03.01.10

Seattle – WA

Posted in Art at 2:01 am by Administrator

I visited some friends up in Seattle last weekend, and got to break in my “new” Retina S3. Here’s a rundown of the journey and some shots from the trip.

Gorditos in the Greenwood district was dinner, serving their “9-month-old-infant” sized burritos, almost as large as they are delicious. Lunch the next day was Than Brothers for a 5 dollar bowl of pho you could easily bathe a small child in, and 2 dollar banh mi sandwhiches from the “Siagon Deli” on Jackson.

We stayed on Capital Hill, a well rounded little island in the heart of Seattle, offering a wide variety of restaurants, bars, and record stores.

Bauhaus, my favorite coffee shop, is  open late and serves terrific coffee. Cafe Vita is also pretty terrific. I do miss Seattle coffee.

The goodwill bins in Seattle makes the Portland “Bins” seem like a waste of time. I think they have a rule that nobody pays more than 1 dollar for anything. I payed 20 cents for a copy of Bukowski shorts “Run with the Hunted.”

Right close to the Bins is Georgetown where you will find the Fantagraphics Showroom attatched to a vintage record store. My friend was looking for a specific Soft Machine album so we ended up at a lot of record stores. Didn’t spend much time in Georgetown, but Smarty Pants and Calamity Janes are great for beer and food.

For beer we visited a variety of bars. The Cha-Cha, for overpriced cans of Tecate, and Linda’s Tavern for some great local Porter.

My favorite bar in Seattle, by far is the College Inn Pub in the U-District, where stairs lead you down to a cozy underground pub with lots of booths and nooks, and even a private room with a piano. The jukebox is decent, they have a fireplace and pool table, and the guy from that band Kinski will totally sell you on the happy hour specials.

Here are some more shots from around the city.

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