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| The corrugated metal one is The Whole Bowl |
I chose The Whole Bowl which was literally one
of the best meals I have had all week, and it took the awesome lady in the
truck less than 1 minute to put together.
They only serve one thing and it’s a great mixture of ingredients in a
bowl – from their website (www.thewholebowl.com)… a “medley of brown rice, red and black beans, fresh avocado, salsa,
black olives, sour cream, Tillamook cheddar, cilantro, Tali Sauce.” I skipped the olives and got extra sour cream
based on personal preference and it was amazing. Best part – only $5. If you’re in the area – there are three
locations – do not walk, RUN to this food truck.
C chose The Island Grill (Hawaiian BBQ) and got the Teriyaki Beef –
mmmmm. The seasonings were very yummy
and it came with potato salad? (not sure where that came from) and two healthy
portions of rice. No need for so much
rice but altogether a very good Teriyaki.
This combo was only $6.50 – not bad…
Next stop was Mt. Rainier National Park – yup
that’s right, 3 National Parks, 1 week.
Unfortunately, it was RAINING! Oh
no! We didn’t really bring “rain hiking
gear” so we had to do most of our sight seeing from the car. Hopefully one day we’ll get the opportunity
to see these beautiful sights on a clear Seattle day… oxymoron??
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| Looks really stormy and it wasn't so bad, but thought this was a cool shot. |
We got to the city and checked into the
Marriott downtown about 6pm. The hotel
was in a great location! We walked
everywhere! First night we went to a great
pizza place up the hill (oh yes, you didn’t know Seattle was built on a HUGE
hill… neither did we until we walked it 100 times) in more of a residential
area. It was called Primo and served
great relatively thin crust pizza.
We headed to Pioneer Square for a couple of
drinks, and then hit the sack ready for a day of exploring! Breakfast on Friday was delicious! We tried to find something different than the
“normal breakfast” and boy did we find a gem!
We went to Sweet Iron Waffles on 3rd Avenue downtown and had
the greatest Belgian style waffles. C
had bacon with maple syrup while I went a little more outside the box and had
their herbed goat cheese, hazelnut and honey.
Mmmmm – forgot to snap a before shot so excuse the half a waffle below…
We highly recommend skipping the space needle
and going up to the 73rd floor of the Columbia Center to their
observatory. There is almost a 360
degree view of the city and it was gorgeous… also cheaper than the space
needle.
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| CenturyLink & SafeCo side by side |
Next stop, the public market – thank goodness
we went here because it is AS GOOD as everyone says it is. We saw the fish market (with their yelling),
beautiful flowers, and the original Starbucks location (cool since it’s SO big
now!). We tasted yummy fresh jerky and
cheese, as well as slipped in a quick tasting at Wilridge Winery’s stand. One of the coolest things was watching the
cheese process and then trying the delicious cheese being made at Beecher’s
Handmade Cheese! The mac & cheese
was to-die for!
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| Look at those lobster tails! |
After that experience we decided to get out of
the crowds and kick back a little for a microbrew. We settled in at The Pike Pub & Brewery
and tried two of their delicious beers – Scotch Ale and Organic Ale – yummm.
We then went on an underground tour of Seattle
since the city burned down in 1889 and was re-built higher due to “drainage
issues” – yes sewage – ew. The tour was
ok, we learned a lot of Seattle history and went to some of the underground
sidewalks and rooms but I don’t think it was done quite as well as it could
have been. Some things looked “placed”
but who knows... Only speculation, but there was this one cool bar in a large
room that they said they discovered when the underground was opened back up
after being closed from 1907-1960. They
think that the bar was down there from prohibition… if so, then that would be
super cool.
Finally it was time for our main attraction…
Safeco Stadium! C and I have an item on
our bucket list to see all of the MLB baseball stadiums before we kick-it. SO, we try to base our “yearly” trips around
a new stadium so that we can keep the count going. This year - Safeco Stadium and the Seattle
Mariners vs the LA Dodgers. A no hitter
– yes, friends – the Dodgers did not have a single hit against all SIX Mariners
pitchers and so we saw our second no hitter on our stadium “tour.” First one was Mark Buehrle’s perfect game on
July 23, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago – so much fun to watch!
Before the game we got another microbrew at
Pyramid Alehouse in their beer garden and tried a Rainier beer at Hooverville
on the far side of the stadium.
Apparently this second one was a true “local” spot and we really enjoyed
talking to a few of them. Then we headed
into the game for a chilly night of baseball.
We tried the nachos (really disappointing) and the garlic fries (better
at AT&T Park – SF Giants).
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| Retractable roof... not needed tonight |
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| Look at that scoreboard! |
Alright so the only time we DIDN’T walk was after
the game when I was freezing and absolutely loved the bicyclist that took us back
to the hotel in the little carriage seat on the back. Thank you!
It was a great end to a great trip.
Saturday morning brought packing and airport
insanity. Somebody needs to improve
check-in logistics at Southwest during cruise Saturdays. I’ve never seen a more hectic group of people
trying to check luggage – all passengers on the Alaskan cruise ending Saturday
were dropped off at the airport at the same time – 2 hours before our flight...
we stood in line to check camping gear and wine for 1 and a half hours and got
to the gate 15 minutes before our flight, only after skipping through the security
line – yes, sorry for those waiting behind us at SEA security.
Where to next?
We’re home bound for now… Until there's something worth posting...
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