about seattle specifically::

i had breakfast in seattle last april at a place on olive street called oli's ,oly's.....something like that. as i plan on being in seattle for breakfast on sunday i wanted to see if they are still around. i have googled and found nuthin'.

anyone in seattle able to tell me if they are still in business?

Glo's!

This would be a good week for it:

http://nwsabr.sabr.org/convention.htm

as I'll be attending...

Technically, you hafta be a member to attend the SABR con tho.

http://tillicumvillage.com/

Tillicum Village is probably very quaint, but there are other things at least as quaint or more beautiful than that for which to spend ferrying/viewing/hiking time.

Mt St Helens isn't necessary, and it would be a second trip to the Rainier area, but it's a pretty amazing experience (though it's probably been 15 years since I've been).

The Locks are supposed to be interesting, and would let you see the canal area which can be nice.

(oh my god, there are tons of shows happening in May and June though: kinski, green milk from the planet orange, freq nasty, dj assault, a-frames, country teasers, modeselektor, mountain goats, barbara morgenstern, mos def, u.s.e., bollywood massive (happening EMP Pop weekend), and more...)

Kinski are on fucking fire these days. The Terrastock show was ridiculously good.

06-09 Seattle, WA - Neumos

Kinski, Green Milk From The Planet Orange (Japan), and Birds Of Avalon (Raleigh) at the Funhouse

OR

Freq Nasty at the Liquid Lounge @ EMP.

Once you get to Paradise, there's the question of which trail to take. If you really have 1.5-2 hours, I recommend going for the Alta Vista trail. This short, but steep (and paved, boo), trail will get you closer to the Nisqually Glacier and give you a great view behind you to Mt. Adams (the feminine counterpart, perhaps, to the imposing Rainier; you may also be able to see St. Helens, the excitable teenager). You should be able to get up and back down in time to then take the short hike to Myrtle Falls, which is probably a must if you have just a little bit of time, especially in wildflower season. If you still have time, keep going on this one - the early section of this part of the Skyline Trail is relatively low-elevation-gain.

before (or maybe after) Paradise, you'll stop at Box Canyon. unless you have serious vertigo, be sure to take the brief hike out to the bridge over the canyon (you'll have time for a rapid walk of the entire loop, despite the signs, though you won't miss much if you return the way you came)

note that one highlight of the trip may come at an unexpected place - the farm fields near enumclaw that you pass through (probably) en route to the mountain. also on the same leg, look out for the White River, which you can glimpse through the trees past Greenwater.

and fyi, your itinerary-writer is not pedantic enough - substitute "Grove of the Patriarchs," for "Grove of the Patriarchies," and "Federation Forest State Park" for "Federated Forest State Park."

One tip for Rainier - if you have any issues with altitude (sleepiness/hands swelling/headache on planes or around 10,000 feet), take aspirin an hour before you head up there.

I can't wait to hear those loops!

The Suicide Squeeze label (of whom I know maybe 4 acts) is having a weekend anniversary fest at Neumos. Maybe I'll go Saturday night if I get back from the minor league game in Tacoma in time for the Super Surprise Guest (like, Pedro the Lion?).

http://www.neumos.com/0701.html

(and in more NYCers-to-Sea action, that comedian-MC drinks at the same Brooklyn bar I do)

What would you recommed an east coaster see of the city in just a few short hours?

Yes, grab a cab, keep the phone # for the ride back ~$50 round trip.

What would you recommed an east coaster see of the city in just a few short hours?

Pike Place Market (wandering about and food/drink) and if it's nice out, walk on the ferry to Bainbridge Island (~ 1 hour there and back).

I'd just tell the cab driver "Pike Place Market", and just go from there. Between that and the waterfront, you'll be able to have a decent lunch, pick up some great cheese at Beecher's, see the waterfront, and (hopefully) see a clear view of the Olympic Mountains and Mt. Rainier.

This works best if you're coming no later than 5pm or so. If later, I'd cab over to Capitol Hill.. (tell the drive "Pike and Broadway") and just walk around that area for a while. The Honey Hole is a great place to get a sandwich.. you can get really good frites a block east... and plenty of bars.

If it's 2am, then just take a nap at the airport.

when you reach the end of the arcade, go for some food and some views. head out of the arcade and keep going north, across the street to the grassy knoll of Victor Steinbrueck Park, with a view of Eliott Bay. the other side of Pike Street is home to the more commercial side of the market. down the street to your left there's a gallery where you can see examples of Northwest glass art (and pick up souvenirs) - easy to break something here with a backpack. directly opposite from you if you're in the park is Etta's Seafood, one of Seattle's best restaurants and a good place to stop for lunch/brunch/dinner if you want to taste the Northwest. if you don't want to spend the time/money, head back along Pike Street on this side and grab some stuff for a picnic from one or more of the many prepared-food places you'll meet along the way. included among these are Le Panier (a French bakery where you can also get bread or treats for the plane; i like the palmiers and the almondy friands), the aforementioned Beecher's (where I wasn't impressed by the sandwiches fwiw), the self-explanatory Piroshky-Piroshky, and the universe's very first outpost of Starbucks Coffee.

alternatively, or afterwards, head back into the center of the market and find the hillclimb downstairs. towards the bottom, you'll run into Procopio gelato and mexican cheapie El Puerco Lloron on your right. not very Seattle, but a great quick lunch-dessert combination. then head down to the bottom of the climb and cross Alaskan Way to the waterfront. before you is the Seattle Aquarium (worthwhile if you had lots of time, but nothing special). turn left and walk along the waterfront. you'll first come to Pier 57, where you can head out for a view of Elliott Bay and the Olympics. if you have time, though, you may want to save the view (see below). at Pier 54, you'll pass the uber-tchotchke Ye Olde Curiousity Shop. keep going and you'll come to Colman Dock.

while the market is probably a must, if you have time, perhaps the best thing you could do in Seattle is take a round-trip ferry ride. but these will take some time, and you should decide if it's more efficiently spent doing other stuff or if you want to cut out some of the above and/or below stuff to allow for it. from Colman Dock, you can take a Washington State Ferry to Bainbridge Island (~2 hrs roundtrip, schedule, or Bremerton (~2.5 hrs roundtrip, schedulethe shorter ride). walk around the outside and different levels of the ferry to see all the views and vantage points. as you leave/return to Seattle, you'll get views of the Space Needle to your left and the Smith Tower (Seattle's version of the Woolworth Building) to your right. en route, if it's clear, you'll have views to the Southeast of Mt Rainier (which you'll probably see better from the plane), to the Northwest of the Olympics, and, if you search the horizon closely, to the North/Northeast of Mt Baker. as you approach the other side, you'll get a feel for Puget Sound's island life.

if no time for ferries, you could continue along Alaskan Way to Yesler Way and turn left up the street to the Pioneer Square area. this is Seattle's historic district, and feels a bit like a Western version of victorian parts of Boston. from the square itself, head right/Southwest on 1st Ave to the Elliott Bay Book Co and Bud's Jazz Records. if you head up S Main St from 1st to 3rd, you'll come to the famed Salumi (open 11-4).

Pioneer Square is pleasant to walk around, but if you're pressed for time, I think I'd skip it in favor of a more contemporary destination. between Pier 54 and Colman Dock, cross Alaskan Way and find Madison St. head uphill on Madison to 4th Ave. this will be a workout, but the reward is the new Central Library. you could walk through here in 10-15 minutes, but you could also easily spend an hour and a half inside.

in addition to/instead of a cab, there's also the Gray Line Downtown Airporter, which goes to downtown hotels. to get to the market, you'd want to go to the Seattle Sheraton at 6th and Pike Street, then walk West on Pike towards 1st, where the Pike Place Market begins ahead of you and just to your left. to return from the library, head along Madison to 6th St and get picked up from the Madison Rennaissance.

here's a map of downtown seattle. (note that the monorail isn't operating right now)

don't know what happened there, but Bainbridge is the shorter ride, obv, and I overstated the times - Bainbridge is 1:40, and Bremerton is 2:15.

But in downtown, taxis are usually around all day... and all around Capitol Hill at night, so you could just whistle or hail one.

Hahah. I went to Comet Tavern back when I first moved here ten years ago, haven't been back since but I understand they've kindof fixed it up.

Okay dudes, too much rain here today. I know, I know, we have no right to complain, this is just the winter we've been lucky not to have so far, but even so, too much goddamn rain. I'll take the little pissed down stuff anyday over this downpour.

(Accidentally posted this on a thread on some other sub-board I've never heard of and doesn't seem to be in use anymore, reposting it on an ILE thread)

Hello Seattleites! I'm spending next weekend in Seattle (October 15th to the 18th), and I was looking for some suggestions on fun stuff to do. The lady I'm visiting has only lived there for a month or so and has spent 99% of that time at work, so I thought I'd ask the experts.

We're up for outdoorsy stuff, art of all kinds, and fun touristy stuff as well. She's not big on drinking, but good restaurant suggestions, particularly vegetarian and seafood, would also be nice. From poking around online, I've turned up Bainbridge Island, Kubota Gardens, and a tour of Seattle's abandoned underground. We have a car, so a day trip on Sunday to the coast involving hiking and scenic vistas with oceans and the like wouldn't go amiss either, but I wouldn't know where to start. Canada is out because I got deported from there and I'm not sure they'd let me back in.

I appreciate any advice you can give me!

Carmelita's on Greenwood Ave and Cafe Flora near Madison Park are two really good vegetarian restaurants.

excellent!

Carmelita seconded, and I'm not even a vegetarian. One of the best restaurants I've eaten at in Seattle (a long list, but still). Then again, it's been at least five years...

I have eaten at 'Squid and Ink' in georgetown on my last 4 trips on the I5. greasy vegan lunch!

You could combine Bainbridge with a big circular tour of the Olympic peninsula - catch an early ferry, drive north through Poulsbo and Sequim, across by Crescent Lake, then down through Forks and over to the beaches, continuing down through Humptulips and Aberdeen and Montesano and back to Olympia and I-5 north to Seattle. It's a long day of driving, with so much to see and places to stop along the way.

greasy vegan lunch sounds appealing, like veggie heaven here in austin. and driving counterclockwise around olympic national park on the 101 could be a fun way to spend sunday! if I had more time I'd want to drive up to Neah Bay, just for the extreme continental northwesterliness.

when you go to carmelita say WHAT UP LXY AND JERGINS ilxors i don't really know THIS IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

I'll write it on my t-shirt with a sharpie so they have a better chance of getting the message.

<3 kubota!!!

went to carmelita a coupla months ago. the food is very good, and the service is much better than it used to be. do not hesitate to dine there.

Such a passe city. Portland's where it's at now.

you keep that shit to yrself, youngin

Some of the best sushi in town (does that count as seafood?) is at Maneki (6th Ave S @ Main). There are some standard tourist-fare seafood places down on the waterfront (Ivar's, Anthony's, Cutters, etc) which will all have decent fresh sheets. My favorite fish place for fried fish is Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar, inside the north end of the market by the Soapbox, and there's also a place that cooks up whatever's fresh from the boat near Jack's Fish Spot (not the fish tossers, the other fish place that's near the Creamery and Frank's produce).

Sushi counts! If I were up there longer, I'd swing down to Portland, but this weekend will be Seattle and environs only (although being from Texas, Portland doesn't seem that far away from Seattle to me! Only 145 miles).

You can take your chances at Maneki or make a reservation - it's always packed. They're closed on Mondays. If you are interested in $$$ sushi, I've heard good things about Nishino (Madison Park).

Another place I've had good seafood is Etta's (far north end of the market), but I've only been there for Sunday brunch in the past few years so not sure what the dinner menu's like anymore. I'd also recommend Taste, the restaurant at the art museum - focused on local and fresh stuff, good prices, full bar and really inexpensive happy hour food from 3-6. Also delicious desserts and crazy ice cream flavors.

Delicious desserts is a definitely plus... we were planning on hitting up the Seattle Art Museum anyway! Is the Asian Art Museum worth checking out? Olympic Sculpture Garden?

There are some pieces I really love at SAAM - the crow screen and a Buddha of 1000 hands specifically. It's a much smaller space, but a terrific building in a lovely setting (Volunteer Park). I think it's definitely worth an afternoon in the area. The Volunteer Park Conservatory is right there too. I haven't spent much time in the Sculpture Garden, tbh.

i don't 'get' the sculpture garden but it's worth a nice walk on the waterfront!
i haven't been to the asian museum but the conservatory is <3 <3 <3 (amazing orchids!) and you can climb the water tower, too :)

I've heard about the sculpture garden so many times, but never even seen it from afar. Where is the darn thing?

next to the old spaghetti factory

can't rep for much of the sculpture park yet (it's still growing into itself i think) but WAVES by serra is amazing, look at it facing north and line it up with the building behind and have your mind warped

Don't know where the old spaghetti factory is either. Wasn't aware there was such a thing.

jergins jergins quite absurdins, how does your sculpture garden grow?

ps rev it's off broad, down by the water, by the entrance to myrtle edwards park.

oh, I never go down to the waterfront, that's probably why

http://helloseattle.org/post/70408254864/someone-quit-yoga