We didn't really have any plans for the 4th of July except to watch fireworks from South Lake Union. I sort of wanted to cook steaks or hot dogs on the grill, but it was so much work the last time we used the grill and we had a hard time getting the fire lit. So, we just figured we'd save money. Around 9pm, we set out to find a spot to sit at South Lake Union park to watch the fireworks display on Lake Union. There was a huge barge sitting in the middle of the lake where all the fireworks would be set off from. There were quite a few people standing in front of us, so we had to stand while watching the fireworks. There was another fireworks display near the waterfront that we couldn't quite see because of buildings and trees.

Anyway, the fireworks finally started around 10pm and lasted for about 20 minutes. They were pretty cool, there were a few heart and smiley face fireworks which people really liked. And of course the grand finale was the best part. Overall I wasn't that impressed with the show and we probably would have had a better view from Gas Works park. Maybe we'll go there next year and stake out a spot early. We definitely won't be taking our car there next year though because it would take forever to get out of there. The only problem with walking there is that we'd be walking home for like an hour in the dark. Perhaps there's a bus that runs that late. Still though, this year it was much easier to go find fireworks, all we had to do was walk 6 blocks to South Lake Union Park.

Here's some video we took of the fireworks: