Not the scenes from Sleepless in Seattle
March 5, 2008 by ulysiregar
Seattle, WA:
We stayed at Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue, in the heart of the city. It’s just a few blocks from the famous Pike Market, next to Betsey Johnson boutique. The hotel is not great, but our suite room is more than just fine. My husband was very happy with the coffee Tully’s, and I was happy with the amenities from Bath&Body Works.
Seattle is a cool city. Not great, but definitely not bad. The downtown is not so impressive to my taste, but it’s fun enough to explore. I loved our breakfasts, from the Athenian at Pike Market where one of the movie scenes Sleepless in Seattle was shot, to a cute coffee shop across our hotel.
I met my friend, Vevy, and we went to Indonesian restaurant. The food was just ok, but it was so much fun to catch up with an Indonesian. We walked around the city, spending some time together. Alana had a fun time with Scarlett, the pretty little girl with her curly hair and long eye lashes.Vevy is kind of girl you want to hang out with. She’s a stylish cool girl with a cool SUV! Hehehe… I wish we had more time to spend.
I pretty much spent time exploring the city with Alana while my husband was working his ass off (don’t you love being a housewife sometimes? Hehehe…). Luckily, his big boss didn’t come to the city, so he was free every night. We had a great dinner at Wild Ginger, an Asian bistro. The food was excellent and the service was unbeatable. I had Laksa that tasted exactly like Laksa was supposed to taste. In USA, it’s impressive.
We were going to Vancouver on Saturday, so we didn’t really explore any places outside downtown Seattle. We went to Space Needle on Sunday. And that’s all about it.
Vancouver, BC, Canada:
On Saturday, we drove two and half hours from Seattle to Vancouver, just wanted to get out of the USA. It’s been awhile since the last time I used my passport! (Sadly, I traveled more when I was in Indonesia).
Somehow, I like Vancouver better than Seattle. It’s not fair, because I didn’t spend much time in both places. But from my very quick visit, I did enjoy downtown of Vancouver more. It has so much character. The people, the way they dress, the Asians, the restaurants, the buildings…
Funny, we met quite a few chicks in Vancouver who couldn’t wait for summer to dress provocatively (that’s a better word for "slutty")! It was 40s F, I saw some girl wore very short shorts, bare midrif, and looked very uncomfortable. My husband tried not to be judgmental by saying, "Maybe Canadians are used to very cold weather." But I proved him wrong. Because I looked around, all people on the street dress in winter clothes. So? As I said before, some girls just cannot wait for summer to flaunt their assets.
We went to Granville Island. It was a nice place for family trip. We walked around the dock, watched the beautiful seaguls. It was a perfect place to visit when you only had one day to spend in Vancouver. The market is waaaaaaay better than Pike market in Seattle. We had lunch at Sand Bar, and then enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
We spend a couple of hours in downtown Vancouver, eating crepes and having good time with the crowd. Alana was bundled up, but only for a few minutes. She didn’t really like to be wrapped.
We drove back to Seattle on the same day. It was tiring, but we’re really happy we made a little trip to Vancouver.
kayaknya waktu itu udah nulis comment deh…BTW, we had a really good time with you and Alana. Come again in the summer, we’ll show you how beautiful Seattle really is.