"Seattle- Gem of the Northwest" Seattle by Venturingnow
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I was off to Seattle for a three day, four night stint to see my favorite sporting team in the world, the St. Louis Rams, a team in the National Football League. Not only was I visiting Seattle for football reasons, I was visiting it because I have been amazed by the city for years and have always wanted to visit. I found no better reason to see Seattle than to go see a football game while I was there, it was the perfect setup. Inside the page I have two main sections, the city, and the St. Louis Rams. Now that I've visited the city, I can't wait to go back and hopefully move there once I am done with college here in Florida.
This whole trip came about when I was browsing ticketmaster.com looking for a St. Louis Rams game that I could go see. I've gone to a game for the last three years, all of those were close to home (2 in Carolina, and 1 in Atlanta). I saw that Seattle played the Rams in Seattle, so I checked for tickets. Turns out there was a 2nd row, 50 yard line seat available, I couldn't resist and bought the ticket.
I got into Seattle on Thursday night, I took the #174 bus to the Union Station; it cost me $1.25 and took 45 minutes because of heavy traffic. After surfacing from Union Station, I found my hostel, checked in, unloaded my gear, and was back on the streets for the night. The next day I saw the local downtown area and the waterfront as well as an extensive tour of Pike's Place Market, as well as the shopping district. I also checked out a few apartments. The following day, Saturday, I saw Pioneer Square, the Space Needle, and saw a Seattle Supersonics basketball game in the Key Arena. On Sunday morning, I took a cruise around Elliot Bay, saw the Aquarium, and went to the Rams game later that day. At night, I went to a nice rock club for my last night in Seattle. I also walked around 4th, 5th, and 6th avenues people watching. I left Seattle on Monday morning, somewhere near 4AM.
- Pros:Beautiful city and landscape, nice pub. transport, and great weather.
- Cons:If you've got a car, I-5 sucks, and downtown parking is real expensive
- In a nutshell:Beauty, nice weather, kind people, and coffee
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Comments (15)
lovely page! Nikos
should keeo in mind that market if it's place to get free food:))thanks for the tips
I will be returning soon - there is so much I still want to see :o) LOTS of info and good pics, thanks!
You have wonderful travel pages=) Both of those cities where I'm going to travel, Seattle and Fairbanks... Thanks for your useful tips. This hostel in Seattle sounds very good option. Thank you.
this is a very helpful & interesting page - the city pass sounds worthwhile
excellent and interesting info on Pike
Very nice work here Danny, you've answered many questions with all your tips and comments, great pics here too.
Great page! Looks like a nice place!
One of the professional pages that I have seen in VT..Congratulations
Hmm, i always wondering what seattle is really like, "wet place" is the impression i got from "Sleepless in Seattle". I can c the pic now thru ur page, thanx=)
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