SEATTLE: OUR 4-5 DAY GUIDE - PART V

After eating at The Walrus and the Carpenter we took an Uber back to our hotel. We rested up and then decided to walk to Capitol Hill. Canon was one of the places I had wanted to visit since it's the "whiskey & bitters emporium". I wasn't overly impressed with the drinks or the food. The bone marrow was sooooo salty. It tasted like someone accidentally spilled a crap load of salt on it. The pork buns were ok. It was no baohaus. The drinks were also nothing special. After that we took an Uber back to our hotel.

Started off our last full day in Seattle with the Underground Tour. We used the Link Train? to get to Pioneer Square. We didn't go to the "adults" version and I'm not sure if that version would have been better but this Underground Tour was a bit tame and we did get a bit bored. Plus, I feel like it was extra crowded because it was Memorial Day and they tried to cram way too many people into one tour.

looking up from the "underground" . you can hear people walking on the streets

After the tour we traveled back to Pike Place Market to Piroshky Piroshky for some more yummy goodness.

After that we headed back to the train to go watch a baseball game at Safeco Field. This was super impromptu but we figured since the weather was nice, it was a perfect opportunity to enjoy it.

After the game we headed back to Pike Place Market and I picked up some macarons. We decided to have dinner at The Pink Door (again) just because it was amazeballs the first time and then headed back to the hotel to pack up our things.

Took a Lyft to the airport early in the morning. Didn't get to try Beecher's World Famous Mac 'n Cheese yet so we stopped at their shop at the airport. It does have quite the kick to it but still looking for something better :/.

Sad to leave Seattle and end our vacation :(.

Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed our Seattle vacay!

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!

SEATTLE: OUR 4-5 DAY GUIDE - PART III

DAY 3: CONT.

After going up to the observation deck at the Space Needle, we headed over to the Chihuly Glass and Garden Exhibition. Seriously not to be missed when you're in Seattle. Reminds me of the glass blowing tours I went to in Venice, Italy. The pictures seriously don't do it justice. Here are some pictures from the exhibit.

After walking around the Chihuly exhibition, we walked around Folklife Fest for a bit longer and then headed back to the hotel. After chilling at the hotel for a bit, we decided to head to the Seattle Great Wheel.

For dinner we ate a few pastries (?) from Piroshky Piroshky. ZOMG. Completely worth the wait. We actually waited in line twice (we went back the next day for more lol), each time was about 30 minutes and let me just say that Tony HATES waiting in line for food so that's how good this stuff was.

oops! forgot to take a picture before I took a huge bite lol
beef and cheese was the BOMB DOT COM!! 

While walking back to our hotel, we stopped at Cupcake Royale to grab some dessert. They have some pretty interesting ice cream flavors. I'm not a big fan of cupcakes so I opted for the ice cream. They were ok. I'm not the biggest sweets person and they didn't really have any flavors that stood out to me.

cupcake royale also has ice cream!

in the restroom at cupcake royale

We were pretty beat after walking around Folklife Fest and the Seattle Center and then walking all the way past Pike Place Market to the Seattle Great Wheel so we called it a night. Whilst shopping for some cool souvenirs for our art wall, we came across this cubed shark. We just had to take him home with us lol.

And that's a wrap for day 3! Stay tuned for our last days in Seattle!