FOT Forum
FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dan in Chicago on January 28, 2010, 07:14:48 PM
-
Hey everybody.
I live in Chicago but am taking a break from all that and living in quiet Olympia Washington for the next month or two, and I was wondering if anyone knew really anything about the town or the area. I've never been on the West Coast at all and I'm starting to realize that I was I little unprepared for the trip. Really anything helps.
Thanks,
Dan (from Chicago and now Olympia)
-
go to the ocean
go to Seattle
-
I haven't made it to Seattle yet, but I don't know Seattle at all either. What's good to go to there on a day trip?
-
I haven't made it to Seattle yet, but I don't know Seattle at all either. What's good to go to there on a day trip?
Pike Street market
walk the waterfront, take the ferry to Bremerton and back, have some coffee,
museum, have some Pho, try to chat up a chippy, bookstore.
I don't know thats what I would do but I don't get out much.
-
form a band that tries too hard at sounding like they don't try too hard.
also, Norma's Burgers: http://www.normasburger.com/ (http://www.normasburger.com/)
-
Haha, I'm already doing that in Chicago. The shows here have been pretty great so far. Some of the most interesting punk shows I've seen, which isn't saying much.
-
There's terrific outdoorsy stuff in Western Washington. Just watch out for juggalos at state parks.
-
My neighbors are juggalos, but the seem really nice. and I never hear them listening to ICP I just hear like Joy Division, which is really weird to me. And whenever we are playing music they tell us we sound like the Butthole Surfers. Washington has the weirdest Juggalos I have ever met.
-
My neighbors are juggalos, but the seem really nice. and I never hear them listening to ICP I just hear like Joy Division, which is really weird to me. And whenever we are playing music they tell us we sound like the Butthole Surfers. Washington has the weirdest Juggalos I have ever met.
Oh sure, they seem nice until they shoot you in the face.
Anyway, favorite Seattle stuff (randomly):
Pike Place Market:
it's actually really cool even being a tourist trap
The Crumpet Shop
Belltown:
beer and pinball at Shorty's
First Hill:
Frye Museum (free! free parking even)
Drinks at the Sorrento Hotel
Capitol Hill:
Remedy Tea
Volunteer Park Conservatory (free)
Hot Mama's pizza for a decent slice
The Arboretum if you like trees
Ballard:
Breakfast/Lunch at Senor Moose
Ballard Avenue in general
Chittenden Locks
Stay away from the U District. It's a pit.
I think Portland might be more fun.
-
I really want to go to Portland but I have no car, and Seattle seems much easier to get to by public transit. I end up holed up most of the week cause of the rain, and now I kinda wish I came out here in the summer instead of now, but Olympia beats the hell out of Chicago for weather about this time of year so I really shouldn't complain.
-
If you do go to the Pike Place Market, make sure you go to Piroshky Piroshky, because it is DELICIOUS.
-
If you do go to the Pike Place Market, make sure you go to Piroshky Piroshky, because it is DELICIOUS.
This is probably the best argument to get out of the house so far, cause I have never heard of these and they look super tasty.
-
If you do go to the Pike Place Market, make sure you go to Piroshky Piroshky, because it is DELICIOUS.
Also be sure to say hi to my mom, because she works at the Market. Can't tell you where in case of danger. Just say hi to most of the people there.
I'm terrible at giving Seattle tourist advice but I just thought you should go to West Seattle/Alki and eat Spuds fish and chips, if you eat fish or chips. Scrumptious.
-
If you do go to the Pike Place Market, make sure you go to Piroshky Piroshky, because it is DELICIOUS.
I AGREE! (And not the other piroshky place in the dark interior part -- the one on the main drag)
-
Thanks alot for all of these tasty suggestions. Any good advice for Portland while we are at it?
-
Thanks alot for all of these tasty suggestions. Any good advice for Portland while we are at it?
Give some change to the street trash, they'll make you hash cookies for the right price.
-
Pike Place Market had two good record stores in the basement.
Good French place upper left hand corner.
-
If you do go to the Pike Place Market, make sure you go to Piroshky Piroshky, because it is DELICIOUS.
This is probably the best argument to get out of the house so far, cause I have never heard of these and they look super tasty.
Wow, are they still there? I think it's the same place I ate all the time if I was down at the Market, and I lived there from '94-'99. Their Piroshkis are really good. Lots of veeg options.
-
If you do go to the Pike Place Market, make sure you go to Piroshky Piroshky, because it is DELICIOUS.
This is probably the best argument to get out of the house so far, cause I have never heard of these and they look super tasty.
Wow, are they still there? I think it's the same place I ate all the time if I was down at the Market, and I lived there from '94-'99. Their Piroshkis are really good. Lots of veeg options.
Yep, still going strong. I always get the cheese and mushroom piroshky.
-
Any one know any good Comic stores? The one in Olympia is pretty good, but they don't have all that many trades.
-
if underground comics are your thing, and you can fit more things to do should you visit Seattle, there's the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in the Georgetown neighborhood.
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?Itemid=126&id=55&option=com_content&task=view
Or if you're looking for more fantasy-action comics, ask the folks here:
http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/
The Emerald City ComiCon will be happening 3/13-3/14, looks like