10/12/19
A few weeks ago, Alaska Airlines had a one day airfare sale so I took a look and found a good deal on flights to Seattle. It happened that this weekend was Columbus Day weekend and neither Nat or Ty had volleyball or major school events, so I booked us a weekend getaway. Nat really wanted to go to Seattle again. She says its one of her favorite places!
Our flight to Seattle was very early. We arrived around 8:45am in the morning, picked up our rental car and started our day with breakfast at a place called Biscuit Bitch in Pioneer Square. It’s a popular chain in Seattle and there was a line out the door.
Next stop: UPS Waterfall Garden Park. A secluded (and small) man made waterfall that marks the location of the first UPS building.
Volunteer Park & Conservatory
This was a place Nat found on the internet. It’s a really nice park with botanical gardens and a conservatory.
Amazon Spheres. This place is so cool. Built for Amazon employees, its a different place employees can work and lounge. It’s open to the public two weekends a month. Unfortunately, this weekend wasn’t one of them. After seeing the spheres, Nat said she wants to work for Amazon. Nearby is also an Amazon Go store. There are several in Seattle being tested. It’s a convenience store with no registers or check outs. You just have an app, grab what you want, and leave. The app later sends you a receipt for your purchases. We tried this out and bought a few snacks and drinks. Tyler was fascinated by the concept.
From Amazon, we walked over to Pike Place Market and snacked at several places.
Beecher’s Mac n Cheese. The four of us shared a large cup. It was so good!
Ellenos Greek Yogurt. The marionberry pie flavor was tasty!
Can’t go to Seattle and not visit the Gumwall!
In the late afternoon, we checked into our hotel and rested. We did a lot of walking today.
For dinner, we dined at The Brooklyn Seafood, Steak & Oyster House followed by gelato at a nearby ice cream place. Unfortunately, pics from dinner were lost as my phone was reset due to technical issues 🙁
Favorite part of the day:
Nat & David: walking about Pike Place Market
Tyler: Amazon Go store
Me: Dinner. David and I shared oysters, crab cakes, and bouillabaisse. Everything was really good.