Seattle!
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Robb and I have decided to take an impromptu trip to Seattle! As I'm typing this blog entry, Robb is booking tickets. We plan to arrive Wednesday July 2 in the later afternoon, and return to the Bay Area on Tuesday July 8.
We've never been to Seattle, and are looking for suggestions of things to do, places to stay, and people to hang out out with.
We won't be bringing the bikes, and Robb still has considerable difficulty walking long distances. We're hoping to visit Point-No-Point, but otherwise have only the haziest idea of what we want to do. We'll have a rental car. Not sure about July 4. Robb's not great in huge crowds, so perhaps someone can suggest a small town fireworks display.
Please use the comments feature of the blog to advise us on fun stuff to do!
Like this print? It is by artist Patrick Anderson.
Robb and I have decided to take an impromptu trip to Seattle! As I'm typing this blog entry, Robb is booking tickets. We plan to arrive Wednesday July 2 in the later afternoon, and return to the Bay Area on Tuesday July 8.We've never been to Seattle, and are looking for suggestions of things to do, places to stay, and people to hang out out with.
We won't be bringing the bikes, and Robb still has considerable difficulty walking long distances. We're hoping to visit Point-No-Point, but otherwise have only the haziest idea of what we want to do. We'll have a rental car. Not sure about July 4. Robb's not great in huge crowds, so perhaps someone can suggest a small town fireworks display.
Please use the comments feature of the blog to advise us on fun stuff to do!
Like this print? It is by artist Patrick Anderson.
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Game Works: http://www.gameworks.com/
Hope it helps!
The funky artsy area of town is Fremont and Ballard...Don't forget to check out the troll underneath the Aurora Ave. Bridge!
-Amanda from Seattle
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~Idhunna
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/tools/story_pf.asp?ID=249474
A couple of years ago I asked basically the same question on Atlas Quest and sweet Amanda prepared an awesome itinerary that we followed. It is message #37209 on AQ.
My last tip is to use Priceline to book a place to stay. When we go we like to stay in Bellevue. It's a not-too-bad trip into downtown Seattle, just avoid the rush hour times. I bid $65.00 for 3 to 4 star hotel and have ended up at the Bellevue Hilton and also the Red Lion. Both are comfortable, but not handicapped accessible.
Our favorite place to eat is Sitka and Spruce, between a Quickie Mart-type place and a teriyaki joint on Eastlake sorta by Lake Union. The chef, Matt Dillon, was named by Food & Wine as the best new chef for 2007. No reservations and the place is tiny, so try to hit it early.
colls
http://visitolympicpeninsula.org/tidepools.html
Does any of this mean anything to you locals?
We are looking for a beach that can be reached easily. No long arduous hikes. No having to dash across the freeway to get to the beach.
As for Kayaking....Lake Union does Kayak tours ---
http://www.nwoc.com/
you are in the lake as opposed to the bay so you don't have to deal with the shipping lanes and such (wake from the ferry boats etc)
And you can probably see the houseboat from Sleepless in Seattle :-)
over here at Alki Beach, they also rent Kayaks
http://www.kayakalki.com/
-Amanda from Seattle
-Amanda from Seattle
PS. We have not had rain here in 1 month and things are dying all over. Please invoke the rain gods in Seattle and tell them to get their butts over Pennsylvania way, pronto. My garden is now a nicely fenced collection of dust, literally.
Annalisa
--greg