Bellevue sits east of Seattle across Lake Washington, a skyline city that keeps its parks close. Bellevue Downtown Park gives the center a broad lawn, waterfalls, and a promenade, and Meydenbauer Bay opens the city to the lake. The Bellevue Botanical Garden offers wooded trails and seasonal plantings, and Mercer Slough Nature Park preserves wetlands and boardwalks on the city's edge. Technology employers across the Eastside bring workers from around the world, and the city's neighborhoods mix high rise living with quiet residential streets.