# Road trip to Seattle! Woot wooot!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352 "2004-02-10T00:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352/21 "2004-02-12T13:36:27Z")
> [@Jodi](#): > > Ooh, and if you have time, check out [Uwajimaya](http://www.uwajimaya.com/retail.html). (Pronounced around here “WA-juh-MY-uh”) Fabulous for Asian food, groceries, and doo-dads. The U doesn’t get pronounced? Bizarre. It’s pronounced ooh-wah-jee-my-ah. I second skipping EMP and sticking to downtown and Broadway. The EMP just doesn’t seem like it’d be worth the admission price (and it sounds mighty disruptive, too ;)). Thought I’d mention in downtown there’s a [ride free](http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/area_maps/seattle_cbd.html) zone, where you can hop on buses gratis. It covers most of downtown, though not all the way up to Broadway. It should be just fine, though, for getting around downtown when you don’t want to walk or have to re-park your car. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352/22 "2004-02-13T17:51:34Z")
When you go to Pikes Market, make sure you visit the pastry shop next to the fish throwers. They’ve got a huuuuge variety of pastries and the prices…I don’t know how they stay in business. Soooo inexpensive! I walked away with a giant back of pastries that lasted me three days and cost me under $4! You can also get a really good breakfast down at Pikes too. I wish I could remember the name of the place, but they make a homemade corned beef hash to kill for. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352/23 "2004-02-20T04:34:25Z")
So how was the trip? ---
**Author:** ![7\_up\_yours](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/919ad9/32.png) [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352/24 "2004-02-20T04:59:41Z")
Trip was great. There was the inevitable fighting between my friend and I after being together in the car for so long. We set out at 7:15, and we got lost trying to find HWY 99. Getting lost in our own city is so :rolleyes: . We hit the border at 8ish and it had a good flow. The customs guy rolled his eyes at us when we said we wanted Krispy Kreme doughnuts. We then headed to Burlington and arrived at 9ish, and discovered the outlet wasn’t opened until 10. So we went into target to poke around and my friend found some shirts there. We went to Krispy Kreme to get our doughnuts and the hotlight was on so we got a free warm one when we went in. The lady was super nice and gave us half an apple fritter. We bought three dozens :eek: . There’s seven left in my room. We hit Seattle after the outlet, and we thought we missed our exit because the signs were a bit confusing. Turns out we didn’t, and we parked at the place you recommended. As you said, it was a good place to park. We walked blocks down to Pike Place, and shopped around a little. I bought some Futurama stuff at that Golden Ages Collectible store. Even though we have one here in downtown Vancouver, no Futurama stuff. So then we headed up Pike, I think it was, to find Value Village. We spent some time in there, while my friend was looking for shirts and stuff, I stuck with the books. I missed the Capitol Hill (?) shops. I found Broadway, but by the time we were finished with Value Village, it was getting late, and we had encoutered some panhandlers and we didn’t feel like taking a chance and walking around more. So we headed back into the “good” part of downtown Seattle. Once again, thanks for all the suggestions. We had a blast. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352/25 "2004-02-20T08:15:49Z")
There’s a new Krispy Kreme in North Seattle On Aurora ave N. and about 130th street, give or take a block or two. Unfortunately, there really is nothing in the area to merit a special trip there. If you’re into kayaking or canoeing, there’s a place on the southern part of Lake Union that has rentals. You get great views of the city and you just might be able to find the houseboat used in “Sleepless in Seattle.” I also recommend the Pike Place Market for the best way to kill a few hours. And at this time of the year, you don’t have to deal with the crowds. Just remember that they close at 6PM and that a lot of the open-air stalls start packing up at around 4. You could park your car at the Seattle Center Parking lot on the East side of the center for cheaper than you can downtown. Then you can either catch a bus downtown from in front of the EMP or take the Monorail. The Monorails’s terminal is just a little way past the EMP and the Space Needle and you’ll get off at the Westlake Mall, which is about 4 blocks from the Pike Place Market. The Intenational District is great and Uwajamaya is fun to browse around in. There’s also the zoo, though I prefer the one in Tacoma. Fremont is fun to wander around in but has lost some of its funkieness in recent years. Darn progress anyway! Broadway, on Capitol Hill is a great place to people watch. If you like Thai food, I recommend Angel’s just off of Broadway. Or if you like do-it-yourself Asian, try Chang’s Mongolian Grill. You fill up your bowl with all kinds of delectible meats, veggies and sauces and then you get to watch the chef cook it all on a big round grill. It’s a really cool place but warning, they’re closed in the mid-afternoon. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352/26 "2004-02-20T09:28:28Z")
> [@Hunter Hawk](#): > > A few random thoughts: > > No Krispy Kremes near downtown Seattle. You might want to go to [Top Pot Doughnuts](http://www.thestranger.com/2003-10-23/chow.html), which is on 5th at about…umm…Blanchard, I think. I’m not real keen on 'em myself, but a lot of people like 'em. > > Considering the nature of Seattle traffic, a couple of hours isn’t very much time. > > The standard touristy thing is to go to the [Pike Place Market](http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/). > > If you’re carnivores, you might want to stop at [Salumi](http://www.thestranger.com/2002-09-05/chow.html) for lunch (it’s fabulous Italian food, but is only open Tuesday through Friday 11am-4pm). > > If you have a little more time, you might want to go on the [Underground Tour](http://www.undergroundtour.com/). > > Check out the [Stranger](http://www.thestranger.com) for info on what’s happening. > > Where are you coming from? What general sorts of things are you interested in? And what the heck is “reading break”? No Krispy Kremes! Whaaa?? What exactly was I eating last night at 125th and Aurora? The Krispi Kreme shop is in the Lowes Parking lot at 125th. Its been there for a year! Don’t you people get out? (just kidding) Have fun while you’re here. If its fairly nice, fly a kite at Gas Works park. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-to-seattle-woot-wooot/228352.md?page=1)