puget sound/olympia national/seattle
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Topic: puget sound/olympia national/seattle
Posted By: merc
Subject: puget sound/olympia national/seattle
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 2:13pm
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This is going to be home for the next month +. What are must dos? I think I'm staying in silverdale. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 2:22pm
| If you like the outdoors, you'll love it up that way. Abso-freaking-lutely beautiful. |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 2:39pm
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That's what I'm hoping. Looking to pick up a new camera this weekend and a backpack when I get out there. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 3:02pm
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Traffic in Seattle is terrible. Not, "it gets pretty bad at rush hour" terrible, but "block off a couple hours to drive more than miles on the interstate" terrible. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 3:07pm
You sire, have obviously not spent much time in the DC Metro area. |
usafpilot07 wrote:Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 3:19pm
Not a lot of driving time, no. However, Seattle-to-Tacoma is so bad it's more like a parking lot. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 6:17pm
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Seattle is a good time, Capital Hill has a fair amount of cool stuff to check out, since it's the lower rent, more unique area. For good, real italian pizza head to Via Tribunali. Oddfellows is also on Capital Hill and has some good stuff. I've also had a good time at Elysian Brewing Company, also in the area. For more downtown area, Vons and Pike Place Pub are worthwhile, at Vons you can get a litre of beer for $12, which is nice and German if you ask me. If you're into design or architecture at all, Peter Miller Bookstore on 1st ave is fantastic. He's a really nice guy and his selection of books and objects is phenomenal. If you're feeling french, La Pichette is across the street and is a good pretty authentic parisian place. Further to Architecture, their Library is pretty striking, designed by OMA. I love the building, and have had to study/ teach it several times a year, but not everyone is as much of a fan. The Chapel of St. Ignatius near the university is also gorgeous (inside), designed by Steven Holl. I'm always there for school, so I havent explored too much on my own. If you're interested, the Olympic Sculpture Park is a nice change of pace from the car-dominated city, and leads right into Myrtle Edwards park if you feel like a walk along the water. |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 11:32pm
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Let me know when you are around, I live 25 min outside of Seattle. I'm not much of a tour-guide per se, but always down to grab a beer after work. Choop named some great places, and if you are in to the Indy/Hipster scene Capital Hill/Pikes Place Market is great. Lots of local artists and food including the original Starbucks location (woopedy-freakin'-do) and enough wool-cap wearing hipster to shake a wood-carved stick at. ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 7:08pm
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that all sounds fun. definitely going to stay busy this month. i will be sure to hit you up. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: DaveEllis
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 8:31pm
| When I was there a couple summers ago we did some sea kayaking in the San Juan island area, lovely stuff. |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 04 June 2012 at 8:14pm
 Like a boss ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 04 June 2012 at 11:34pm
| So, highlights? |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 05 June 2012 at 8:18am
Or what Choopie really means is what women did you meet this time and story time if they are hot and crazy. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 05 June 2012 at 2:57pm
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meh, not looking... got to play in the snow on june 1st. saw star fish as wide as my chest and watched a guy sell crack on a street corner (wanted to take a pic but didnt want to die...) ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 05 June 2012 at 3:00pm
mehs....I can see that anytime I want in the Bronx or Bellport..... ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 05 June 2012 at 7:03pm
Come take a bus from my place to downtown, you have to go straight through the downtown east side, the poorest neighbourhood in Canada. |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 05 June 2012 at 11:01pm
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What side of the water are they keeping you on? I got your PM but finally came across a couple of days off. Gotta take care of a few things but let me know if you are in Seattle on 6/6-6/7 ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 06 June 2012 at 7:54am
 Two blocks from my home or if you want to see a pot deal, across the street 3 houses east. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 06 June 2012 at 9:58am
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Have you had a chance to check out the giant ant hills yet? ------------- 
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 06 June 2012 at 10:04am
 ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 06 June 2012 at 10:24am
Not far off. -------------
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 06 June 2012 at 10:44pm
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I'll have to check those out. I'm in bremerton. Work picked up and I'm on nights so I'm half dead most mornings. But I'm still going to try. Headed to mt st helen sunday if you wanna ride hit me up. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |