good-bye NY

Seattle bound
poised for takeoff @JFK

flight date: Monday, May 23th '05

cloud country

clouds and snow-caps

followed by:
up up and away

depart 5:40 EST/arrive 9ish Pacific time

cloud country
     
topographytopographytopography
topographytopographytopography
topographytopographytopography
plane window coast-line views
 
getting closer to landing
  
 
closer
  
 
closer
  
 
finally, touch-down Seattle
  
     
night-time Space Needle

blur from taxi window
welcoming hotel sight
 
Blue Water Bistro (quick late bite)
 
Tuesday, May 24th
6:30 market open
7:15 morning view
Silver Cloud, Lake Union

Space Needle as seen from hotel window
convention center menu

convention center
decorative/historical thing

down town Seattle
Sheraton Hotel 

Kurt w/Michael Evans
(conference organizer)
at hospitality table
bar area inside 35th floor ballroom
 
 
 

Jay at the podium

sunset shadows

night view from 35th floor ballroom
 
 
early rise
Wednesday, May 25th
(official start of conference)


 

Silver Cloud coffee
hybrid bus
coffee@theconference

Bob Parsons speaking out
     
walking destination 

public marketplace
restaurant hide-away
     

it's a McCrea Roussanne (white Rhone) 
a Rhone with a view
     
leaving marketplace area
heading back
 to hotel room
anything might be
considered a photo op

an alley down-town
 although there are better
things to do in Seattle...
 
    
than stay in a hotel room 
watching American Idol!
 

napkin=offline advertising
 
 dot-conference-day
  
dot-conference-day
 
 CEO Roundtable; Jay moderates
  
     
 
more round tables
Thursday, May 26th
(evening)
  

35th floor ballroom

set for full service dinner
ready for award ceremonies
Jay and Kristin
kickin' back 
 
next up: DomainRoundtable, 5/27
 
 
 
Domain Roundtable finale
  
     
good-bye sign in lobby

(from  another conference)
Jothan leads discussion
  
Panel on Intellectual Property 
 
 
  
 
that same afternoon
 

 
 
 
 
aboard a local ferry
 
post conference exploration
     
stairs to the deck

an inexpensive sight-seeing solution
ferry cargo
 
catching glimpses

 Pacific Northwest island destination
through ferry portholes 
 
 
  
@Duke's Chowder House
     
 
 
  
 
Saturday walk to Space Needle
  
the address is 500WallStreet.com
adjacent cites
 
 
  
 

One Space Needle Plaza

 
    ticket to ride
 
 
 
 
 
  
     
 
 
  
     
     

merchandiser's
back to ground floor
   
space needle/pepper mill 

retail paradise
 
 
 
 
  
all part of the "scene"
 

play funky music white suit 
happy hour sign, Paul Allen's main floor
to do next time </slight sigh>
   
and on to other experiences...

tourist train=tourist treatment

shining cars w/dome top dining
 
Nicole, professional (good) train waiter
 
 
 
smiling couple from back east
 others catch a Pacific sunset
whizzing along
to a  winery 
   
 
 across the board marketing
 
 
   
homeward bound
 

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