Ok, how about this - flying from the middle of nowhere, I mean GR to Seattle requires at least two different airplanes and many hours. Fortunate for us, our 6:40 a.m. departure time would allow for plenty time left in the day once we arrived in Seattle. Nothing extraordinary happened, no funny stories, just an ungodly wake-up time that morning. Well, technically it was morning but most people would still consider that the middle of the night.
Arrived in Seattle, nice scenic ride from the airport. In heavy traffic on 405. With someone who suffers from motion sickness. Nope, they didn't reverse gears, but they were happy to get out of the car.
The most exciting thing from that day was dinner. Interesting little pub in Mukilteo we went to that added an interesting twist to dinner. We're on vacation! So I order a steak, everyone else sort of splurges as well. Mine is the first to come out. Raw. On a 750F stone. For me to cook. In front of me. Was advised twice not to touch the stone that hit 750F on the thermometer. Wasn't bad food actually, just wasn't prepared to cook it myself.
June 8. Seattle Touristy Day.
I've failed to mention that three friends joined us in this adventure. One British citizen and two native mitten-ites. While T and I had been to Seattle quite a few times, the Brit had just been in Seattle at the end of May for a professional conference and the other two had never been to the Pacific Northwest (no, having a layover in the Seattle airport does not count as having been there) so we set out to do touristy things: walked through the sculpture park along the water, Pike Place Market to see the dudes throwing fish, and the Seattle Center (where the Space Needle is along with the weird looking building that houses the Experience Music Project (EMP)).
The EMP was awesome...in addition to the history of music in Seattle and in general the building also houses the Science Fiction Museum. Ten-year-old nerd me was heaven. And the best? The special Jim Henson exhibit. Yep. That's right. Got to see the history of The Muppets.
We had dinner with a friend who lives there in Seattle, so it was great food (horrible service from the chick at the BluWater Bistro in Lake Union) and great conversation with someone T and I only get to see whenever we're in Seattle.
So there you go...the first two days of the trip. Since it spanned 8 days I'm trying to break 'em up into manageable chunks so it's easier for me and easier on your eyes.
Oh, and here's some photos.
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