Seattle Supersonic

I had a camera by my side this time and I did see the world with both my eyes, but I will still lose my way with words....

Last Wednesday night marked the beginning of a 4 day vacation, one filled with gastronomical delights and cool merriment in the very green upper-Midwest. I decided to begin my vacation at The Brick with a big greasy cheeseburger. This gave me the inspiration to document everything I ate with a picture. Given there is nothing but good food in Seattle I thought this would be a great experiment. Unfortunately not all of the food was captured and not everything was great.

I had a pleasant surprise before I even set foot on the plane. An old friend and her husband were on my flight so I was able to sit with them and catch up. The first thing I notice about Seattle is everything is GREEN! I mean really green. Even the buses are green, which is what I took to get to the U-district and have my first pint. Wearing my Boulevard schwagg I was instantly noticed by the bartender who promptly asked me if I brought any (beer) with me and why it wasn't up here in the Northwest. Taking my pint and watching the local (underage) students drink Mojitos, I felt a little at home. Brian E. showed up and we drank a little and then took to the streets for some mean healthy eats and some sight seeing.

We headed to Gorditas and ate some of the best Mexican ever. I mean they are so health conscious I asked for Queso and they all looked at me like I farted in the joint. So I stuck my tail between my legs and ate my fish tacos (sans cheese). We then beat it up to Capitol Hill where B's friends, Andreas and roommate, lived. It was this phat top floor pad with one of the best views of downtown. After witnessing some of Seattle's finest and knocking back a few more beers on the roof as the sun set, we jetted to a few bars. Linda's was our first stop, just past the Honey Hole (which I hear has some of the best eats). We had a couple of beers and made friends with the locals and bartenders. Mo met up with us there and sat outside on this chilly night and caught up for a bit. Brian and his buddies left and Mo & I were left to entertain the ladies and we somehow got convinced to head to the gay bar across the street. I wearing my 'respect others' shirt and Mo as my "partner" proceed to get hit on and watch people of all genders making out with each other. We cut short our stay and given I was still on KC time decided to head back to the crib. After a run in with a Muslim transvestite and a burger joint called Dick's, I was happy to be sleeping finally on Mo's couch...by myself!

The next morning I woke up and headed down to one of the best French organic bakeries I've ever been too. One quiche down followed by a cappuccino, Mo and I headed over to the Public Market for some sight seeing. We walked through and saw the first Starbucks (They aren't quite to the level of evil empire Walmart so I feel like I can celebrate them to an extent). I saw the fish market where they toss the fish and talk in unison. It was pretty cool to see a 30lbs salmon being caught. We then took the hike over to the Space Needle and rode it to the top. Talk about an impressive view. Not only was the 360 view cool they also had inter actives inside where you could zoom in real-time on the surrounding neighborhoods. They also had displays talking about the funky and eclectic parts of the city. Definitely worth the money to visit.

I'll have to do this in chapters, but here are some pics to keep you busy until next time.