our second day in Washington started out a bit slower than the first. we had just spent our last night in the Bremerton Hampton Inn, and had to transfer over to the Downtown Seattle Marriott. however, check-in wasn't until three 'o clock, so we had quite a bit of time to kill. we spent the morning watching some CSI-investigator type show on TV, grabbed some breakfast downstairs (two handfuls of chocolate chips in my pancake for breakfast- bad idea), and packing up all of our belongings. once 11 o'clock hit, we were headed for Seattle! we were definitely sad to be leaving the cute little town of Bremerton (and the view from our room!) but were excited to stay in the middle of downtown Seattle!
instead of driving straight to our hotel, we decided to take a small detour and check out Alki Beach (we had a few people recommend this to us). unfortunately, the weather was heavily overcast on this day, which doesn't exactly make for the prettiest beach surroundings. we decided to stick around for a little while, grabbed a doughnut and hot chocolate from across the street at Top Pot's, and laid out on the grass to read our books. it was nice and relaxing until a small boy fell on top of me during an intense game of tag with his friends. his parents didn't seem to mind, so at this point, I was paranoid of more falling children and we decided it was time to head out.
lucky for us, the Downtown Marriott let us check in a few hours early, so we were happy to drop off all of our luggage into our room. I absolutely loved this hotel room- there was something so serene and quaint about it. white flowy curtains stretched from the ceiling to the floor, and the bed was draped with a soft white comforter as well. we were on the 7th floor, so our window had an awesome view of city, and we could even see some ocean peeking out from behind the buildings.
one major downfall to staying in Seattle? the parking. seriously, such a nightmare! for that one night, it cost us $28 to park in a parking garage- which was ironically the same amount that we paid for our hotel room that night. yeah, that hurt a little. we both decided to just shake it off and carry on with our day. we walked over to Pike Market, because once again, Kendrick had doughnuts on the mind. there's this small place in Pike's called Daily Dozen Doughnut Company, which consistently had a huge line stretched out in front of it, so obviously we had to see what those were all about!
we ended up purchasing a dozen doughnuts, half cinnamon sugar and half powered sugar (don't worry- the doughnuts were all bite sized, we aren't that hardcore with our doughnuts).
as we walked around Pike's munching on our treats, I could not longer hold out- I caved and bought a gorgeous bouquet of hot and light pink Peonies. they were only ten dollars!
after walking around a bit longer, we realized that we had nothing to do- especially nothing free to do. as lame at it made us sound, it seemed like heading back to our hotel was our best option. although, this ended up being the greatest idea ever, as it gave me a chance to take a hot bath to soothe my aching legs (so much walking!) Kendrick also enjoyed the downtime as he laid out and watched Shark Tank.
an hour of rest was all we needed to take on the streets of Seattle again! we wandered down to Pike's again, deciding now was as good of time as any for some lunch/dinner. I was craving Chinese food, so we asked around for the closest one. we ended up being directed to a small Chinese restaurant that was literally underground. this place was seriously tiny, it resembled more of a hallway than an actual place to eat. Kendrick went with the General Tsao's chicken, and I decided on my usual- sweet and sour chicken. the food certainly did not disappoint, and we were both completely stuffed by the end of the meal.
we wandered the streets of Seattle, which ended us up on the pier overlooking the ocean. after picking up an ice cream cone (for myself, of course) at this amazing place with an indoor carousel, we settled on some Adirondack chairs that were stationed right in front of the huge Ferris wheel. at this point, the sun was going down and the air was comfortably cool, so we took out our books and read as the sun set. we were both sad that we'd be on the road back to Salt Lake the next morning, but I honestly can't think of a better way to end our vacation.
we will gladly come back for you Seattle, anytime.
anytime.
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