I flew into Seattle on Thursday after work, and was exhausted. Victor picked me up from the airport and we went to eat at Joey's before heading back. I was too tired to go out so we watched a few episodes of The Office and called it a night. Somewhere along the way, probably on the airplane, I had (what I think was) an allergic reaction and my eyes started swelling.
Friday we had a late start because I was trying to rest so my eyes would get better. No dice. We had lunch at Vietnam House and then went to Chateau Ste. Michelle winery. There we picked up some wine, and took pictures =) It was HOT! I didn't realize that Seattle got THAT hot, like ever? On the way back we stopped by at Victor's uncle's house and took a gander at the humongous koi fishes in the fish pond. THEY WERE PUPPY-SIZED, freakin' coolest koi pond ever. We stopped and saw the Fremont Troll under the tunnel, on Troll Ave. Hehe. And then we went to Kirkland waterfront and took more pictures. I got froyo there!
After the heat let up a bit, we picked up snacks and headed back to watch Death Note. For the most part I was pretty impressed with the movie. I wish they had covered the entire anime, but I guess I can't have everything! We ended up eating so much of the snacks that we didn't have dinner, haha. Later at night we went to Menie's to drink and hangout.
Saturday morning was an early start, Charles showed up sometime in the AMs and we met other people before heading out to the Warped Tour. The drive was a few hours, and the Gorge Ampitheatre was definitely an impressive venue. The view was GORGE-ous, and huge! It ended up being an excellent, hot, adventure and I was sooo exhausted by the time we left. We got back to Seattle around 8 and had sushi. Afterward we ended up staying in because I was already hungover from being dehydrated all day. Yuck! We watched some How I Met Your Mother, and I think it started to grow on me, just a little bit. I'll have to see how that works out later.
Sunday we had lunch with Charles at Purple Cafe in Bellevue. It was a really nice place and the crab cakes were delicious. The coffee was GREAT, but apparently I should have expected that - being in Seattle and all. We missed our original Ride the Ducks reservation at 2, so we pushed it back to 4:30. We picked up Menie and rode that duck! That tour was PURE AWESOMENESS! One of the best parts of the trip, if not the best. The music, the weather, and the unbeatable scenery made it a spectacular experience. I was VERY impressed - Seattle is almost as pretty as San Francisco. I said almost. =)
For dinner we had Ivar's and I got clam chowder. Looove me some clam chowder. We met up others at Red Robin, then went back to Menie's place to hang out again. She made a REALLY GOOD oxtail stew. I LOVE oxtail stew! Later at night, we went to a few bars in 'Cap Hill' and had a good time. Amazing company and new places are fun, I just wish I had more energy in that heat!
Monday we were supposed to go to the museum, but I was so burn out that we ended up picking up Malaysian food and eating while watching Season 4 of The Office. It was a nice relaxing day, the perfect way to end my vacation! I had such a great time in Seattle, and I think over this trip I've started to love it. It's like SF + trees, and THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SUMMER WEATHER!
In short, I had one hell of a trip. Seattle - I'll be back.
