Pat Germain
08-01-2010, 11:52 PM
Thanks for the advice I got on things to do and see in Seattle. Here's a quick rundown of what we did:
* The weather was spectacular during our entire visit. We got no rain whatsoever.
- Black Bottle restaurant for our anniversary. My son took my wife and I to this restaurant and it was amazing! The atmosphere was urban and a bit eclectic if you're used to the average Chili's. But the food was just so good as well reasonably priced.
- Rode the ferry to Bainbridge Island. Yeah, many people ride this every day as part of their commute. But for people from land-locked Colorado, it was a nice ride. We got ice cream over there which was pretty much the best I've ever had.
- Underground tour. This was actually pretty cool. Sure, it's very "touristy". But our guide was great and shared much local history, which I really enjoyed.
- Pike Market Ghost Tour. Meh. It was OK. We did the 9 PM tour, which is supposed to be the best. It was mostly just walking around while patio diners gawked at us. Our guide was alright, but nothing special.
- Hard Rock Cafe'. My son works there. We dropped in and got drinks and dessert comp'd. It's actually a pretty cool place with many interesting Rock artifacts. It has a patio on the roof overlooking the sound. I didn't get up there because it was packed!
- Dukes Chowder House, West Seattle. Dude! We sat on the patio roof overlooking the water. I had fish and chips combo with chowder and it was delicious. (My son thought Iver's was a tourist joke. So, we never went there. He did say the fish & chip window was pretty good.)
- We saw Duck Boats everywhere! My wife thought they looked like fun, but I wasn't very interested.
- Aviation Museum at Boeing Field. Absolutely wonderful! I sat in an SR-71 cockpit. I walked aboard a Concorde (although it was hermetically sealed in plexiglass). I walked through JFK's Air Force One. I saw the original "Red Barn" where Boeing began. You know, it should be obvious, but I never considered that early aircraft manufacturers were woodworkers! The Red Barn had some way-cool hardware: very early iron table saw, planer and jointer. Also some wooden hand planes and examples of early wing and fuselage structures. I wish I had more time there. I saw only a tiny part of the museum.
* The weather was spectacular during our entire visit. We got no rain whatsoever.
- Black Bottle restaurant for our anniversary. My son took my wife and I to this restaurant and it was amazing! The atmosphere was urban and a bit eclectic if you're used to the average Chili's. But the food was just so good as well reasonably priced.
- Rode the ferry to Bainbridge Island. Yeah, many people ride this every day as part of their commute. But for people from land-locked Colorado, it was a nice ride. We got ice cream over there which was pretty much the best I've ever had.
- Underground tour. This was actually pretty cool. Sure, it's very "touristy". But our guide was great and shared much local history, which I really enjoyed.
- Pike Market Ghost Tour. Meh. It was OK. We did the 9 PM tour, which is supposed to be the best. It was mostly just walking around while patio diners gawked at us. Our guide was alright, but nothing special.
- Hard Rock Cafe'. My son works there. We dropped in and got drinks and dessert comp'd. It's actually a pretty cool place with many interesting Rock artifacts. It has a patio on the roof overlooking the sound. I didn't get up there because it was packed!
- Dukes Chowder House, West Seattle. Dude! We sat on the patio roof overlooking the water. I had fish and chips combo with chowder and it was delicious. (My son thought Iver's was a tourist joke. So, we never went there. He did say the fish & chip window was pretty good.)
- We saw Duck Boats everywhere! My wife thought they looked like fun, but I wasn't very interested.
- Aviation Museum at Boeing Field. Absolutely wonderful! I sat in an SR-71 cockpit. I walked aboard a Concorde (although it was hermetically sealed in plexiglass). I walked through JFK's Air Force One. I saw the original "Red Barn" where Boeing began. You know, it should be obvious, but I never considered that early aircraft manufacturers were woodworkers! The Red Barn had some way-cool hardware: very early iron table saw, planer and jointer. Also some wooden hand planes and examples of early wing and fuselage structures. I wish I had more time there. I saw only a tiny part of the museum.