I went to Seattle on
Sept 27. I have been 
planning on this trip for a while. Since my last trip to Portland, I have always wanted to go back to the Northwest. Unfortunately the trip wasn’t quite as I thought it would be. I realized that no matter how well you plan something, if bad luck hits you, you are screwed.
First, my missed my bus from DC to BWI. So I had to take a cab which cost me $45. I knew that the cab driver was ripping me off but I had no option at that time. The planed delayed for 30 min. When I arrived in Seattle, of course I missed the last bus to the city. I had to take a shuttle bus which cost me $27 instead of $10 if I weren’t late. And it was raining.
The next day, the weather was surprisingly pleasant. The hostel I was staying in was at the best location ever. It was sitting right in front of the Pike Place Market. I LOVE the market. They had everything. Fresh seafood, flowers, meat .. u name it. And btw, those lobsters were bigger than my
arm.. that was pretty amazing. Also, I saw that infamous “flying salmon” show. That was pretty amazing. And I was the restaurant where Tom Hanks was in filming “Sl
eelpess In Seattle”. Later I went to the Seattle Aquarium. Wasn’t very big but I am complaining cause I like sealife. I got to touch sea cucumber, starfish and sea urchin. After that I walked to the pioneer square. I saw the TOTEM pole for the first time. I thought it was just amazing. Had lunch in Chinatown. The Chinatown there was pretty big. At least bigger than the one in DC. Then I went to the Seattle Needle. It cost $16 to go up. And the view up there wasn’t so impressive because it was cloudy. Had dinner at TODAI (Japanese buffet). And of course I gorged myself my Dungeness crab and snow crab. Yummy …
The second day, I woke up at 6am and walked to Victoria Clipper Harbor (Pier 69). It was a good 15 min walk from the hostel. Then we headed to San Juan Island. The journey from Seattle to San Juan was 3.5 hrs boat ride. The weather wasn’t so great . It was cloudy and cold. We didn’t see any orca L. But we saw bald eagles, sea lions, a small whale, and CANADA. We were actually at the border of US and Ca
nada water. It’s like on the right it’s Canada and on left it’s the USA. That was pretty cool. On the way back, there was a little storm. And the boat was swaying really bad. It was fun but scary at the same time. 
The next day, I went to the Mt Rainer National Park. And of course it was raining the whole day. In the park, I saw a 1000 yr old tree. That was really cool. The view at Paradise (yes, there is a place called Paradise) was just breathtaking. It would have been better it wasn’t so misty and cloudy. By the time we got to the Visitor Center, it was pouring and the clouds took over the peak. So I saw nothing but the clouds. That was really disappointing. Oh well, there is always next year. Even thought I didn’t see much, but it was still very beautiful everywhere.
I flew back to DC at nite. Before, leaving Seattle, I thought the trip will not be complete without drinking Starbucks coffee. So I bought my fav raspberry frappucino at the airport. And btw, I did see the First Starbu
cks Shop at the Pike Place Market. Overall, the trip wasn’t that great but it wasn’t bad either. I think I just came to city at the wrong time of the year. Took of a lot of stress off of me at least. There’s so much going on with me right now I d
on’t even know where to begin. And it’s just one bad thing after another. But I am hopeful that everything it just going to be fine, fine, fine. Well, guess what, there’s always next year. I know that I will go back because I still haven’t gone to the Olympic NP and I want to see Mt Rainier again!!!
Sept 27. I have been 
planning on this trip for a while. Since my last trip to Portland, I have always wanted to go back to the Northwest. Unfortunately the trip wasn’t quite as I thought it would be. I realized that no matter how well you plan something, if bad luck hits you, you are screwed.First, my missed my bus from DC to BWI. So I had to take a cab which cost me $45. I knew that the cab driver was ripping me off but I had no option at that time. The planed delayed for 30 min. When I arrived in Seattle, of course I missed the last bus to the city. I had to take a shuttle bus which cost me $27 instead of $10 if I weren’t late. And it was raining.
The next day, the weather was surprisingly pleasant. The hostel I was staying in was at the best location ever. It was sitting right in front of the Pike Place Market. I LOVE the market. They had everything. Fresh seafood, flowers, meat .. u name it. And btw, those lobsters were bigger than my
arm.. that was pretty amazing. Also, I saw that infamous “flying salmon” show. That was pretty amazing. And I was the restaurant where Tom Hanks was in filming “Sl
eelpess In Seattle”. Later I went to the Seattle Aquarium. Wasn’t very big but I am complaining cause I like sealife. I got to touch sea cucumber, starfish and sea urchin. After that I walked to the pioneer square. I saw the TOTEM pole for the first time. I thought it was just amazing. Had lunch in Chinatown. The Chinatown there was pretty big. At least bigger than the one in DC. Then I went to the Seattle Needle. It cost $16 to go up. And the view up there wasn’t so impressive because it was cloudy. Had dinner at TODAI (Japanese buffet). And of course I gorged myself my Dungeness crab and snow crab. Yummy …The second day, I woke up at 6am and walked to Victoria Clipper Harbor (Pier 69). It was a good 15 min walk from the hostel. Then we headed to San Juan Island. The journey from Seattle to San Juan was 3.5 hrs boat ride. The weather wasn’t so great . It was cloudy and cold. We didn’t see any orca L. But we saw bald eagles, sea lions, a small whale, and CANADA. We were actually at the border of US and Ca
nada water. It’s like on the right it’s Canada and on left it’s the USA. That was pretty cool. On the way back, there was a little storm. And the boat was swaying really bad. It was fun but scary at the same time. 
The next day, I went to the Mt Rainer National Park. And of course it was raining the whole day. In the park, I saw a 1000 yr old tree. That was really cool. The view at Paradise (yes, there is a place called Paradise) was just breathtaking. It would have been better it wasn’t so misty and cloudy. By the time we got to the Visitor Center, it was pouring and the clouds took over the peak. So I saw nothing but the clouds. That was really disappointing. Oh well, there is always next year. Even thought I didn’t see much, but it was still very beautiful everywhere.
I flew back to DC at nite. Before, leaving Seattle, I thought the trip will not be complete without drinking Starbucks coffee. So I bought my fav raspberry frappucino at the airport. And btw, I did see the First Starbu
cks Shop at the Pike Place Market. Overall, the trip wasn’t that great but it wasn’t bad either. I think I just came to city at the wrong time of the year. Took of a lot of stress off of me at least. There’s so much going on with me right now I d
on’t even know where to begin. And it’s just one bad thing after another. But I am hopeful that everything it just going to be fine, fine, fine. Well, guess what, there’s always next year. I know that I will go back because I still haven’t gone to the Olympic NP and I want to see Mt Rainier again!!!
