Monday, December 23, 2013

West coast adventure: seattle


So my west coast adventure has officially started! Gotta be honest, it started in a VERY bad way! 
On friday, i went to the airport and everything was perfect and stuff and 10min before boarding, i decided to go to the toilet one more time! So i go in and did my thing and right before i flush the toilet, i notice this blue thing INSIDE THE TOILET!!!!  It was my freaking PASSPORT!!!!! It was in the back pocket of my pants and it must have fallen when i pulled down my pants!!!! Omg!!! I almost flushed my passport 10min before boarding!!!!!! 
So i put my hand inside and pull it out, all covered with urine *cries* i was hyperventilating all freaked out AND DISGUSTED!!! Since it was all wet already, i decided to wash it with water coz i cant be walkin around with a smelly passport!! So i wash it and then it hit me!!!! N it hit me really hard!!! This terminal didnt have any of these air hand dryer coz thats what i was counting on when i decided to wash it!!!! *GULPS*
So i run around like a headless chicken lookin for customers services to get some help!! N they do confirm that there is no air dryer in the whole terminal *heart attack*
At that moment, i really felt like crying!! I was really looking forward for that vacation n now my passport n boarding pass all got ruined!!!
So i went to the gate hoping that they would let me through n god i was lucky enough that they did :) they reprinted my boarding pass n let me get on that flight :) n my passport got dry after 5hrs on that plane so it wasnt an issue when i reached the states and i ironed the pages n now its all brand new lol
My work permit got really wet and torn so i hope it wont be an issue when i return to canada :(

Seattle, Oh seattle!
Seattle is known for coffee and guess what? Their coffee is so damn good!!! Just when i decided that ill be drinking no more coffee, i got hooked again!! But u know what! Its worth ruining my resolution!! I tried the top 2 coffee houses in seattle




Vivace has white velvet coffee which was orgasmic so definitely coffee is a must in seattle. Ohh and speaking of coffee, did you know that the first starbucks ever on the planet started in seattle!! Its located in the market and the que was ridiculously too long!!! the other addiction was FOOD!! It had all these bakeries and really special food store that i couldnt resist trying!! From chocolate factories to piroshkies and frozen custard!!! My god, i think ive put on all the weight that ive lost the past 3 months!! I ate untill sickness lol!!! Gourmet food tours are common attraction in seattle too!!!

I spent 2 days exploring downtown seattle! In winter, its rainy most of the time but their rain is soo cute!! Its like light showers!!!! The city is big, clean and surprisingly very environmental friendly! Their taxis are hybrids and most of the receipts  are emailed rather than printed!  Maybe coz they are trying to compensate for how industrial the city is ??

I noticed that there were alot of native americans in seattle and sadly lots of homeless! Some part of the city can be a bit scary at night!!
We walked around! Pike public market is a big attraction in seattle and was my fav one too! It was the biggest farmers market that ive ever been too!! Pretty amazing but really crowded!! Then we went to capitol hill aka the gay village . Its a very funky place with lots of pot  bars! Yep weed os legal in WA !*theworldiscomingtoanend*
And if you ever decided to visit that place, DONT WALK TO IT!! It was called capitol HILL for a reason!! It is located on a hill and walking up the hill is REALLY BRUTAL!!!!!!

International district/ china town was an interesting section too! This was the smallest and quietest china town that ive ever seen lol! Its SOOO BIZARRE!!! But it had a HUGE JAPANESE GROCERY STORE with lots of pocky and peppero flavors!! B HELLO PANDAS ❤️❤️❤️❤️ TOO bad, the only kitkat flavor they had was green tea :(

People in seattle are REALLY friendly!!! They smile at you, offer you help and definitely would start conversations with you if you were waiting in line! I really loved em! *malat3alaeltorontonian*
Hmmm i just realized something! Comparing to toronto, seattle has lots of white ppl as in real americans and not immigrants like in toronto, maybe thats why they were really friendly ??

Even at the airport, ppl were SUPER SWEET!! Lots of the officers that i dealt with there , were ppl who served in kuwait and it felt so good to hear that they enjoyed their time and all in kuwait :)

Okaaaay! Review time!!

Sea-tac airport: small yet very sufficient airport!! Had lots of good dinning options n good gift stores, free wifi and live music entertainment! U cant get that bored there

Seattle city:
City itself is clean and very environment friendly. Attraction wise; its not new york but its definitely nice to chillax there! Washington state is known as the ever green state so in the summer, it is really green and beautiful so definitely im coming back for a week full of hiking n camping!!
Mount rainneer looked majestic n beautiful n i had my eye on its peak so definitely its the best state for outdoors activities

People:
Extremely friendly, helpful and sweet!! Its not as multicultural as toronto or NY! I guess the majority here were americans or native americans

Prices: 
CHEAP COMPARING TO TORONTO!!!! their tax is 9.5% kelish mo shewaya but i havnt done any shopping sp i cant judge but definitely food and public transport system were alot cheaper than canada

Musts:
1.Pike public market if ur a fan of farmer markets! It has everythinh starting from fruits, veggie, fresh bread n cheese, crafts and souvenirs 
2. Coffee!!! The best fresh roasted coffee ull ever drink! If ur a starbucks loyal fan, then get ur coffee from the first starbucks ever but i gotta warn you, the line is huge!!! Im not a fan so i decided to skip it but i was lucky enough to try their coffee on board of alaska airline lol




3. Food tours!! Dont forget to try piroshky piroshky!! Oh seattle is famous for sea food if ur a big fan!!
4. Japanese district if ur into japanese culturs
5. OUTDOORS!!!! Mount rainneer!!!

I am writing this on my flight to my next state, the state of sunshine California. 
I could need some sunshine n less clothing now lol! Im excited!

LA, dont disappoint me now..





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