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fremont market

Seattle

May 24, 2013 by Kristy 12 Comments

Last weekend I headed out to Seattle to visit Matt (he was out there for 2 weeks for work).  It’s a great town – I was never there before – and reminds me of San Fran…although it could never replace my beloved San Fran!

I have 3 general observations about Seattle:

1.  It’s cold.  Really cold.  Temps ranged from low 50s to low 60s each day.  Not bad, right?  But Seattle’s 50 degrees is on par with Philly’s 30 degrees.  Guess I really do like humidity?

2.  There really is a Starbucks on every corner.  Seattlers are well caffeinated.  We did visit the first Starbucks – total tourist trap – but it was cool.

3.  7-Elevens are really clean, which is totally not the case in Philly.  If you’re from the east coast, Seattle 7-Elevens are on par with Wawa.  I could practically eat off the floors.  Philly 7-Elevens smell nasty and I purposely walk on my toes so my pants don’t drag on the ground when I walk into one.

I arrived on Friday and had a few hours to kill until Matt was done with work.  Naturally, I went for a run.  Nothing felt better after sitting on a plane all morning.  I love that so many people were out and about running over lunch.

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We did typical tourist stuff – The Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit.

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chihuly pic
random photobomb

We love Farmers’ Markets so we checked out Fremont Market.  Definitely not our scene – a little too hippy-ish and flea market-ish.  Although they did have a large pig truck in the back where Matt enjoyed some pulled pork.

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mobile pig truck

We loved Discovery Park and walked the Loop Trail – a 2.8 mile trail with incredible views of the Puget Sound.

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We even saw the Fremont Troll.

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It was a great weekend overall.  For only having 2 and a half days we saw a ton of sites.  I just have to remember to pack winter clothes next time.

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I almost jumped in…

Ever been to Seattle?  Or live in Seattle?  What’s your favorite place, park, running route?

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