Snowy Seattle

They say it never snows in Seattle. I wonder why exactly am I then stuck in this snow storm for the last 4 days? Everything is white and closed. And there goes the opportunity for a wonderful drive to Vancouver, BC. I guess I have some strange tendency to take rain and snow with me wherever I go. Maybe someone somewhere is really missing me like crazy :()

                                                          The snowy Seattle view from my window

Anyways, moving back to Seattle, I had the opportunity to learn some very interesting facts about this beautiful and vibrant city. I thought I would share some of them with you:

1. Seattle is the most literate city in the U.S. with the most bookstores and libraries per capita, and more than half of the residents over 25 yrs old having a bachelor's degree.
2. Seattle is a city that was built on top of another city after the Great Fire of 1889, when citizens raised the street level and started over. The old buried Seattle can still be toured as part of the area they call Underground. 
3. Although notorious for its ever pouring nasty rainfall, Seattle has an annual rainfall that is actually less than that of Houston, Chicago and New York City. 
4. Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant built in 1961 which most tourists now acknowledge as the Space Needle, the most iconic landmark in the city.
5. People in Seattle buy the most sunglasses per capita than any other U.S. city.
6. Seattle has the second most glassblowing studios in the world after Murano, an island near Venice, Italy.
7. Seattle is home to some of the longest floating bridges in the world:  Evergreen Point (520) Bridge at 7578 ft, and Murrow (I-90) Bridge at 6620 ft, both of which cross Lake Washington.
8. Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle. 
9. Seattle's annual Hempfest is the largest "Legalize It" festival in the country, and is a favorite among Seattle cops due to the general friendly, no-violence atmosphere.
10. The most photographed object in Seattle is not the Space Needle but a giant Pink Elephant car wash sign on Battery Street and Denny Way downtown.

Now your knowledge about Seattle should have been enhanced beyond just the one popular fact that almost every third building in this city is a Microsoft office. :) It's okay, you are welcome!