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July 3, 2010 at 5:43 pm #698181
DPMemberThe Conservatory (Greenhouse) at Volunteer Park is a fun thing to do on a summer afternoon, and it’s nearby many other downtown attractions.
If you’re fanatical about parks and you have a lot of time to spend, you could take in several of the Olmsted Brothers parks in the Seattle area. Make it kind of a themed tour.
http://www.cityofseattle.net/Parks/parkspaces/olmsted.htm
—David
July 3, 2010 at 7:02 pm #698182
ToddinWestwoodMemberdrive across beacon hill on orcas st. then do the loop at Seward Park, then drive north along Lake Washington Blvd to the Arboretum. Always a good impression.
July 3, 2010 at 7:14 pm #698183
JoBParticipanti have recently rediscovered the sound from here to tacoma…
follow 509 and stop at all the state parks and follow signs to restaurants on the water … they have unmarked parks next door… cross into tacoma over the bridge and turn right to meander along the waterfront to Point Defiance park in Tacoma.. do the scenic drive.. stop at all the viewpoints.. ferry to vashon.. traverse the island and ferry home…
very nice day with some unexpected stops… nothing like rediscovering your own back yard.
JanS…
do you remember the name of that little hidden park and the restaurant where we stopped for appetizers and a view of Admiralty Bay?
July 3, 2010 at 7:42 pm #698184
JanSParticipantthe little hidden park was at the Brown’s Point Lighthouse. The restaurant was the Cliff House. :)
July 3, 2010 at 10:53 pm #698185
Garden_nymphMemberChihuly Glass Museum Tacoma and Mt. St. Helens.
July 4, 2010 at 6:20 am #698186
Garden_nymphMemberAlki lighthouse
July 4, 2010 at 3:39 pm #698187
JoBParticipantThanks to my neighbor’s enthusiasm for the fourth and my sweet puppies fear.. i drove north to Mt Baker yesterday… Amazing.. even with the mountain at least partly covered by clouds…
i took hwy 9 north which took forever but was a pleasant meander through farm country and quirky little towns… but Seattle to the turnoff to Mt Baker Hwy is an easy couple of hours and on the way back down the mountain you can drive through bellingham and down chuckanut drive…
July 4, 2010 at 7:35 pm #698188
PibalParticipantJoB and JanS:
I think the view from the Cliff House Restaurant on Brown’s Point is of Commencement Bay (Tacoma & the tideflats) vice Admiralty Bay, n’est-ce pas??
As long as you’re down Tacoma way, Ruston Way from Old City Hall to Point Defiance is a great walk and restaurant row. You can get a real chocolate egg cream soda at Don’s Diner in Ruston.
Downtown Gig Harbor on Tuesdays is home of the summer concert series at Skansie Park. Right on the water and a great time. Come via boat or lawn chair…
July 4, 2010 at 7:59 pm #698189
JustSarahParticipantJan and JoB: I got married by the Browns Point lighthouse. :-) My parents live in Woodmont Beach in Des Moines, and my aunt and uncle in Browns Point, very near that park w/lighthouse. The drive you describe, JoB, is very much familiar to me.
July 5, 2010 at 1:24 am #698190
JanSParticipantSarahScoot…what a lovely place to get married. It is so peaceful and quiet there…and what an incredible view of the water. A good place to find (we’re not tellin’ – lol) when the crowds at Alki get too much to handle.
July 5, 2010 at 6:33 am #698191
WorldCitizenParticipantDay 1:
Up to Fremont around Lunchtime for a sandwich at Paseo (the best food in Seattle) eat it at Gas works park looking south over Lake Union. Take your time and drive out to Ray’s Boathouse for an early afternoon happy hour cocktail on the deck overlooking the Sound. Make your way back down to West Seattle and have another Happy hour Drink at Salty’s (purely for the view). Send them over to Maximilien in the Market for Sunset. I know it’s in the Market, but the view is amazing around sundown and the Mussels Maximilien are truly fantastic. Then, a cab back home and sleep.
Day 2:
The next morning, Kayak tours of Elliot Bay and Alki, followed by an afternoon nap. After the nap, off to Capitol Hill for dinner reservations at Olivar (806 East Roy Street). Spanish style cuisine, relaxing, upscale, affordable, unobtrusive, tasty and at a slow pace. Then, if the energy is there, a jaunt down Broadway for some nightlife. Then a cab back home again.
Day 3:
The next day, (hopefully a weekday) head out east to one of the great short hikes with either a great payoff (Rattlesnake Ridge) or an easier, more picnic friendly one (Twin Falls). Back into town for either a short nap at home or along one of the beautiful waterfront parks in West Seattle.
That’s a 3 day schedule I’d like to be given upon my first trip to Seattle.
July 6, 2010 at 7:23 pm #698192
JoBParticipantwe just did the north cascades hiway loop with a stop in winthrop.
Why hadn’t i done this before?
I can’t wait to go back on a sunny day when i can actually see the peaks.
Pibal…
would you buy it if i said all the fireworks have me addled ? ;-> i don’t know what excuse i will use for the rest of the year.
i am sure that JanS told me the right name for the bay.. i muddled it:(
but.. we can agree that it is a great view from the Cliff House
SarahScoot…
what a wonderful surprise Brown Point was…
Your wedding day is memorable enough.. being married there must have really added to the romance factor.
i got married in my backyard.
i am jealous .. :)
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