As some of you may know, I went to the far Northwest corner of the U.S. last weekend. Colette was my tour guide around the Seattle 'burbs (Bellevue, Kirkland, etc) , and we navigated our own way throughout the big city. We stayed in Bellevue at her gracious parent's home, which is about a 10 minute drive from Seattle proper. Colette told me that Bellevue has really taken off and is now much more of a "city" than it was back when she last lived there (high school). Either way, it made me long for a hometown that was actually cool to go out in. Sorry, Escondido/San Marcos- you don't make the cut quite yet!
Our agenda was something like this:
Friday- Got an early start and headed into Seattle to go to the infamous Pike's Place market- it smelled fishy (lots o' crab), yet also scrumptious (fresh donuts, anyone?). Ate a delicious breakfast of Egg's Benny on rosemary sourdough bread (so yummy) at Lowell's. Wandered aimlessly. Got a (tall, non-fat, white) mocha at the very first Starbucks. Got rained on.
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| Kendra & me on left, Colette & Elizabeth on right |
Friday night- headed out with Colette's pals Kendra and Elizabeth (who I have 40 mutual friends with on Facebook- weird!). Went to 5 bars, all within walking distance- I felt like I was in college again!. The hits of the night were: Purple- a swanky wine bar conjoined with Lot 3- a hip new bar for the 24-40 year old crowd that makes delicious tequila+juice shots. Headed to Rock Bottom, where we watched interesting people do karaoke and earned our nicknames for the evening (Unknown, The Dot, Musician, and Beautiful)*. Followed by Earl's- I can't even describe the deliciousness of the martini I imbibed there (Wild Orchid) and lastly, Joey's.
*Unknown- Kendra, The Dot- Elizabeth, Musician- me, and Beautiful- Colette.
Saturday- Did the things people do after a night of drinking Wild Orchids and wine. And beer. Not a whole lot.
Saturday night- After an amazing Mexican feast at Milagro Cantina in Kirkland, where we noshed on butternut squash and chorizo tacos (delectable), we ventured out to Seattle for the night. We had big hopes for you, Saturday night, we truly did. But such is life when you have high hopes- something inevitably goes awry. We: Couldn't find parking. Had to park "SouthEast" of certain parking signs (what the hell does that mean? Who carries a compass with them at all times?). Went to Peso's where I had a beer and made plans to meet up with friends at some cool dance club. Left for said club...turns out to be in a rather sketchy, industrial part of town. Friends decide not to go to club. We decide to call it a night. Followed by an annoying toothpaste incident (ask me about it).
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| A tree inside beautiful Milagro. |
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| It was a Mexican kind of evening, I guess... |
Sunday: Saw some charming neighborhoods of Seattle (Madison Park, I love you) and looky-loo'd around the UDub campus and surrounding area...So beautiful. Got our toes did. Awaited our 5:30 flights back to California...
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| Vintage pic I found of Madison Park (vintageseattle.org) |
All in all, Seattle was awesome. The topography is unlike anything I've ever seen...the closest thing to it is Northern California, which doesn't hold a candle. It's like being in a city in the middle of the woods: tall pine trees as far as the eye can see, snow covered mountains surrounding you, and a big beautiful lake in the middle of it all. So picturesque. Granted, I could never move there due to the rather constant sprinkling but I absolutely can visit. A lot.
xo,
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isn't seattle beautiful!? we lived in bellevue last summer and loved it (but the rain definitely dampened our spirits a bit). glad you were able to see so much of what it has to offer. (:
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