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What to see in Seattle & Vancouver
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We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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What to see in Seattle & Vancouver
"CGAR" wrote in message
om... Hi, We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. I moved to Seattle two months ago and I can tell you what, in my opinion, are the must-see places for a first time visitor (basically what I liked more....). On all the Seattle city Guides you'll find at the very first place of all must-see list the Pike Place Market. I don't know, I lived 28 years in Rome, Italy and the Pike Place Marked didn't tell me much. It's a market of fruit, flowers an fish, there is a nice atmosphere but...not much else...the beautiful view of the Olympica Peninsula Mountains aside. But for this view I would suggest you to have a walk on the Waterfront. Try to walk along the Waterfront north to south so that at acertain point, unexpectedly, Mt. Rainier will appear right in front of you. All the Seattle Center area is interesting. Here you find the Space Needle, The Experience Music Project and lot of other nice stuff. In downtown you shouldn't miss the Bill Speider's Underground Tour that will give you an idea of how Seattle looked once upon a time. It's not a secret that nature here is amazing. I would suggest you to visit the Arboretum where the Japanese Gardes are also located. I don't know if you like museums. If you do, I would point you out the Museum of Flight and advise against the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Burke Natural History Musum that are quite not impressive (consider anyway that I'm comparing those museums to the European standards...). Good options are also the Boeing Plant Tour and the Woodland Zoo. If I were you I wouldn't miss a walk around the University of Washington Campus that is very nice. Here you can find perhaps one of the best views of the Mt. Rainier looking south-east when you're on the so called Rainier Vista boulevard. Generally speaking what Seattle gives more than the usual American big city are its amazing natuaral landscapes. The Peninsula Mountains on the west and of the Cascade range on the east, the Elliot Bay, Mt. Rainier, the lakes... I hope you'll find a nice weather or you will not be able to enjoy what's, in my opinion, the best that the city can offer to a first time visitor. Ciao, Giulio |
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What to see in Seattle & Vancouver
I've been to Seattle and Vancouver many times. Though I like Vancouver
overall, there's no one or two things that stand out especially. Do spend some time in Stanley Park. It's lovely. If I had two days in Seattle and it was my first trip, I'd probably spend one day as follows: One of my favorite things to do that I especially love is a ferry ride to the San Juan Islands. Maybe overnight or maybe just there and back since your time is limited. The scenery is breathtaking and the islands- if you have time to explore them- are heavenly. Then I'd take a peak at Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe which I'm only suggesting as it's right there on the waterfront as you go up to Pike Place Market. Both are things you sort of "must do". And right there on the waterfront is a wonderful place to eat a huge seafood dinner. It's called Louie's or Louie's something or other. Somewhat costly- but we had a huge meal of fresh prime quality shell fish: clams, oysters, prawns (large shrimp), crab (I think). Huge platter for two and absolutely lucious. Worth a splurge! Day 2: I'd see the Music Experience in the morning and then I'd spend a chunk of time around Pioneer square. Probably afternoon/evening- (shops, food, interesting architecture, music, history, interesting people) and where the underground tour begins. The underground tour of Seattle is an absolute MUST! Unique to Seattle, a real piece of history, fascinating, something interetsting to describe to other when you get home, etc. Don't miss it. Make reservations ahead of time- it could well be sold out over Memorial Day weekend. It's alovely area for 2 weeks or 3 days. I've done both. Enjoy!! Susan CGAR wrote: Hi, We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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CGAR wrote: We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. The Folklife Festival, featuring outstanding music, food and crafts, happens every Memorial Day weekend at the Seattle Center (where the Space Needle is). Nominally free (they ask for a $5 donation); it's a lot of fun and well worth your time. |
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"CGAR" wrote in message om... Hi, We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. Everybody has made good suggestions for Seattle. In Vancouver, I especially like the Granville Market, Stanley Park and its aquarium, and, if you are driving, the anthropological museum at the University of British Columbia. The latter is notable both for its architecture and for its contents, especially the totem poles. Marianne |
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I totally forgot to mention the absolutely best thing in the Vancouver area- the UBC Anthropological Museum. An amazing collection of NW Coast First Nations people's artifacts. Breathtaking!!! Not to miss! Thanks Marianne for mentioning it- I also watched some guys play cricket and one of the players explained it to me. Nice to finally understand what otherwise appears to be the slowest activity ever conceived of. I actually sort of enjoy watching it now (for a while)- and didn't take long to learn to understand. Susan Everybody has made good suggestions for Seattle. In Vancouver, I especially like the Granville Market, Stanley Park and its aquarium, and, if you are driving, the anthropological museum at the University of British Columbia. The latter is notable both for its architecture and for its contents, especially the totem poles. Marianne |
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Susan Wachob wrote:
I also watched some guys play cricket and one of the players explained it to me. Nice to finally understand what otherwise appears to be the slowest activity ever conceived of. I actually sort of enjoy watching it now (for a while)- and didn't take long to learn to understand. Really? I had a dozen Samoans try to explain it to me at Crocker-Amazon Park (San Francisco) where they play on Sundays. They failed because most of them didn't understand it well enough to explain it. You're lucky to have found someone able to explain it. I watched a bit of a game on televion in London. Didn't understand anything that I saw nor anything that the commentator said. It remains a mystery. __________________________________________________ __________ A San Franciscan in (where else?) San Francisco http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net |
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All about Cricket What to see in Seattle & Vancouver
"mimi" wrote in message news:sL8lc.15495$0H1.1417459@attbi_s54... "CGAR" wrote in message om... Hi, We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. Everybody has made good suggestions for Seattle. In Vancouver, I especially like the Granville Market, Stanley Park and its aquarium, and, if you are driving, the anthropological museum at the University of British Columbia. The latter is notable both for its architecture and for its contents, especially the totem poles. Marianne =================== Re cricket, see: http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/hoski...xplanation.htm 100% pure Canadian music at our website below.... Cheers. -bg- www.thelittlecanadaheadphoneband.ca |
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***Lotsa Vancouver stuff here fer youse*** - What to see in Seattle & Vancouver
"CGAR" wrote in message om... Hi, We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. ---------------------- Get a bus daypass, the public transit here is superb. Visit Queen Elizabeth Park in Little Mountain; walk around the Courthouse fountain and complex downtown; visit the Maritime Museum and nearby Kits Beach; visit Stanley Park (walk around Lost Lagoon a bit, take some peanuts and bread crusts. Go to Stanley Park the same day you go to the Court House area...? You can catch busses to Maritime Museum area (Kits Beach) and to Stanley Park from right near the Court House Fountain. Here's Vancouver's URL http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ For a bit of Canadian music, here's our URL www.thelittlecanadaheadphoneband.ca Travel safe. -bg- |
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What to see in Seattle & Vancouver
On 1 May 2004 09:41:28 -0700, (CGAR) wrote:
Hi, We are visiting Seattle and Vancouver during memorial day weekend and would like to know MUST-SEE places in the area. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Just to add to the Seattle suggestions: Definitely an Argosy cruise. My mother just visited me in Seattle for the first time and she said that the Locks cruise was the best part of her trip. http://argosycruises.com/flash.cfm The Fremont troll. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WASEAtroll.html Don't know how much time you have but there is a Citypass that provides a combined discount to six attractions, including the Space Needle and Argosy Cruises. http://citypass.net/cgi-bin/citypass...le&rand=179929 And please, please, whatever you do, don't go to Starbucks thinking you have to just because you're in Seattle. Their coffee sucks. Try one of the numerous carts or roadside shacks that you see all over the place. The spring weather has been GORGEOUS and hopefully it will be like that when you visit! --jules-- |
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