Seattle Part 2

Sadly, my trip to Seattle has come to an end, but I wanted to highlight some of the places we ate at and visited just in case any of you make a trip over sometime soon!

Chihuly Garden and Glass - an exhibition of Dale Chihuly's hand blown glass installations. The exhibition is really spectacular, and something very unique to Seattle

A picture of another installation from the Chihuly Garden and Glass

We took a trip to do a very mild 3-mile hike at Olallie State Park (roughly 45 minutes outside Seattle)

Twin Peak Falls at Olallie State Park

We spent a lovely morning at Gas Works Park; we got a great view of the city and watched seaplanes take off

Off to the side of Gas Works Park, we were able to see houseboats! How unique of Seattle...

 

At the Future of Flight - Aviation Center and Boeing Tour in Everett, WA. This is the site where they manufacture all of Boeing's 737, 747, 777, 787 models. This is one of the coolest things I've ever done!

 

This is a layout of the building (listed as the largest building in the world by Guiness Book of World Records) and which planes are manufactured in which parts of the building. All the 787's that have been recalled are at this site. 

RECAP OF SEATTLE:

Places to Eat (in order of when we ate them):

La Panier - Very French Bakery

Off the Rez - Native American food truck

Piroshky Piroshky

RN74 - a Michael Mina restaurant

Duke's Chowder House

Bakery Nouveau

Terra Plata

Mora Ice Creamery

The Walrus and the Carpenter 

Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Oprah named it the Best Fried Chicken in the 80's!!

Din Tai Fung 

Green Leaf 

Ivar's Seafood Bar

Donut Shops:

Daily Dozen Donuts

Top Pot

Mighty-O Donuts

Krispy Kreme

Coffee Shops:

Espresso Vivace

Bauhaus Books and Coffee

Victrola

Starbucks (the original at Pike Place Market)

Sights/Things to Do:

Kerry Park

Pike Place Market

Bainbridge Island

Museum of Flight

Fremont Troll

Lenin's Statue

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Chihuly Glass and Garden Museum

Space Needle

Gas Works Park

Future of Flight - Aviation Center and Boeing Tour

Seattle...

...is the city of Nordstrom, REI, Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, Kurt Cobain, Owl City, Macklemore, and the best coffee ever (just to name a few)! Seattle just so happens to be one of my favorite cities for those things, and also because two of my best friends live here. And what's even better about having friends living in a city you're visiting, is that they will take you to all the local food and hang out spots, and not a day will go by without you eating good food. Here's a quick recap of my trip so far:

View of Seattle bright and early from Kerry Park

Grabbing some latte's at the original Starbucks at Pike Place Market 

Daily Dozen Donuts - the best donuts in the downtown area. We ate half a dozen plain donuts in one sitting...yes, we're fat. :P

Lunch from Off the Rez food truck (Native American Food) - Pork Tacos with a Mango Frybread

  A day trip to the Museum of Flight

We even got to climb aboard the original Air Force One that JFK, Eisenhower, Nixon, and Johnson used during their presidency

Grabbing a cup of Joe at Espresso Vivace (aka the best cup of coffee I've ever had, I'm not lying!)

Then we took a day trip to Bainbridge Island. I was so excited to ride the Washington State Ferry!

And we found amazing ice cream at Mora on Bainbridge Island. We had their signature Blackberry ice cream (as seen on the bottom) and a scoop of their Rose Petal ice cream (you can even see the petals)

Lastly, HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!!! I hope everyone had a safe and fun day. My best friend and I made Bourbon Whiskey Chocolate Buttercream and Bailey's Cupcakes to celebrate. :)