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08/08/07 - Seattle, WA Liking Seattle much more than we expected |
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Brakes, check! Computer, fixed! Caroline, back with
Scott on the road! Things are returning to 'normal' again.
Scott spent three nights in Seattle at a place called the
Crack-House-Brothel Motel (ok, it wasn't really called
that) in the Fremont district of Seattle.
Apparently the only room within miles of the city during SeaFair
weekend, it was not the finest establishment around.
Sleazy motel aside, Scott loved Seattle. And who wouldn't,
when it's sunny and 80 degrees every day. Not only does it
have a very vibrant downtown, there are many other neighborhoods
close by that each have their own village-y feel. And yes,
lots of coffee shops wherever you turn. But no,
Seattle, we will not be fooled by your August sun and dry-ness.
We know that 7 months of mist and gloom lurk around the corner.
After life in Mexico and Albuquerque, Seasonal Affective
Disorder would strike us down before Christmas. And so, knowing its sunny, summer facade wouldn't work, Seattle relaxed into a state of cool, cloudy weather just in time for Caroline's arrival. Even with it's drearier face on, Caroline's expectations were surpassed as well. We weren't expecting it to be so large, so sophisticated, and so livably urban-seeming. Before Scott picked up Caroline at the airport, he checked out of the C-H-B Motel and into the stylish, northwest-modern-lodge environment of the Edgewater Hotel built on pier 67 downtown. Quite a change. Another great Priceline score (on a roll!), we passed our savings right back to the Edgewater with a pull-out-all-the-stops drinks and dinner night at the Edgewater's lovely waterfront restaurant. Nothing like being able to fall into the elevator and stumble to your room after a couple of cocktails and a bottle of wine (and since it was "Cheap Bastards" Monday - hey, that's us! - we got a $60 bottle of wine for $30!). We're leaving Seattle with a good taste in our mouths knowing that we'll always be just friends, and don't take it personally that Seattle was so obviously hitting on us, looking for something more.
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A beautiful sunset on the Seattle waterfront