The husband and I recently spent an extended weekend in Seattle, a city that neither of us have been to before. We stayed at the
Ace Hotel in Belltown (highly recommended!), which turned out to be a perfect location for us; we were within walking distance of most downtown sites.
The hotel is in a former halfway house, and has been beautifully renovated. One of the walls in our room was plastered with the Obey Giant image by
Shepard Fairey.
Next, we sampled the Triple Coconut Cream Pie...
...and the Chocolate Truffle Cookie...
...at
Dahlia Bakery, one of many joints in town owned by restaurateur Tom Douglas. Then it was off to
The Chocolate Box, where we sampled a chocolate-enrobed brownie...
...a chocolate cupcake...
...and chocolate and lemon gelato.
Our next stop was
The Confectional, which was located in the Pike Place Market. There, we sampled cheesecake...
...and warm and yummy sipping chocolate.
...before heading to
Fran's Chocolates in the Four Seasons Hotel, where we picked up some samples, including salted caramels, which my husband fell in love with.
Other activities during our trip included a haircut at
Rudy's, a cupcake from
Cupcake Royale, a ride on the
monorail to the
Experience Music Project, two meals at
Belltown Pizza (it was that good!), shopping at crafty places like
Assemble Gallery and Studio,
Schmancy,
Fancy, and
Nancy, late night dessert at
Serious Pie, a fun trip to the Asian grocery and gift store
Uwajimaya in the International District, a delicious dinner at
Black Bottle, and lots and lots of walking.
We left the city wanting to do more (like ride the ferry and check out the neighboring islands and drive to Mount Rainier), so we'll definitely go back for another visit (hopefully at the same time as the
Urban Craft Uprising!).
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