOVED SEAHAWKS
KEEPING THE CITY ROLLICKING IN FALL AND WINTER, AND THE
MARINERS IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER. INDEED, IT’S NEVER HARD TO
FIND SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT IN SEATTLE.
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