Day #1 in Seattle: We're Actually Here

Belltown, the district in Seattle, where we were staying

After a grueling train ride, C and I arrived at Union Station in Seattle on Sunday, August 23rd. This is the view from our temporary dwelling place.


Yesterday was our first full day in Seattle. I had to wash my hair with a bar of soap because there was no shampoo. I thought, wouldn't it be nice if there was an all-in-one soap bar to carry while traveling?

Yesterday morning, C and I woke up and walked over to Ride the Ducks to take a 90 minute tour of Seattle. We walked by the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, Music Museum and made it to our Ride the Ducks destination and purchased 2 adult tickets without quackers. (Big mistake!!) Quackers are these obnoxious noise makers shaped like a duck's bill. You could buy them for $2 more dollars when purchasing tickets or pay $2.75 separately.


C was convinced we didn't need them and the next 3 hours of my day was spent coveting the quackers off the necks of the little tourists quacking around us. grrrrr.

My favorite part of the tour was when Captain Justin Credible practically straddled C between the legs to get the party started. BWAHAAHAHHAHAAhAHa Sailing on Lake Union watching the seaplanes land was pretty cool too.

our Captain Justin Credible

After our just incredible Duck tour, C and I walked past multiple piers while trying to locate Pike's Place Marketplace. Once we found it I was dying of hunger and ready to rip C's face off. This is what happens when fat people have to embark on grueling treks for a little bit 'o food.

Pike Place Market

I purchased 1 organic white peach from a fruit stand it was bleh. The peaches sold in CA taste better.

I tried a piece of orange flavored Turkish Delight and it wasn't what I imagined. I don't know about you but I wouldn't sell my allegiance to the Ice Queen for an orange flavored gummy covered in powdered sugar.

the delicious Pike Place Chowder

Anyhow, we had lunch at Pike Place Chowder (this was a compromise for C since we had to forgo the Monterey Bay Clam Chowder we missed from taking the bus instead of driving) and it delicious. I ordered the Smoked Salmon Chowder, a Seattle favorite, and C ordered the Seafood bisque and we split a Dungeness Crab Roll. The food was fresh and dericious JUST like the local reviews on yelp. LOL.

the insanely delicious fresh dungeness crab roll we shared

L's smoked salmon chowder

C's seafood bisque chowder

After grabbing coffee we walked up to Capitol Hill to locate Bliss Soaps, an organic local soap store very much like Lush. The owner was super nice and generous JUST like his reviews on yelp. LOL


I picked up a 3-in-1 shampoo, soap, shave bar that looks like cheese and he broke off general sample sizes and at the end gave us 2 soaps for free by telling us we could have the Saturday buy one get one free deal. I smell like mint, my hair is washed and soon my 5 acne spots should be gone.

It only took us five years to walk back to Belltown and that was it.

DAILY TALLY:
C: 4 Pepto Bismos
L: 2 Pepto Bismos and still had diarrhea