Monday, July 14, 2014

SEATTLE: OUR 4-5 DAY GUIDE - PART IV






One of the places I really wanted to visit while in Seattle was their public library. I love the design of the building and how you see the city through the glass. If we could have stayed for a bit to read, it would have been lovely but we were in a hurry to get some grub. We actually almost didn't end up going to the library because the only day we had left was Sunday and Monday and libraries are usually closed on both. Luckily they were open for a few hours that Sunday.








After frolicking at the library we went back to our hotel and took a Lyft to the Paseo in Ballard (since the other location is closed on Sundays). The Lyft from downtown to Ballard was about $19 and we just ended up using a $25 coupon we got at Folklife Fest so it was free! When we got there, the line was about this long (see picture below). It was a light drizzle which eventually became a heavy drizzle while we were waiting in line but it was worth it (sorta lol)! The Caribbean roast sandwich was BOMB but the grilled pork one was just ok. There's this ice cream shop right next to Paseo so we checked it out. They had this Thai iced tea ice cream what was so good! They were nice enough also to shelter us from the rain while we ate our Paseo sandwiches.


grilled pork sandwich

Caribbean roast sandwich

After devouring our sandwiches and ice cream, we decided to just walk to the Ballard Locks. Our Lyft driver recommended it and it was one of the coolest things we did. I'm sad we didn't get to spend more time at the park but it was getting quite miserable in the rain. I would highly recommend going to the locks if you have children. It's super educational and I definitely learned a lot while there. It's not every day you get to see a fish ladder lol. The locks are basically where the fresh water meets the salt water. Since there's a difference in water level there's a fish ladder so that the salmon can go between the two types of water. We didn't get to see any salmon pass through the ladder but we saw a small fish.




fish ladder





After walking around the locks, there was still one more place I wanted to go and that was The Walrus and the Carpenter. We took an Uber from the locks to the Walrus and the Carpenter. Man oh man the wait for this place is crazy! We went around 4pm and the wait was around 1.5 hours so we put our name down and went for a drink at a different bar in the area.






the best moscow mule i've ever had!

couldn't decide on a oyster so we decided to get one of each.
our favorite was wolf beach





Stay tuned for the last part of our Seattle adventure!



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