I have been in Seattle for about 72 hours now, and ironically enough am sitting in a coffee shop right now. This is my first time in Seattle, or even on the West coast for that matter.
The first day was spent in downtown Seattle. As expected, the food was amazing. On every corner was a different restaurant I hadn’t heard of (except I later realized one of the restaurants was a franchise, which means I need to get out more). One of the biggest stand outs of the area is the modern furnishings everywhere. Everything is brightly colored, curved and off center reminding me of an Ikea catalog. I haven’t seen as much of the city as I want to, so hopefully I will get back over there this week.
Right now, I am about 15 miles outside the city in Bellevue, which reminds me much more of Virginia than I ever thought it would. It is set off Lake Washington in rolling hills. It also helps that it is typical suburbia, so I have been to about 90% of the franchise restaurants and shops. I look forward to seeing more of the area this week.