If you ever want to conquer Seattle in two days, I highly recommend:
1. Traveling with Carl Meister, who is a darn good time, and,
2. Following this itinerary that Josh put together so we could make sure we saw everything.
Day 1
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8:30 – Breakfast at Pike’s Place @ Lowell’s –
Egg’s Benedict w/ Crab (DELISH)
o 1519 Pike Place, Seattle, WA
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10:00 – 11:00 Pike Place Walking Tour
o Tours
meet behind the information booth located on the corner of 1st Ave. and Pike
St. Meet your tour guide under the awning between the pillars adorned with
salmon
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11:00 – 12:00 Walk Pike Place, take time to
see things just passed by on tour
Fun with the panoramic setting on the camera
First Starbucks
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12:00 – 1:30 – Lunch @ Pink Door – Italian –
View overlooking harbor
o Make
reservations – request to sit on deck
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1:30 – 1:45 – Walk to Pioneer Square Underground
Tour
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2:00 – 3:30 – Underground Tour
o 608
First Ave, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, between Cherry Street and Yesler Way
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3:30 – 4:00 – Gift shop, walk to Seattle
Aquarium
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4:00 – 5:30 – Seattle Aquarium
o 1483
Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101
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6:00 – 7:00 – Olympic Sculpture Park
o 2901
Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
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7:00 – 8:00 – Space Needle
o 400
Broad St., Seattle, WA 98109
o Get
the VIP pass. Totally worth it to not stand in the long lines
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8:30 – 10:00 – Dinner
o Seastar (Seafood)
o 2121
Terry Ave, Ste 108, (between Lenora St & Denny Way) , Seattle, WA 98121
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If done early before dinner at any point could
do: Chihuly Garden & Glass at Seattle center
o 305
Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
Day 2
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7:00: Arrive Westlake Station, walk west on
Pine, left on 3rd Ave.
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7:20: Take Bus to Hiram M Chitten Locks
o 3rd ave & Pike Street (inbetween
Pike & Pine, right across form Aaron Brothers)
o Take
#17 towards Sunset Hill Ballard
o Get
off at NW 54th St & 32ND Ave NW
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8:00 – 8:50 – Hiram M Chitten Locks
o 3015
54th St NW, Seattle, WA 98107
o Watch
the fish ladder where salmon and steelhead migrate upriver
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8:50 – Back up to main road and to “Lookout Spot
Café,” light pole right after it is the #44 bus
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9:07 – Take #44 bus towards University of
Washington Medical Center Wallingford
o Get
off at Market and 8th St.
o Walk
back to 8th street, go south and see the #28 bus stop on the west
side of the road across from the Shell Station, next bus comes in about 9
minutes
o #28
will drop us off @ 34th & Freemont Street
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Freemont Area:
9:40 - Freemont Bridge
We loved the show The Killing, and this is in the show opening.
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9:55: Waiting for the Interurban
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10:10 Freemont Troll
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10:25 Lenin
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10:40 Freemont Rocket
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12:00 Theo Chocolate
o 3400
Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103
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1:36 bus leaves
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Walk back up Phininney Ave to N36th Street, get
on #28 bus local towards downtown Seattle, all the way to 3rd Ave
& Marion St., arrive around 2:05
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Walk southwest on Marion until you hit Pier 52
for Bainbridge Ferry
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3:00 – Leave for Bainbridge Island
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3:35 – Arrive @ Bainbridge
o Take
taxi to Docs Marina Grill, 403 Madison Ave S
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5:30 – Leave Bainbridge Island
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6:05 – Arrive back in Seattle
o Take
Taxi to Safeco Field
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6:20ish Arrival, 6:10 Game Start: Seattle /
Texas Baseball Game @ Safeco Field
o Food:
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Intential WOK
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Tortugas Voladuras
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Brazed pork and chicken, Mexican Style
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La Creperie
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At the pen
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Hamburg Plus Fritz
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Located in the Pen by center field bullpen,
Oyster Po Boy Sandwich, Fries with garlic dipping sauce
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Sushi Bar
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At hit it here café
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Rice & Roll
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Ichiroll, Section 137
