Tell me about Seattle (Vancouver and Victoria too)

BlueStar · 11-03-2006, 04:28 PM

I have a Thursday late afternoon/evening, Friday late afternoon/evening, and an entire Saturday to do things in the Seattle area. I never been to Seattle before and will be staying downtown and will have a rental car. Right now on my list, I have Experience Music Project, Space Needle, Elysian Brewing (the one on Pike St.) (any other brewpub recommendations?), and Canada. I have never been to Canada and since I will only be a couple of hours away, I would like to work that in. So any advice on traveling from Seattle to Canada? By car or by ferry (without a car)? Vancouver or Victoria? What is there to see and do there?

RockLobster · 11-03-2006, 04:35 PM

i think you would like victoria island. http://www.victoriabc.com/vancisland/index.html

Aeroplane · 11-03-2006, 04:36 PM

Victoria rocks. It's amazing. Great museums too. Victoria Gardens is amazing, but unfortunately it's not the season.

Oblivious · 11-03-2006, 09:52 PM

make sure to check out the pike place market since you'll be on pike street anyways.

benjamin619 · 11-03-2006, 09:54 PM

Seattle has awesome restaurants.

sppunk · 11-03-2006, 10:16 PM

Victoria >>>>>>>>>>>>> Vancouver

Aeroplane · 11-03-2006, 10:17 PM

Voice Implodes · 11-03-2006, 10:25 PM

Victoria is fucking awesome, but if you wanna go there, it will be more than a couple hours, you have to go over by ferry and that takes at least a couple of hours. it rocks there though, sweet museums and shit.

Vancouver has some nive views and shit, i would check out maybe Gastown and Granville Island is pretty cool, it is actually underneath the Granville Street Bridge.

Aeroplane · 11-03-2006, 10:27 PM

don't you have somewhere to be, Mark? hmm?

Voice Implodes · 11-03-2006, 10:28 PM

lol. postponed. she couldnt get out of her plans. probably seeing her tomorrow though

so i have a couple of my buddies coming over in a couple minutes instead. it's no consolation, and they are a lot less fun to make out with, but i'll take it.

Aeroplane · 11-03-2006, 10:30 PM

i'll need pics.

Voice Implodes · 11-03-2006, 10:31 PM

soon enough man.

BlueStar · 11-03-2006, 10:37 PM

Are there any Seattle / Victoria / Vancouver netphorians?

BlueStar · 11-03-2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benjamin619

Seattle has awesome restaurants.

Any recommendations?

benjamin619 · 11-03-2006, 10:39 PM

Geeze. I don't really know. But when I visited, every place I ate was awesome.

Oblivious · 11-03-2006, 10:41 PM

i lived in seattle for a while. i hated it. but a good friend of mine is the head custodian at the market. you should definitely check it out if you plan on doing some shopping. though it's one of those places where you could spend hours and still not make it into every shop.

christian zombie vampires · 11-03-2006, 10:47 PM

keep in mind that even though victoria is close you need to take a ferry. the ferry + waiting for it + at least half an hour drive to town on each end = around 4 hours. if you've only got a day or so in each place they're all good. they just built this new museum in victoria that is all about bc called experience bc and it's got like everything a local-knowledge-hungry tourist would want in one place, and is a block away from the legislative buildings which give great tours and you see the sessions.

also in vancouver at main and kingsway on the upper left corner there's a stop sign and on the backside of it someone engraved goatse.cx. a must see.

wHATcOLOR · 11-03-2006, 11:33 PM

why do you say "tell me" no one has to fucking tell you anything. how about you ask instead

Voice Implodes · 11-04-2006, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueStar

Are there any Seattle / Victoria / Vancouver netphorians?

im from just outside of vancouver

wHATcOLOR · 11-04-2006, 12:14 AM

i say give her no information until she ASKS. who is she to demand information like this

Voice Implodes · 11-04-2006, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christian ****ie vampires

also in vancouver at main and kingsway on the upper left corner there's a stop sign and on the backside of it someone engraved goatse.cx. a must see.

i am so gonna look for that next time i am down there!

Mablak · 11-04-2006, 12:18 AM

The only thing interesting I've seen in Seattle, some dude once on the mtv real world was handling fish in an open market type place. My family noticed him, and I wouldn't know who he was, and also I can't remember where it was, and this was like 5 years ago. So actually I have nothing to recommend

sickbadthing · 11-04-2006, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mablak

The only thing interesting I've seen in Seattle, some dude once on the mtv real world was handling fish in an open market type place. My family noticed him, and I wouldn't know who he was, and also I can't remember where it was, and this was like 5 years ago. So actually I have nothing to recommend

Yeah that open market is called the Space Needle and that guy was Gary Payton, quarterback of the Seahawks.

There's nothing to see in this town. Have fun in the rain. You'll be here at a really fucked time of year.

Driving to Canada will be a mistake. Sure, the drive is only a few hours but you'll sit in line for a long time trying to get back in to the US. Taking a ferry to Vancouver would be sorta dumb and expensive as well. Go to the punk bar called the Fun House. It's across the street from the Space Needle WHERE THEY THROW FISH and get drunk to hardcore music. Take a drive up Aurora and get some hookers and bad blow. Go to Belltown and score some crack and then walk over to Pioneer Square and smoke it with some homeless people. Check out Capitol Hill and buy some more crack, and check out the ultra cool indie rock kids and their sassy fashion style!

Seriously, just drive across Lake Washington and go to Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond. The east side is more your style. Do some shopping and call it a day. The touristy shit here is pretty lame anyway. Except for Gasworks Park maybe but you won't be able to find that.

DiscoJon · 11-04-2006, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sickbadthing

Yeah that open market is called the Space Needle and that guy was Gary Payton, quarterback of the Seahawks.

There's nothing to see in this town. Have fun in the rain. You'll be here at a really fucked time of year.

Driving to Canada will be a mistake. Sure, the drive is only a few hours but you'll sit in line for a long time trying to get back in to the US. Taking a ferry to Vancouver would be sorta dumb and expensive as well. Go to the punk bar called the Fun House. It's across the street from the Space Needle WHERE THEY THROW FISH and get drunk to hardcore music. Take a drive up Aurora and get some hookers and bad blow. Go to Belltown and score some crack and then walk over to Pioneer Square and smoke it with some homeless people. Check out Capitol Hill and buy some more crack, and check out the ultra cool indie rock kids and their sassy fashion style!

Seriously, just drive across Lake Washington and go to Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond. The east side is more your style. Do some shopping and call it a day. The touristy shit here is pretty lame anyway. Except for Gasworks Park maybe but you won't be able to find that.

Gasworks is kinda cool when it's nice outside. Forcast for Saturday: 100% chance of rain.

My advice, go to the International District (Chinatown) that's always fun. Or go do the touristy stuff like the Space Needle etc...

Salem · 11-04-2006, 12:21 PM

I'm from Vic. It's worth it just for the scenery. Off the top of my head, check out Dallas Road, Ross Bay Cemetery, Mt. Doug, Cadboro Bay, Cordova Bay, Buchart Gardens, the Inner Harbour

jczeroman · 11-04-2006, 12:26 PM

my reccomendation:

drive down to Eugene and say hi to me.

ammy · 11-04-2006, 01:10 PM

i dunno if this is a you and mike trip or just you, but there's a star wars event going on at OMSI the children's museum my sister works at in Portland (and Portland has an awesome, but overpriced, sushi restaurant)
http://www.omsi.edu/info/pr/

and Portland has my sister. she's awesome.

julie · 11-04-2006, 01:51 PM

vancouver is pretty boring compared to seattle. it's not as pretty and there's not much to do. i was pretty disappointed when we visited.

emp is widely known to be a big joke but if you want to dish out 20 bucks to see a few guitars then go for it.

places to eat:
blue c sushi - conveyer belt sushi place. there are two locations - one in a giant outdoor shopping mall in the university district and one in the fremont neighborhood which is pretty cool to see
jai thai - great thai food. there's one by the seattle center in bell town and one in fremont. if you go to belltown be careful. there's alot of homeless and crackheads at night.
macrina bakery - great baked goods and they have brunch on the weekends
top pot donuts - they're right by the seattle center. great unusual donuts and coffee
there are alot of great seafood places but being a vegetarian i've never been to them.

hit up citysearch if that's your thing.

things to see:
pike place - but you won't really see it well since its chock full of people on the weekends.
cinerama - really cool old-fashioned movie theater.
shopping - pike and pine at 5th - huge nordstrom, macy, westlake center
queen anne neighborhood

random tips:
good luck driving around. i would try to walk or take the bus if you're gonna be downtown. driving around to the surrounding neighborhoods can be rather overwhelming and confusing.
you won't need fancy clothes - seattle is the most casual place i've ever been to. if you don't need them don't bring them.
bring comfortable waterproof shoes and a rain coat.
the monorail is broken

hmph i'll let you know if i think of anything else.

Starchildren · 11-04-2006, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julie

vancouver is pretty boring compared to seattle. it's not as pretty and there's not much to do. i was pretty disappointed when we visited.

actually, your statement is the exact opposite of the truth. i don't know how the fuck you wasted your time in Vancouver, but shame on you. its MUCH MUCH MUCH easier to waste your time in Seattle and have nothing to show for it.

no wonder vancouver is consistently voted best city on the continent.

julie · 11-04-2006, 03:49 PM

i am an awful awful awful person! how dare i think the buildings are boring and that the city has no character? other than a really nice park and beluga whales i didn't care for what i saw and i'm am so so so sorry for thinking such ridiculous things!

what are you supposed to have to show for wasting your time in vancouver? pictures of a tourist trap street with a steaming clock? huh?

11-03-2006, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlueStar Newly independent Location: Some state's capitol building Posts: 7,259	Tell me about Seattle (Vancouver and Victoria too) I have a Thursday late afternoon/evening, Friday late afternoon/evening, and an entire Saturday to do things in the Seattle area. I never been to Seattle before and will be staying downtown and will have a rental car. Right now on my list, I have Experience Music Project, Space Needle, Elysian Brewing (the one on Pike St.) (any other brewpub recommendations?), and Canada. I have never been to Canada and since I will only be a couple of hours away, I would like to work that in. So any advice on traveling from Seattle to Canada? By car or by ferry (without a car)? Vancouver or Victoria? What is there to see and do there?

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11-03-2006, 04:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
RockLobster Dr Seuss My Tub! Location: I am from the sea! Posts: 11,320	i think you would like victoria island. http://www.victoriabc.com/vancisland/index.html

11-03-2006, 04:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	Victoria rocks. It's amazing. Great museums too. Victoria Gardens is amazing, but unfortunately it's not the season.

11-03-2006, 09:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Oblivious Prudent Aggressor Location: Village Oblivia Posts: 3,481	make sure to check out the pike place market since you'll be on pike street anyways.

11-03-2006, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
benjamin619 Apocalyptic Poster Location: West Coast Posts: 4,301	Seattle has awesome restaurants.

11-03-2006, 10:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
sppunk syys hutl Location: Fenway park Posts: 30,498	Victoria >>>>>>>>>>>>> Vancouver

11-03-2006, 10:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533

11-03-2006, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Voice Implodes Vancouver Canuck Location: upstairs Posts: 6,815	Victoria is fucking awesome, but if you wanna go there, it will be more than a couple hours, you have to go over by ferry and that takes at least a couple of hours. it rocks there though, sweet museums and shit. Vancouver has some nive views and shit, i would check out maybe Gastown and Granville Island is pretty cool, it is actually underneath the Granville Street Bridge.

11-03-2006, 10:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	don't you have somewhere to be, Mark? hmm?

11-03-2006, 10:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Voice Implodes Vancouver Canuck Location: upstairs Posts: 6,815	lol. postponed. she couldnt get out of her plans. probably seeing her tomorrow though so i have a couple of my buddies coming over in a couple minutes instead. it's no consolation, and they are a lot less fun to make out with, but i'll take it.

11-03-2006, 10:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	i'll need pics.

11-03-2006, 10:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
Voice Implodes Vancouver Canuck Location: upstairs Posts: 6,815	soon enough man.

11-03-2006, 10:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
BlueStar Newly independent Location: Some state's capitol building Posts: 7,259	Are there any Seattle / Victoria / Vancouver netphorians?

11-03-2006, 10:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
benjamin619 Apocalyptic Poster Location: West Coast Posts: 4,301	Geeze. I don't really know. But when I visited, every place I ate was awesome.

11-03-2006, 10:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
Oblivious Prudent Aggressor Location: Village Oblivia Posts: 3,481	i lived in seattle for a while. i hated it. but a good friend of mine is the head custodian at the market. you should definitely check it out if you plan on doing some shopping. though it's one of those places where you could spend hours and still not make it into every shop.

11-03-2006, 10:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
christian zombie vampires Apocalyptic Poster Location: funk barn Posts: 3,455	keep in mind that even though victoria is close you need to take a ferry. the ferry + waiting for it + at least half an hour drive to town on each end = around 4 hours. if you've only got a day or so in each place they're all good. they just built this new museum in victoria that is all about bc called experience bc and it's got like everything a local-knowledge-hungry tourist would want in one place, and is a block away from the legislative buildings which give great tours and you see the sessions. also in vancouver at main and kingsway on the upper left corner there's a stop sign and on the backside of it someone engraved goatse.cx. a must see.

11-03-2006, 11:33 PM	#18 (permalink)
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: whip that's for stealing !! whip And that's for getting blood on my whip !!! \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 42,845	why do you say "tell me" no one has to fucking tell you anything. how about you ask instead

11-04-2006, 12:14 AM	#20 (permalink)
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: whip that's for stealing !! whip And that's for getting blood on my whip !!! \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 42,845	i say give her no information until she ASKS. who is she to demand information like this

11-04-2006, 12:18 AM	#22 (permalink)
Mablak Minion of Satan Location: Well, if it isn't my old friend, Mr. McGreg, with a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg! Posts: 6,016	The only thing interesting I've seen in Seattle, some dude once on the mtv real world was handling fish in an open market type place. My family noticed him, and I wouldn't know who he was, and also I can't remember where it was, and this was like 5 years ago. So actually I have nothing to recommend

11-04-2006, 12:21 PM	#25 (permalink)
Salem Ownz Location: T.dot Posts: 864	I'm from Vic. It's worth it just for the scenery. Off the top of my head, check out Dallas Road, Ross Bay Cemetery, Mt. Doug, Cadboro Bay, Cordova Bay, Buchart Gardens, the Inner Harbour

11-04-2006, 12:26 PM	#26 (permalink)
jczeroman Ahm thu law n 'eese parts Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Posts: 13,356	my reccomendation: drive down to Eugene and say hi to me.

11-04-2006, 01:10 PM	#27 (permalink)
ammy yer mom Posts: 23,167	i dunno if this is a you and mike trip or just you, but there's a star wars event going on at OMSI the children's museum my sister works at in Portland (and Portland has an awesome, but overpriced, sushi restaurant) http://www.omsi.edu/info/pr/ and Portland has my sister. she's awesome.

11-04-2006, 01:51 PM	#28 (permalink)
julie Apocalyptic Poster Location: wicked witch of the west coast Posts: 1,481	vancouver is pretty boring compared to seattle. it's not as pretty and there's not much to do. i was pretty disappointed when we visited. emp is widely known to be a big joke but if you want to dish out 20 bucks to see a few guitars then go for it. places to eat: blue c sushi - conveyer belt sushi place. there are two locations - one in a giant outdoor shopping mall in the university district and one in the fremont neighborhood which is pretty cool to see jai thai - great thai food. there's one by the seattle center in bell town and one in fremont. if you go to belltown be careful. there's alot of homeless and crackheads at night. macrina bakery - great baked goods and they have brunch on the weekends top pot donuts - they're right by the seattle center. great unusual donuts and coffee there are alot of great seafood places but being a vegetarian i've never been to them. hit up citysearch if that's your thing. things to see: pike place - but you won't really see it well since its chock full of people on the weekends. cinerama - really cool old-fashioned movie theater. shopping - pike and pine at 5th - huge nordstrom, macy, westlake center queen anne neighborhood random tips: good luck driving around. i would try to walk or take the bus if you're gonna be downtown. driving around to the surrounding neighborhoods can be rather overwhelming and confusing. you won't need fancy clothes - seattle is the most casual place i've ever been to. if you don't need them don't bring them. bring comfortable waterproof shoes and a rain coat. the monorail is broken hmph i'll let you know if i think of anything else.

11-04-2006, 03:49 PM	#30 (permalink)
julie Apocalyptic Poster Location: wicked witch of the west coast Posts: 1,481	i am an awful awful awful person! how dare i think the buildings are boring and that the city has no character? other than a really nice park and beluga whales i didn't care for what i saw and i'm am so so so sorry for thinking such ridiculous things! what are you supposed to have to show for wasting your time in vancouver? pictures of a tourist trap street with a steaming clock? huh?