3 Nights in Seattle

In need of a recharge, we booked a long weekend in a city we've both wanted to visit for awhile.

6:00 out of Milwaukee, quick turnaround in Minneapolis, and there we were.

One thing we forgot to look into was public transportation and we ended up booking 2x$18 round trips from on the Gray Line downtowner. This was our only bad investment on the trip. Take a taxi (faster and less rude) or a public bus (faster, less rude, and cheaper).

We checked into the W to drop our things off.

Plusses: Free apples at the front desk, plush bed, ipod dock/alarm clock, dance party in the lobby.

Minuses: $15/day for wireless, key cards that demagnitize...often.

The Market wasn't quite so busy on Thursday, so we strolled through the street-level stalls and grabbed lunch. It's like a giant Whole Foods, complete with samples. Very crowded, but the selection and prices are great. I ate at the Market Grill while Jodi picked up a slice of pizza.

A bit of interesting shopping at the waterfront...

Nice aquarium for the kiddies. I was too scared to touch the evil anemones.

We took the ferry over to the closest island. The ferry was smooth and had wireless! Bainbridge is a nice small town. I quickly saw myself retiring in 25 years to the island.

Restaurant close by the hotel with a fun atmosphere and amazing chicken with no bones.

Another long walk up to the University Area. We stopped at this edgy breakfast stop for some pancakes and granola.

On the way we unsuccessfully looked for the grave of Bruce Lee.

A beautiful Seattle day meant a long wait to rent a Kayak so we gave up.

Beautiful and large gothic campus was interesting to walk through.

Middling diner food.

We took the bus up the the Ballard neighborhood. Seattle buses are excellent - timely, clean, and ubiquitous.

Excellent Italian dinner in a cool residential neighborhood.