Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
America > USA > Seattle
When to go to Seattle ( USA ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 2 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 18 | 121 | 18 |  |
| february | 4 | 4 | 10 | -16 | 22 | 93 | 16 | |
| march | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 26 | 78 | 16 | |
| april | 7 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 32 | 57 | 13 | |
| may | 8 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 45 | 12 | |
| june | 8 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 9 |  |
| july | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 4 |  |
| august | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 37 | 17 | 5 | |
| september | 7 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 42 | 8 | |
| october | 4 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 29 | 73 | 13 | |
| november | 3 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 19 | 121 | 17 | |
| december | 2 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 19 | 141 | 19 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 2 hours of average sunlight in Seattle and the overall temperature will vary between -11 and 19 (Celcius) in this area of USA. Usually you shouldn't see more than 18 rainy days wich is representative of this part of America.
What to do in Seattle : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Main City Washington United States, Seattle has just over 600,000 inhabitants, but its agglomeration totaling almost three million and a half.
Surrounded by forests and lakes, the city encouraged the practice of outdoor activities. It is itself built on several hills and is crossed by a canal. The climate is oceanic, with almost Mediterranean summers, mild winters and relatively frequent rainfall in the year.
Important regional center for live shows, the city also offers many events, book fair, film festival, bike race, etc.. and has many museums: the Museum of Art Henry Art Gallery, the Seattle Art Museum and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture are examples.
You can also visit the zoo and the aquarium and the famous Experience Music Project, both cultural center and interactive museum dedicated to Jimi Hendrix among others, and Rock. Some monuments are not to be missed in the city: the Space Needle with its 185 meters high, the building of the Columbia Center, the Chapel of St. Ignatius, the central library.
Buses and trams provide easy movement in the city, which is served by an international airport.
