Seattle WA USA

From Becky

To Do in Seattle:

Pike Place Market is a must. Stay at the fish market until someone buys a fish and watch them throw the fish from one end of the stall to the other!
There's the first Starbucks ever there and an ABC (already been chewed) gum wall.
You can walk down to the waterfront from here. Get Ivars Fish & Chips (the local favorite) and here you can browse the shops on the piers. There's a Ferris wheel here, an aquarium and you can catch a ferry to visit other islands from there.

The Ballard Locks - this is a great place to visit on a sunny Seattle day.  You can watch the boats travel from

salt water (Puget Sound) to freshwater (lakes of Lake Washington and Lake Union).  There's also a fish ladder

there that Sockeye salmon travel through during the month of July to go spawn.  It is free.  Beautiful gardens there to

enjoy.  Have lunch at a greasy, local fish & chips place nearby: Totem Fish & Chips (It's actually called Red Mill Totem

House now) and they sell hamburgers too.  Red Mill took it over to save Totem from going out of business.  They still serve their famous fish & chips and clam chowder though!

The Space Needle.  Go to the restaurant at the top for dinner on a clear night.

Mariners baseball game.  The Mariners play at an awesome stadium  - Safeco Field.

The Fremont Troll under the bridge.  Located under the Aurora Bridge.  As seen in the movie "10 Things I Hate About You."

Downtown Seattle - shop at the first Nordstrom store ever, shops at Pacific Place Mall, lunch at the Cheesecake Factory or lunch in the Nordstrom Cafe (a local favorite)

Gas Works Park - amazing views of Lake Union (where Sleepless in Seattle was filmed) and the Seattle skyline from here

Greenlake - a small lake in the Wallingford area of Seattle.  It has a walking, jogging path around the entire lake 

(around 3 miles).  It's a great place to exercise and then enjoy lunch at a local restaurant beside the lake.

University District - the area near the Univ. of Washington.  You can rent canoes or rowboats and paddle around

on beautiful Lake Washington.  Website is: washington.edu/ima/wac/canoe-boat-rentals/ 

There is a great outdoor mall here, called University Village, with all the best shops: Lulu Lemon, Anthropologie, etc. Go to Trophy Cupcakes at that mall for beautiful cupcakes!

Great local place to eat lunch or dinner near there is:  

Northlake Tavern and Pizza House

660 NE Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98105

Restaurants: 

Dicks (this is a fast food chain of drive ins located only in Seattle; it's loved by all locals. Get the dicks "special" or "deluxe" if u can handle a double patty burger. They both come with their special tartar sauce on it. The shakes and fries are a must as well. Complete greasy goodness!

Palisade - great seafood, amazing views of Puget Sound from Magnolia Bluff

Maggie Bluffs - also amazing view of Puget Sound, located on the Magnolia Bluff; fish and chips, burgers, etc. 

Rays Boathouse - High end, located in Ballard area, also with beautiful sea views.

6049 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Enjoy!

Becky