Seattle Trip 1

Okay, so I spent 4 days in Seattle for PAX (Penny-Arcade Expo). Brian and I had an absolute blast! It was probably the best vacation we've taken together yet. The city is beautiful, the weather was perfect (60's and sunny - that's right NO RAIN!) and our hotel was the nicest one I've ever stayed in (Kudos to the Grand Hyatt Seattle). 

The trip was long, we both worked on Thursday before flying out and didn't get settled into our room until about 1:00am, local time, which was 3:00am Central and since we had both been up since 6:00am that morning it made for a long day.

The bed swallowed me when I finally hit it, but I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to explore this great city. We met up with one of our friends who has recently moved to the area and set out to the Public Market to get some breakfast. What an interesting place! Pike's of course is there and though we waited for almost 15 minutes, we didn't get to see a fish sail through the air...next time. It's an interesting maze of stair cases and hallways lined with little niche shops. I could have spent a couple hours just exploring everything, but we were on a schedule...again, next time.

We found a great smelling place called Cinnamon Works and decided that fresh bakery would be great for breakfast.I have to say fresh muffins, an ocean view and some of the best company a girl can have, causes the best of days. We walked everywhere it seemed. Down to the piers, passing about 30 Starbucks on the way...man does Seattle LOVE coffee! The air was clean and fresh, something I haven't experienced in such a long time. The more we walked the more I fell in love with this city.

Pioneer Square produced a first for me...Utilikilt store. That's right a store specifically for Utility suited kilts. Odd, but some how befitting of my surroundings. Little did I know I'd get to see several of these in action just a few hours later. After our massive walk-a-thon we stopped back at the hotel to freshen up and chill before heading to the show. Even in the hotel room the view was amazing, Seattle is great even at 23 floors up!