Saturday morning we woke up and had only 2 solids plans for the day: Chihuly Gardens and the Sounders Soccer Game. We set out for some breakfast but didn't make it far. We ended up at Top Pot Doughnuts where we split a disgusting amount of food. Their coffee was so-so. I'm not HUGE on doughnuts so to me, they tasted pretty much the same as any other doughnuts. We passed this place a lot on our trip and it was ALWAYS packed so people like something about it, that's for sure.
After breakfast, we headed straight to the Chihuly Gardens. I've never seen anything like it in my entire life. It was a little pricey but totally worth it. We were thinking it was all going to be outside but there was quite a bit of art inside. This was the kind of art I wanted to see while in Seattle. I almost felt like we were in a Dr. Seuss book. The glass was whimsical and beautiful. Pictures really don't do it justice.
Next stop was Olympic Sculpture Park. My favorite part was the Richard Serra exhibit. I'm almost positive I saw an exhibit of his in Barcelona and I loved it just as much there. It was awesome seeing it outside though. These pieces of steel are huge.
Saturday was MUCH colder than Friday so after walking around so much outside, we had to head back to the hotel to grab jackets and warm up for a bit.
As we were walking Friday, we noticed a Seattle Sounders schedule posted on a store window and on a whim decided to go to Opening Night on Saturday to celebrate our Anniversary. We've known for a long time that we want to follow the traditional wedding presents and decided we wanted tickets as our paper gifts. As soon as we saw that schedule, we knew we had to go! We stopped by a Pro Shop and picked up some Sounders Gear so we could look official. People in Seattle seem to LOVE their soccer team. As it got later on Saturday, everyone was decked out in lime green. We spent a good bit of time in a bar and then grabbed some dinner before heading to the game.
On the Underground Tour, the tour guide had mentioned that the soccer fans gather in a nearby park and all march to the stadium together. We were able to go and walk over with the fans. It was so much fun! It did start to rain though on the way there...and it rained and rained. We stood in line for over an hour to get ponchos and I'm so glad we did. Best $10 we ever spent.
Things I learned in Seattle on Day Two:
- Definitely take a rain jacket and a poncho if you ever visit Seattle. If you want to be really cool, make sure the jacket is a North Face.
- Weekdays are obviously better for traveling--all the hobos and peddlers came out on Saturday.
- Suede shoes aren't the BEST choice
- Know the score of the soccer game if you're wearing a Sounders scarf and beanie--people WILL ask.
Sunday morning, we grabbed breakfast at Biscuit Bitch and headed home. We had an absolutely fantastic time in Seattle! Now time to look forward to some more traveling. We have a trip coming up at the end of this month, we're headed to Vegas at the end of April, and headed to Texas at the end of May for Carson's sister's wedding. Busy travel season for us! Hopefully being pregnant won't slow me down too much.
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