Finally, after 2 years, Mom & I are on our way to meet Becky in Seattle. Cousin Tammy picked us up at Mom's at 5:15 a.m. to take us to the airport. The weather was gorgeous in Appleton, but overcast in Minneapolis. We arrived in Seattle on time at 1:15 p.m.PST - everything was wet from a recent rain. Becky was there waiting for us. We tried to get lost but, in the end, managed to find our way downtown to The Moore Hotel on the corner of 2nd & Virginia. We are just a couple of blocks from the water.
The Moore is an old establishment, built in 1907, with a theater along side of and in back of it. It may be old and does not have a lot of amenities but it is well maintained and updated with new paint and very clean. We got into a tiny elevator - door isn't even a safety width by today's standards. We are on the 6th floor of a 7 story building. The windows in our room open up all the way with no protective restraints on them - anyone could fall (or jump) out of them. They have no parking place here so we parked a block away for $10/day and again $10/night.
After we got checked in and left Mom to rest, Becky and I walked down to Pike Place Market (just 2 blocks down the hill) - lots of flowers, vegetables, fruits AND fish. I can't believe I didn't bring my camera today - what kind of tourist am I? There are a lot of colorful shops in the area. We were approached by at least 3 different people asking for money also.
We got back to the room by 5 p.m., picked up Mom and drove to Cutter's Restaurant. We got a window table looking out at the harbor. The food was great - Mom & I split an order of Seafood Fettuccine. Becky ordered a plate of various types of sushi. Becky had me try some kind of raw tuna wrapped in seaweed or kelp. I thought it was nasty and kelp is chewy! Becky treated us to supper, the fettuccine was delicious and we cleaned that up.
We got back back to our room by 7:30 when I finally realized it was 9:30 back home and we had been up since 4:30 - no wonder we were tired. I forgot to call home earlier and we have a wake up call for 5:30 tomorrow morning so we can get to the ferry to Victoria, Canada.
The Moore is an old establishment, built in 1907, with a theater along side of and in back of it. It may be old and does not have a lot of amenities but it is well maintained and updated with new paint and very clean. We got into a tiny elevator - door isn't even a safety width by today's standards. We are on the 6th floor of a 7 story building. The windows in our room open up all the way with no protective restraints on them - anyone could fall (or jump) out of them. They have no parking place here so we parked a block away for $10/day and again $10/night.
After we got checked in and left Mom to rest, Becky and I walked down to Pike Place Market (just 2 blocks down the hill) - lots of flowers, vegetables, fruits AND fish. I can't believe I didn't bring my camera today - what kind of tourist am I? There are a lot of colorful shops in the area. We were approached by at least 3 different people asking for money also.
We got back to the room by 5 p.m., picked up Mom and drove to Cutter's Restaurant. We got a window table looking out at the harbor. The food was great - Mom & I split an order of Seafood Fettuccine. Becky ordered a plate of various types of sushi. Becky had me try some kind of raw tuna wrapped in seaweed or kelp. I thought it was nasty and kelp is chewy! Becky treated us to supper, the fettuccine was delicious and we cleaned that up.
We got back back to our room by 7:30 when I finally realized it was 9:30 back home and we had been up since 4:30 - no wonder we were tired. I forgot to call home earlier and we have a wake up call for 5:30 tomorrow morning so we can get to the ferry to Victoria, Canada.
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