Seattle, WA

In Seattle Thursday - Monday. Did a lot of walking around mostly. I'll tell you my favorite parts.

1. Top Pots for breakfast. A two-story doughnut shop with a loft and book cases from the floor to the ceiling. Great doughnuts and coffee.

2. North Bend. Town where most of Twin Peaks was filmed. Ate at the diner and had "cherry pie and a damn fine cup o' coffee". Mt. Si sits above the town and is magical. Stopped in at Snoqualmie Falls also (the waterfall from the opening sequence of Twin Peaks).

3. The library! The Seattle Central Library was very inspiring. It's a 10-story building that could more or less be a museum of modern art. It made me want to be really good at my job so that maybe someday I can work there. Pretty cool.

4. Puget Sound. Enjoyed walking along the Pier and down at Pike Place Market because you're right on the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains are beaming in the distance and the view is magnificent.

5. Coffee. There are at least 3 coffee shops on every block. I had approximately 5 cups a day (note: this is not an exaggeration).

6. The International District. Got to see a ton of Japanese people, which was a welcome change from the people I see in Ohio. Stopped in a couple of times at the Uwajimaya supermarket. Had a super delicious honey boba from Ambrosia. I appreciate Japanese art and it was fun to see it in person, etc.

7. Deli Shez. We had gyros twice from these Turkish dudes down the street from our hotel. Extremely nice fellows and scrumptious food.

8. FOG. We'd wake up early because we were still on Eastern time. We'd go out and walk around the city when it was kinda dark and the fog was low and you couldn't see the tops of the buildings. It was very eerie and something I've never really experienced.



It was a good trip. I'm glad I went. Not sure if I'll ever live there or not, but I'll definitely be visiting again.... and putting in an application at that library!