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Seattle, WA–Around The Town Day

**This is a re-publish of a post from 8/12/17 that was lost in my transition to a self-hosted platform.  It’s also a bit of an experiment to see if I can re-publish a post this way.  If it looks horrible, it won’t happen again and you have my apologies.

Up early and back at ’em! We still had so much left to see and do in Seattle, WA. We started the morning off by cutting through Pike Place and grabbing a watermelon juice from The Juice Emporium. If you’ve not tried it, watermelon juice is pure goodness–nothing but the juice of a watermelon. There is no added sugar, flavoring, etc.

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We got down to the waterfront and headed over to the Seattle Aquarium which was included on our CityPASS. I guess I expected more from the aquarium since Seattle is located right on the ocean. It felt geared towards young children, but the otters were pretty cute to see!

From there we ventured over to the Argosy Harbor Tour which was also included on our CityPASS. This was a nice one-hour tour of  Seattle from Elliot Bay and Seattle Harbor, not to mention a great opportunity to sit down and take a break. Cocktails and snacks were available for purchase.

We then headed towards Pioneer Square, where there was an underground tour I had heard of and was eager to check out. We had our choice between Bill Speidel’sUnderground Tour  and Underground Paranormal Experience. We went with the Underground Tour because the Paranormal Experience wouldn’t start until after dark. What a fascinating story! Before the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, the streets of this part of town actually used to be a full story lower than they are now so there’s a whole underground part of Seattle down below. You can read about in Seattle Underground or Seattle Underground: In which the Truth, the whole Truth, and a lot More than the truth is told about the Forgotten City which Lies Beneath Seattle’s Modern Streets.

It was getting late in the day and we knew that the walk back was probably going to seem even longer, so we decided to make stops along the way. We stopped in at the Klondike Gold Rush Museum which was quite interactive and more detailed than what we ever learned in history class.

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We bought truffles from Fran’s Chocolate (which we learned was a favorite stop of Michelle Obama’s). We had some killer oysters at The Brooklyn Seafood, then stopped in at Suite 410 for a cocktail.

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some of the beers at Tap House

Next, we checked out the Tap House Grill where I was finally able to find a Bud Light beer and then on to The Palace Kitchen for dinner.  (You know how Texas Roadhouse brings peanuts to each table? The Palace brings out pistachios!)

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Montucky Cold Snack

After dinner, I did try a Montucky cold snack which was pretty good. We wrapped up the evening by walking around the block, stopping in at Assiaggio Ristorante, and making new friends who walked the rest of the way around the block with us back to The Palace Kitchen.

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Sonny, Tracey, Angie

Luckily, we were only a block away from our hotel by then. Our wonderful waitress bid us goodnight by sending us back to our hotel with a HUGE bag of pistachios!

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Seattle, WA / Great Eats / Good Drinks

This is my own review of restaurants we stopped in at while visiting Seattle. I’ve listed them in order from favorite at the top–but I can’t even say down to least favorite.  There really was no “least favorite”–everything was incredible! The opinions expressed here are in no way based on any iota of scientific data, they are purely my own opinions. They may also be slightly foggy depending on how many adult beverages I had had prior to each stop.

Casual Dining

Fisherman’s Restaurant: http://www.thefishermansrestaurant.com/index

  • we went here for lunch
  • incredible Clam Chowder and Prawn Cocktail
  • amazing atmosphere under the Great Wheel

El Borracho: http://www.elborrachoseattle.com/

  • Mexican taqueria we went to for lunch
  • UNBELIEVEABLE Nachos–they were a work of art

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Palace Kitchen: https://www.palacekitchen.com/

  • we went here twice with the intentions of eating, but never actually ate
  • I discovered Montucky Cold Snacks here thanks to our server
  • this opinion is based mostly on the fact that they put baskets of pistachios on the table instead of peanuts and that our server gave us a huge bag to take with us

Fine Dining

Aqua by El Gaucho: http://elgaucho.com/dine/aqua/

  • we went here for dinner
  • beautiful atmosphere out on the deck overlooking the waterfront
  • another photo worthy meal and my absolute favorite
  • Sea Scallops AND dessert of traditional Crème Brulee


Cutter’s Crabhouse: http://www.cutterscrabhouse.com/

  • we went here for Linner (late lunch/early dinner)
  • had a seafood laden salad that was awesome
  • can’t wait to go back here again and REALLY throw down

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Margaux: https://www.margauxseattle.com/

  • this was the restaurant at our hotel, The Warwick
  • we actually ate breakfast and dinner here and checked out Happy Hour
  • I had a delish Northwest Salmon dish that just makes me think Seattle

The Brooklyn: http://www.thebrooklyn.com/

  • we stopped in for Happy Hour
  • $2 Oysters! Fresh, caught out of the ocean just a few blocks away
  • would have liked to stay for dinner

Drinks

Suite 410: http://suite410bar.com/

  • stopped in for a cocktail
  • the décor was very classy

TapHouse Grill: http://taphousegrill.com/

  • wasn’t really interested in their grill menu
  • FINALLY found a Bud Light here

Margaux Lounge:  https://www.margauxseattle.com/

  • they had a delish lounge/tapas menu
  • 3 tapas for the price of 2 during Happy Hour

Assaggio Ristorante:  https://www.assaggioseattle.com/

  • stopped in here late evening to check out their menu and have a Bailey’s and decaf
  • met our friend Angie (the bartender here) and another lady who accompanied us back over to the Palace Kitchen to close out the night

 
If you check out any places on this list, send me pics and your opinions. I’m also taking suggestions for our next trip.

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Seattle, WA–Day 2

Up early and back at ’em! We still had so much left to see and do in Seattle, WA. We started the morning off by cutting through Pike Place and grabbing a watermelon juice from The Juice Emporium. If you’ve not tried it, watermelon juice is pure goodness–nothing but the juice of a watermelon. There is no added sugar, flavoring, etc.IMG_2694We got down to the waterfront and headed over to the Seattle Aquarium which was included on our CityPASS. I guess I expected more from the aquarium since Seattle is located right on the ocean. It felt geared towards young children, but the otters were pretty cute to see!

From there we ventured over to the Argosy Harbor Tour which was also included on our CityPASS. This was a nice one-hour tour of  Seattle from Elliot Bay and Seattle Harbor, not to mention a great opportunity to sit down and take a break. Cocktails and snacks were available for purchase.

We then headed towards Pioneer Square, where there was an underground tour I had heard of and was eager to check out. We had our choice between Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour  and Underground Paranormal Experience. We went with the Underground Tour because the Paranormal Experience wouldn’t start until after dark. What a fascinating story! Before the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, the streets of this part of town actually used to be a full story lower than they are now so there’s a whole underground part of Seattle down below. You can read about in Seattle Underground or

Seattle Underground: In which the Truth, the whole Truth, and a lot More than the truth is told about the Forgotton City which Lies Beneath Seattle’s Modern Streets.
It was getting late in the day and we knew that the walk back was probably going to seem even longer, so we decided to make stops along the way. We stopped in at the Klondike Gold Rush Museum which was quite interactive and more detailed than what we ever learned in history class.IMG_2761We bought truffles from Fran’s Chocolate (which we learned was a favorite stop of Michelle Obama’s). We had some killer oysters at The Brooklyn Seafood, then stopped in at Suite 410 for a cocktail.

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some of the beers at Tap House

Next, we checked out the Tap House Grill where I was finally able to find a Bud Light beer and then on to The Palace Kitchen for dinner.  (You know how Texas Roadhouse brings peanuts to each table? The Palace brings out pistachios!)
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Montucky Cold Snack

After dinner, I did try a Montucky cold snack which was pretty good. We wrapped up the evening by walking around the block, stopping in at Assiaggio Ristorante, and making new friends who walked the rest of the way around the block with us back to The Palace Kitchen.
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Sonny, Tracey, Angie

Luckily, we were only a block away from our hotel by then. Our wonderful waitress bid us goodnight by sending us back to our hotel with a HUGE bag of pistachios!