When the Warren's travel, you expect lots of outdoor activities. When the Lo's travel, you expect lots of eating activities. So when the Warren's and the Lo's travel together, you expect all of the above and a whole lot of photo shooting. That's exactly what we did this past Memorial weekend as we spent three days in beautiful Seattle.
We were so lucky to have picked a gorgeous weekend to travel to Seattle. Blue clear skies, cool enough in the morning for a hot latte, hot enough in the afternoon for an iced mocha. Oh yeah, we also did lots of coffee drinking.
We spent the first day kayaking in Bainbridge Island, a small island 35min ferry ride away from Seattle. After that, we headed straight to
Mora Iced Creamery. Check out the website, it makes you want to eat ice cream immediately. We enjoyed the evening eating at
Il Bistro in Pike's Place and I had one of the best cioppinos ever! The seafood was so good that even Shea chose Halibut over a vegetarian pasta.
The next morning, we ate a delicious brunch at
Volunteer Park Cafe, and then rented bikes and rode for 1.5 hours straight to Safeco Park, just in time for the Giants vs. Mariners game. You read that right, the Lo's rode bikes, and rode them for 1.5 hrs. After the game, we had the best coffee of the trip at
Zeitgeist Coffee. It was recommended by Susan, a fellow coffee lover, and we weren't disappointed at all. After a visit to the
Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum, we spent the rest of the night soaking in Seattle from the top of the Space Needle.
The highlight of this trip, for the Lo's at least, was the Food Tour at Pike Place.
Savor Seattle Food Tour is ranked #1 activity in Seattle and when I saw this, it was a done deal. We spent the two hours walking from one end of Pike Place Market to the other end, tasting the greatest hits of Pike Place. (From
smoked salmon, award-winning
clam chowder to
Beecher's Mac and Cheese and
Chukar Cherries). It was definitely the best and most delicious way to end the trip.
The "original" Starbucks at Pike Place Market
(but not the "first" Starbucks according to the food tour)
Shea and Brandon trying to mimic Brandon's t-shirt
On the ferry to Bainbridge Island
These poochies made us miss Sally and Brody.
Ok, the golden made the Warren's miss Brody even more.
Brandon carefully analyzes his pictures
Sometimes you turn around and you can't find Brandon anywhere.
That's because he is laying by the water fountain trying to capture the Space Needle!
Brandon sharing his Mora Ice Cream with us!
We walked around the entire ball park to find the famous "Ichiroll"!
