Seattle
Thom and I were in Seattle last weekend and had a wonderful time. I’ve uploaded a few of my photos so far, but there are plenty more to come. The one here is of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay, as seen from our plane on the approach to the airport. You know how tardy I can be with trip reports, so here’s a condensed rundown of the sights and eats, all with copious linkage.
Friday: Independence Air flight from Dulles to Seattle. Lodging on the ground floor of the carriage house at the Bacon Mansion in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Saturday: Volunteer Park, just a few blocks from the B&B: Water Tower, Seattle Asian Art Museum, and Volunteer Park Conservatory. Lunch at Pagliacci Pizza on Broadway; and dinner on Lake Union at I Love Sushi with Thom’s friends Dara and Anna, then back to Broadway for dessert at Dilettante. (By the way, before turning in for the night, we watched Wet Hot American Summer, which I had Netflixed on Jeff’s recommendation, mostly for a certain scene between Bradley Cooper and Michael Ian Black. Totally hot. Random: heh, if they got married, their last name could be Cooper-Black. Typographical humor, sorry.)
Sunday (my birthday!): Library Bistro in the Alexis Hotel for brunch; Pioneer Square, including Waterfall Garden, Glass House Studio, and Laguna Pottery; the new Rem Koolhaas-designed Seattle Public Library; and Pike Place Market. Dinner at The Broadway Grill, and dessert at Dilettante (again, mmm).
Monday: Seattle Center, including the Space Needle and Pacific Science Center. Lunch in the Center House food court. (Afterwards we stopped to watch a senior citizens’ dance that was going on. A tour group of kids that happened to be there for some other activity also joined in on the dance floor, and Thom and I waltzed a bit on the sidelines.) Before our redeye return flight, dinner at Ivar’s in the newly expanded concessions area at the airport.
Whew. Love ya, Seattle. We’ll definitely be back.