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My Spectacular Vino con Vista Weekend at the Seattle Washington Waterfront

On my recent trip to Seattle Washington I used my Marriott Rewards to snag a room with a Vino con Vista view at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront on Alaskan Way across the street from Anthony’s at Pier 66. Situated on Elliott Bay you can take the elevator from the hotel to Pike Place Market then a leisurely uphill stroll will bring you to the entrance of the world-famous Pike Place Market.   View…

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Pike Place Shooting, Multiple Suspects At Large

Pike Place Shooting, Multiple Suspects At Large

Downtown Seattle – Pike Place Market was a chaotic scene on Wednesday, after an argument escalated between suspects at around 5 p.m.. One person is dead, 7 others injured. Suspects are still at large, and surveillance tape is being reviewed.

“This was not a random incident. There were multiple people involved. There was a dispute that happened in front of the McDonald’s. People pulled out guns…

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It was our second day in Seattle and the weather was gorgeous!

We walked along the pier towards the market.

You can’t visit Seattle without checking out Pike Place Market. Established in 1907, Seattle’s original farmer’s market was a way to connect producers directly with the public. It’s a a popular spot for tourists and locals alike with fresh produce stalls and stands filled with local fruits and vegetables year-round.

The market is also home to fish markets, butchers, flower shops, bakeries, specialty vendors, and restaurants.

My first stop was Market Grill for their Blackened Salmon Sandwich. So simple, but so good. I saw the sandwich on Delicious Destinations. A great breakfast indeed.

My sister met me as I was finishing up and we walked over to Pike Place Chowder. The award-winning seafood institution serves traditional and specialty chowders. There was a line, so we looked over the menu while we waited.

After a bit, we were at the counter and ready to order.

My sister went with the vegan Lime & Coconut Chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. I decided to get the sampler of four 5 oz. chowders.

I tried the New England Clam Chowder, Seared Scallop Chowder, Smoked Salmon, Chowder, and the Crab & Oyster Chowder. Creamy, hearty, and flavorful. They were all delicious! The seared scallop may have been my favorite though.

We continued to wander around the market. There’s a lot to see and sample.

We stopped my Pike Place Fish Market and chatted with the friendly staff. This is where you’ll see the awesome fishmongers flinging fish through the air. Do not miss the flying fish!

Outside on Pike Place, you’ll see a street lined with more food vendors. It’s also the location of the the very first Starbucks.

I stopped by Piroshky Piroshky for a…you guessed it��piroshky! The small Russian bakery cranks out a variety of them, both savory and sweet.

What is a piroshky? They’re basically hand held pies with fillings. Each one is made from scratch and hand-molded into a unique shape.

I ended up getting a Ham, Cheese & Spinach piroshsky. It was incredible! The golden brown, flakey pastry was soft and buttery. The filling was hot and delicious. Piroshsky Piroshky is a must-try at the market.

After spending the majority of the afternoon exploring the market, we walked by a couple stores. Open since 1899, the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the waterfront of Pier 54 has a collection of weird, cool, and unusual items. Shrunken heads, real mummies, gag gifts, Native American art? Come on down!

As if we didn’t eat enough, I stopped by the takeout counter of Ivar’s Fish Bar on Pier 54 to try their classic Clams n’ Chips.

The wild caught hand-breaded Atlantic surf clams are served with Ivar’s signature tartar or cocktail sauces and French fries. You can take a seat at one of the outdoor tables among the seagulls and even share a few of your fries with them if you’d like.

It was a great afternoon of foodie fun. We relaxed at the apartment for a while before going back out.

Pike Place Market 1st Ave and Pike Street Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 682-7453 Website

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Pier 54, 1001 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 682-5844 Website

Ivar’s Fish Bar 1001 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 624-6852 Website

Pike Place Market and Ivar’s Fish Bar It was our second day in Seattle and the weather was gorgeous! We walked along the pier towards the market.

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Cheese of the Day: March 6 - Beecher's Handmade Flagship and Flagsheep

Cheese of the Day: March 6 – Beecher’s Handmade Flagship and Flagsheep

Mondays in the Facebook Cheese Study Group, I will present cheeses from two styles: Cheddar and Bloomy Rinds. Today I am starting with two of my favorite American Artisan Cheeses that are “Kissing Cousins”: Beecher’s Handmade Flagship and Flagsheep.

(For those taking the ACS CCP Exam®, there are at least three terms or pieces of information that might be on the exam… just sayin’)

In 2008, when my…

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Pike’s Place Market, Seattle, Washington For more information about the famous farmer's market, please click here.

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It's Always Sunny in Seattle & Canada (At Least When We're There): Spring Break Day 1

It’s Always Sunny in Seattle & Canada (At Least When We’re There): Spring Break Day 1

Similar to our last trip to Seattle, this one started early. After waking up to a 3:50 a.m. alarm, my sister and I made our way through the doors at LAX by 5:15. Lucky for us, the Virgin America check-in desk was there to welcome us with the soothing alarmingly loud sounds of Beyoncé and Sean Paul. I tried to be mad, but I couldn’t. In fact, I’m pretty sure I tapped my foot at one point, bringing…

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Seattle – Day 1 and 2: Exploring the city on foot

Pike Market Place and Gum Wall As we arrived early from the airport, our room at the Kimpton Vintage Hotel (1100 5th Ave) wasn’t ready. We stored our luggage and headed over to Pike Market Place. For a Thursday afternoon, it was insanely busy. We were pretty much inching forward through the main entrance, hardly being able to have a good look at the produce. We decided to return the next morning and explore some more after having breakfast at Le Panier (1902 Pike Place). Their bread and pastries were so good that for the remainder of our stay in Seattle, it became my morning walk to fetch breakfast.

Also the lines for the next-door Starbucks (apparently one of their first outlets), Piroshky Piroshky (great filled sweet and savoury pastries) and Beecher’s Handmade Cheese (with an open window into their cheese factory) were legendary, especially in the weekend. Beecher’s 15-month old Flagship cheese was really good. Too bad that their renowned Mac ‘n Cheese set was too unpractical to lug around for 3 more weeks, but they also have a café on concourse C of SeaTac Airport if you decide to skip airline food altogether…

Speaking of legendary: adjacent to the Pike Street entrance, you will find Post Alley and its Gum Wall by the box office for the Market Theater. Gum Walls is actually a better name as a good stretch of the start of the alley is covered on both sides with gum and items like coins, admission tickets and other stuff…

They scraped off the original layer that have been expanding for 20-odd years in 2015 to prevent further erosion of the bricks on the walls from the sugar in the gum and over 1,100 kilo of gum was removed. Of course we had to add our own pieces of gum to this germ-fest.

Smith Tower Instead of opting for the long lines for the Space Needle for panoramic views of the city we went to Smith Tower on Pioneer Square. This 38-story (484 ft /148m) skyscraper dating back to 1914 and was the tallest in the city until was dethroned by the Space Needle in 1962. The grandeur of the Smith Tower is still there with marble from floor to ceiling, loads of shiny brass and operated elevators. The self-guide tour – in Roaring 20s style – was pretty amusing for the kids too.

Its observatory provides a great views in all directions, including on the Space Needle and Columbia Centre, the currently tallest building of Seattle, almost twice as high as Smith Tower. At an admission of $19.14 relatively cheap too and no lines either!

Seattle Pinball Museum The next stop on our walk was the Pinball museum in Seattle’s International District (508 Maynard Ave) and lunch of delicious sweet and savoury crèpes at next door’s Eastern Café.

With a collection of over 50 tables from the 1930s until now and for the $15 admission you can play them all and an additional $5 will get you a multi-entry pass. My kind of museum (and for many others as well as there was a small line waiting it to open at noon) and it was fun to experience that the speed of the games has pretty much tripled over time. I imagine that an afternoon in there will drive you slightly mad due to the cacophony of the pinball machines being played at the same time. In the meantime, Chantal managed to create a perpetuum mobile and we had to tilt the table to get it unstuck…

Seattle Public Library Right across our hotel was the futuristic Seattle Public Library (4th Avenue and Madison), which was designed by the Dutch design studio OMA, lead by architect Rem Koolhaas. You can just enter and wander around the 11 floors and marvel at its angular design and patterns creating an astonishing play of shadows and views of the city.

Seattle Mariners We tried to combat our jetlag that night by attending a Mariners ball game at Safeco Field; the first of 3 home games against the New York Mets.

We had bought tickets for Hit it Here Café, which included a table for 4 and $18 credit for food and drinks (which of course were ginormous…). The view was pretty good, between second and third bases, we enjoyed the Nirvana and Soundgarden snippets in-between the innings and could also witness the sunset on this very nice summer evening. The Mariners lost 7 to 5, but at least it was an action packed game.

Around the World – Seattle, USA (part 1) Seattle - Day 1 and 2: Exploring the city on foot

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Downtown Seattle

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Diversions, distractions, and delightful detours.

Pike Place Market – Seattle, Washington

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Off to Sight Seattle

Todd (my boyfriend for all you strangers out there) travels for work occasionally and every chance that I can, I tag along. When he mentioned his travel plans a few months ago, Seattle was in the mix. I immediately began daydreaming of the visit; walking around in low hanging clouds, drinking so much coffee that strangers silently judge my caffeine-induced tremor, frowning at the suckers who use…

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Best Kept Secret Of Left Coast Travel

Best Kept Secret Of Left Coast Travel

DISCOVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST If you have not taken the time or had the opportunity to explore the state of Washington, I strongly encourage you to do so (left coast travel).  I moved to the Greater Seattle Area in 2002 and can honestly say, to this day, the natural beauty of this state still takes my breath away. Before I begin sharing some of my favorite places I personally have visited and…

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There are few things in life that put me at ease like stepping out of my car in the heart of downtown Seattle and taking in a deep breath of the city. The oddly comforting combination of the cool ocean, the constant hint of rain in the air, and the slight fishiness that permeates for blocks around Pike’s Place Market is the glorious scent of my city. Nothing can beat it. Which is exactly why Reina and I spent the entire weekend “in the city.”

This weekend was my fiancé’s birthday. It is my favorite day of the year. I like it better than Christmas and my own birthday combined. This year we decided to capitalize on the fact that her birthday fell on a Friday to take full advantage of one of the final weekends before she starts at UW School of Law to have one big summer blowout down at the market. We had an absolutely stellar time.

I actually spent close to 45 minutes writing a blog about everything we did this weekend but even as a Wanna-Be Writer I know when to shut up and the pictures speak. Here are a few highlights from the weekend.

First Stop: Seattle Aquarium

Reina’s Favorite Animal: Sea Otter

Reina loves to touch all the sea creatures. I do not.

We bug strangers for pictures. A lot.

We do not go to the market without grabbing a bite at the Athenian.

Researching wedding flowers.

A quick pitstop at the original Starbucks

More wedding research.

So. Many. Flowers.

This about sums up our evening.

A perfect end to a perfect evening on the waterfront.

I know it’s not much, but I promised to post more frequently and I wanted to get something out there! If you have any questions about where we went or have awesome Seattle stories of your own please share them below! As always, thanks for reading, liking, and commenting.

Until next time,

-Connor

Our weekend getaway downtown... "At the Market" - via Wanna-Be Writer There are few things in life that put me at ease like stepping out of my car in the heart of downtown Seattle and taking in a deep breath of the city.

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Rachel's Ginger Beer Review

Rachel’s Ginger Beer Review

   I’ve been on a trip to the PNW, and while in Seattle made a trip down to the Pike’s Place market, and came across the RGB store. Returning the following day, I decided the time was ripe for another soda review–I always like to highlight beverages that most of the world hasn’t heard of, and since I’VE never heard of this, I’m not sure how many have, outside of the Seattle area. Since bottled…