http://chowtimes.com Suanne and Ben's Food and Travel Adventures from Vancouver, BC Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Day two in Seattle. The highlight of the day is the Future of Flight and Boeing Factory Tour. This place is located somewhere north west of Seattle. We had always wanted to visit the world famous Boeing but did not managed to do that because Nanzaro did ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/13/seattle-boeing-tour-and-future-of-flight-aviation-center/ It was a long first day in Seattle. There were a lot of walking and were quite tired by the end of the day. We had managed to try lots of food though which was a good thing. On the way back to the hotel, I wanted to go ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/12/seattle-the-fremont-troll/ Suanne and I must have a cuppa every morning. For some reason, we had never really liked the coffee from Starbucks. If we wanted coffee, we would head to Tim Horton's. While we were still in the Pike Place Market, we thought we make a visit to the first ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/10/seattle-the-first-starbucks-store/ There is never a lack of eating places in the Seattle's Pike Place Market. Everywhere you turn, you will come across food from every corner of the world and all of them seems so authentic. We came across this small little dank looking shop and had a long queue of ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/09/seattle-piroshky-piroshky-in-pike-place-market/ You never believe how hilly Seattle is sometimes. I'll always be reminded that it's a long way up from the Waterfront to The Pike Place Market in our previous trips. That was when we did not realize that there were actually lifts that we could use. No trip is ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/08/seattle-the-confectional-in-pike-place-market/ After a nice nap on board the Argosy Cruise, I was all ready for our first real meal.  Top on our list for a meal at the Seattle Waterfront is the Crab Pot.  This is quite unlike any Seafood restaurant that we had ever been before ... and certainly a ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/07/seattle-the-crab-pot/ We went next for the cruise. It's called the Argosy Cruise. We used the CityPass for this cruise. Let me tell you, again, that when you are visiting Seattle you simply must get the citypass. You get quite a bit of savings. For instance, the 1 hr ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/06/seattle-argosy-cruise-around-seattle-harbor/ Ivar's appears to be steeped in history in Seattle. For one, we have heard that Ivar's had been sponsoring the Seattle's 4th of July fireworks display for over 40 years without fail. Since even before World War II, Ivar had been known for their award winning fish-and-chips in ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/05/seattle-ivars-chowder-in-sourdough-bread-bowl/ The best place to start exploring Seattle is no where but the Seattle Waterfront.  This is where a number of attractions were located within walking distance.  The bad thing about this place is that parking is so exorbitantly expensive.  We paid something like $15 for parking for the a good ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/04/seattle-the-seattle-aquarium/ We stayed in the Comfort Inn and Suites along Aurora Ave N. It is just about 10 minutes drive to downtown Seattle. We have been staying around that area each time we go to Seattle because of the proximity to Seattle and more importantly, the room rates are ... http://chowtimes.com/2008/05/04/seattle-breakfast-at-comfort-inn-and-suites/