Seattle

A quick trip to Seattle for a friend's wedding! The wedding was quite nice and not very organized and not much planned, so I was able to explore Seattle a fair amount for a couple of days! I hadn't been to Seattle since I was a teenager so it had been a while and it was great to see it again. It's always been a favorite city of mine. Luckily at somewhat of the last minute, my boyfriend was able to join me, so I had a travel partner to spend the weekend with. We were very fortunate that one of my best friends from graduate school and her husband live in a beautiful home in Seattle and offered for us to stay with them. They also were our tour guides all weekend and created a wonderful trip for us!

We arrived Thursday evening at 2:30am... just enough time to drive to my friends past the Space Needle and see it totally empty, sleep for a few hours and then wake up bright and early and head to the Public Market. I knew I wanted to go there early on Friday so we could try and avoid some crowds... it was still busy! We had yummy yogurt and tiny doughnuts, then some ginger beer, coffee and stuffed ourselves. We took the tram over to the space needle and walked around near the glass museum, the EMP and a great water spot with music for kids and adults! What a fantastic idea!

That evening was the bachelor party, which I was invited to... and we went to the first part which was a cookout hosted by the groom's brother. Pretty good BBQ!
Saturday we had the entire day to explore and my friends thought it would be great to take us over to Bainbridge to walk around and get ice cream. Before we hopped on the ferry, they took us to this wonderful Vietnamese place for brunch and the Pho was delicious!! I am dreaming about having it again as I type this.

Right nearby was Starbucks roastery, where we went in and saw the creation of coffee. Pretty neat spot! From the bathrooms, you can see the whole process as you wash your hands!

Onto the ferry, which was about an hour and fifteen minute ride. Beautiful to see all of Seattle from the water too. When we arrived in Bainbridge, we had the best creamy ice cream i've had in a long time! And I love ice cream! :) We walked around for a few hours and then took the ferry back home. We were all in the mood for a beer, so they took us to a great brewery near the train tracks.

Then to Discovery Park for a nice 5 mile hike along the beach to a lighthouse and a large loop. It was good to get some exercise in. That evening we had a nice meal in a new neighborhood that we hadn't explored yet.

Sunday was the wedding, midday, but first we went to an unbelievable french patisserie that had the best chocolate pistachio croissant's i've ever had. Mouth Watering. I wish I could have them sent here!

Wedding was at the Seattle Yacht Club which had a nice view of the water and many moored boats, but was beautiful! So glad I was able to get to Seattle for this special occasion and be able to explore and take photos!

Can't wait to visit Seattle again!