• Seattle Trip Report

    Quick report on our recent trip to Seattle Restaurants Umi Sake House Lola Palace Kitchen The Walrus and the Carpenter Attractions Boeing Factory Tour Chittenden Locks (aka Balllard Locks) Pikes Place Market Transport Hertz Rental Car -VW Jetta Alaska Airlines-First Impressions

  • Pikes Place Market – Seattle

    Pikes Place Market, an essential tourist stop when in Seattle. Like the French Market in New Orleans, this is an actual functioning farmer’s market….. ….where  you can buy the “oh my God”, softball sized peach from this guy….. ……or fresh seafood from a variety of vendors. But most people come to the market and crowd …

  • Lola – Seattle

    We were looking to fuel up on brunch places before hitting Pikes Place Market in Seattle, and Lola’s seems to be highly rated on Yelp.  Located in the Hotel Andra, off the right of the lobby, the restaurant was bustling when we got there and had to wait about 30 minutes before our table was …

  • The Walrus and the Carpenter – Ballard, Seattle, Washington

    The Walrus and the Carpenter located in Ballard neighborhood, is an oyster bar/restaurant, in the same vein as Hogg Island Oyster Company and Anchor Oyster Bar in San Francisco. We followed the directions from Google maps to their address and could not see or find any sign of the restaurant.  In fact, Theresa had to call …