So i think we left off on Friday night. After having blogged I went out for a walk and had a beer at a place in Pike Place Market where i had a great view of the Puget. Then i head closer to the water and had a salmon burger before picking a spot on a pier and watching the sun go down behind the mountains. Seattle is like surrounded by nature there's mountains (including Mt. Saint Helen to the south) and water and forests. And the view from the pier was awesome. I headed back to the hostel and chatted with some girls from Atlanta, Georgia who were going to a wedding the next day. This hostel is a little strange: whenever i head home in the afternoon there are people sleeping at like 4, and most other lodgers only stay one or two nights. It's weird but it makes me feel like i have some ownership of my room because i'm there constantly, which is nice; i've nested.
Saturday started with coffee down at the market and then a rendezvous with Justin in Capital Hill. Capital Hill is a really neat area: lots of interesting and arty shops, food and bars. It's also the gay district. Justin had come up from SF with three girls: Linda, Vanessa and Kat (or Cat, didn't ask). Together we wandered and looked in some shops, found some sweet ties and waistcoats but didn't buy anything. We looked around the market again and because it was Saturday it was packed and we ate at Pirosky Pirosky, which is apparently a famous pastry shop (bakery?). They made a mean Cheddar, onion and chive scroll. Linda's brother lives in Seattle and invited us all to dinner which was lovely. The food was great and the weather was still amazing. Also he lived just up the street from Lake Washington (the big one to the west) so we saw the Lake and the worlds longest floating bridge which crosses it. Justo and the girls were staying in the guest suit of an up market apartment building in Bellvue which is across the river and we went back there to drink a little and freshen up before heading out. I also popped home to change. We headed out on Capital Hill and visited some amazing bars, specifically one called Unicorn which is done up with candy striped wall paper and ornate chandeliers, and a club called The Cuff where dancing occurred. That night i slept very comfortably in a closet of the guest sweet.
The next morning we headed down to a large viewing room in the building to watch the soccer. I'd decided to barrack for the Netherlands, which turned out to be a bad idea. We had some good Seattle coffee and Mexican for lunch. We then visited Molly Moo's, an ice cream parlour with amazing flavours and generous portions. One scoop of Scout Mint almost killed me. While the others visited the Space Needle i went home to freshen up and i met them at the Seattle Centre and we caught the monorail back into downtown. That night we ate at a great restaurant called Barrio and i tried my first chilli relleno (i think that's how it's spelt, pronounced re-ano) only it was a crab relleno and it was food heaven! Later on, same evening, we visited a bar called the Chapel, it was formerly a mortuary and known for it's cocktails. Cucumber is esspecially good. After that we visited Linda's, a grunge bar where Kurt Cobain was last seen alive. A guy who worked there invited us to a pool party in a hotel but we didn't quite make it.
Monday morning didn't really happen. But in the afternoon we set out on a culinary mission. We started with coffee at Vivace, then hot dogs at Po Dogs. I ate the Chicago dog which had relish and pickles and lots of sauce and was very good. The next stop was Cupcake Royal (i think was the name) really good cupcakes (i had peppermint) and I bought a badge: it's rainbow striped and says 'Legalize Gay Cupcakes,' cute and funny! We also wanted to find buffalo wings, and try Dicks, a drive through burger place. We didn't manage to achieve the latter but i will get back there. A friend of Kat's who lives up here told us about this event he was organising. So we stopped in at a bar called Shorty's that is decorated like a carnival and has a room full of pinball machine in the back and then headed to Cine-oke! The concept is karaoke but you choose from movie musicals and they play the video with sound behind the singer. It was hilarious and fun although there were too many guys singing songs from Glee. Vanessa sang Mien Heir from Cabaret and I sang Origins of Love from Hedwig; these two guys who took it quite seriously shook my hand after; it was very fun! Then we went to a bar called the Funhouse where Vanessa's boyfriend's band were playing a gig. The bar was very kooky and the beer was cheap. The bands were pretty good too. We finished up at a 24 hour cafe called 5 Points where buffalo wings were had (and also a chilli burger). Very full we strolled back to my hostel and said our goodbyes. The girls were super fun and it was a little tear jerking to say goodbye. They all went home this morning and i headed to Lake Union Park to rest up, only the park was under construction so i found another park before heading home to do some much needed washing.
Tomorrow i have to change rooms because i booked the two weeks here separately and then i think i'm going to wander into Fremont...
Gots to go...
Josh...
(Also i feel like i just listed a whole bunch of cafes and bars, sorry if it's boring!)
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