# 4 days and no budget in Seattle **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703 "2010-04-02T04:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/1 "2010-04-02T04:58:57Z")
I have 4 days off starting tomorrow and The Husband and I don’t know how to spend them. We’re quasi broke (can go out for a waiter-involved lunch or to one mid-priced event, but not both on the same day). We’ve roamed around various beaches, visited the Aquarium, Art Museum, and SciFi/Music thing, and cruised past the Space Needle. We’ve been to Thai Tom’s, the arboretum, and visited Bruce Lee’s grave. Pike’s Market and the Fremont Troll have a fork stuck in them. We’re out of ideas. I think we might have to go to Tacoma. Which does have the history museum. I’m not paying money to go to the Glass museum, though. Vancouver? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/2 "2010-04-02T06:29:02Z")
I’m guessing you have transportation? The tulips are on time this year in Skagit County. ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/3 "2010-04-02T06:41:05Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > I’m guessing you have transportation? The tulips are on time this year in Skagit County. Transport we got. Tulips, you say. That explains the sudden tulip fascination in the flower stalls at Pike’s last week. Will investigate. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/4 "2010-04-02T07:37:23Z")
> [@Pullet](#): > > Transport we got. > > Tulips, you say. That explains the sudden tulip fascination in the flower stalls at Pike’s last week. Will investigate. Thanks! [Skagit Valley Tulip Festival](http://www.tulipfestival.org/) The Woodland Park Zoo. One day a month the [glass museum](http://www.museumofglass.org/visit/hours-and-admissions/) is free > [@](#): > > - Third Thursday of each month 5 to 8 pm So, I guess that won’t work for you. ---
**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/5 "2010-04-02T07:43:35Z")
If flight is your thing, take the bus to the Boeing museum. > **[Home | The Museum of Flight](https://www.museumofflight.org/)** > > The Museum of Flight holds one of the largest air and space collections in the US and aims to become the foremost educational air and space museum in the world! 9404 E Marginal Way South Seattle, WA 98108, United States (206) 764-5700 And have a pint of wheat ale in the Rock Bottom bar. Food very reasonable and the beer is brewed on site [http://www.rockbottom.com/](http://www.rockbottom.com/) 1333 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States‎ - (206) 623-3070 The art museum was pleasant as well. And have you found Sylvester the mummy yet? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/6 "2010-04-02T12:12:01Z")
What about staying in bed and having lots of sex? 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/7 "2010-04-02T14:27:19Z")
Can you afford a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island? [The Bloedel Reserve](http://www.bloedelreserve.org/) might be worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/8 "2010-04-02T14:28:57Z")
If you have a car, drive East about 45 minutes to Snoqualmie Falls. It’s beautiful (and also the area where they filmed “Twin Peaks”). Drive a little further and you’ll get to Rosyln where they filmed “Northern Exposure”. The town hasn’t changed one bit. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/9 "2010-04-02T17:37:57Z")
By the way, it’s not Pike’s Market, it’s Pike Place Market. Now you’ll sound like a local. ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/10 "2010-04-03T08:01:48Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > By the way, it’s not Pike’s Market, it’s Pike Place Market. Now you’ll sound like a local. Really? I’ve never lived somewhere where the locals refer to some famous feature by its entire name. Good to know. Now, if I can just convince the husband to put on a Mariner’s jacket, we’ll be set. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! Also, **Quartz** : the advantage of not spending these days off in Vancouver is free access to our California King in the evenings. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/11 "2010-04-03T08:20:56Z")
As a resident of the “other side of the state” (and assuming that weather will not be an issue - though I’ve seen references to a storm moving into the Seattle area today - Saturday) I would venture off to Snoqualmie Pass and then venture off further east along I-90 and then either continue along I-90 to Vantage and then south along SR-243 or take I-82 into the Yakima Valley. You didn’t say where you are from but you may not be aware that eastern Washington is a desert with its own unique landscape! The drive along SR-243 and SR-240 will take you through the Hanford area. Think moonscape type settings! ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/12 "2010-04-03T21:33:18Z")
> [@spotthegerbil](#): > > If flight is your thing, take the bus to the Boeing museum. > > [www.museumofflight.org](http://www.museumofflight.org) > 9404 E Marginal Way South > Seattle, WA 98108, United States > (206) 764-5700 > > And have a pint of wheat ale in the Rock Bottom bar. Food very reasonable and the beer is brewed on site > [http://www.rockbottom.com/](http://www.rockbottom.com/) > 1333 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States‎ - (206) 623-3070 > > The art museum was pleasant as well. > > And have you found Sylvester the mummy yet? Forgot about the Boeing museum. And will have to check out Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. Thanks! Beer isn’t really our thing, but will keep Rock Bottom in mind the next time we have folks visiting. ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/13 "2010-04-03T21:38:56Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Can you afford a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island? [The Bloedel Reserve](http://www.bloedelreserve.org/) might be worth checking out. We’ll see how the weather goes for both here, Snoqualmie Falls, and points east. The hail is still melting off the sidewalk. **Waterman:** We’ve made the drive out to Pascoe before. It was… distinct. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/14 "2010-04-03T22:40:20Z")
> [@spotthegerbil](#): > > And have a pint of wheat ale in the Rock Bottom bar. Food very reasonable and the beer is brewed on site > [http://www.rockbottom.com/](http://www.rockbottom.com/) > 1333 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States‎ - (206) 623-3070 We happened to walk into the Bellevue location by chance on the day they were celebrating the premier of a new line of micros. $1 micro pints all day long. I’d have stayed all night if I was with other beer drinkers. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-and-no-budget-in-seattle/534703/15 "2010-04-05T08:35:55Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > What about staying in bed and having lots of sex? 😃 😃 😃 This is never a bad idea.