Seattle, Washington
Seattle is a great town and I have had the opportunity to go a few times for vacation and work related travel. There is a good emphasis on organic and locally grown food and several vegetarian eateries.
Things to do:
My favororite thing is Seattle is the Underground tour. This is a tour of the original city which is actually below street level. Modern day Seattle was buily above sea level so the original city can still be visited. In fact anytime you walk over pavement with little purple glass squares you are walking above the old city. The old city can be visited by tours that start in Pioneer Square. The other must do is Pike’s place market which has great fresh food, locally made goods, and the original starbucks just accross the street. After these definitely check out the central park area and visit the science fiction museum, a must for any scifi fan and the Experience Music project where you can play instruments and mix your own songs. Then head out over to the house boat community on the lake.
Place to Eat:
There is a fabulous vegetarian restaurant in the suburbs of town called Cafe Flora. You can get a bus here or drive. They had a beautifully prepared food, eclectic atmosphere, and really amazing rosemay ice tea. If you are staying in downtown you should also check out the Pan Africa Restaurant, just up the street form Pike’s Place. Here you can get tasty vegetarian Ethiopian food, although they are not exclusively veg. If you are only in Seattle once you should check out the Space Needle and get a reservation at the orbiting restaurant at the top. They have a vegetarian main and appetizers. It is a pricey but the view is spectacular and makes for a very memorable and romantic evening. If you arrive later or have the midnight munchies head down to Pioneer Square. This place is filled with late night (post clubbing crowd) middle eastern eateries where you can get good falafal, pita, humous, and baba ganoush.
Places to Stay:
A beautiful boutique hotel to stay at is the Alexis Hotel right in downtown just a few blocks up from the water. You can also eat at the Library Bistro, the hotel’s restaurant and bar which looks like a library from an old englidh manor house. Another place I stayed at was the Marriot Waterfront which is absolutely beautiful, but expensive. Make sure to get a room with a view of the bay and you can watch sunset every evening over the water.
Tags: 1, United States
anitasen
Leave a Reply