I am lucky enough to have my brother live in one of the most gorgeous cities I have ever been to. We traveled to Seattle in February and the one thing I have to warn you if you travel in February is that it is cold- bring extra warm clothes! We live in Colorado so for us it was a very different kind of cold that froze us all!
Our first stop was very touristy- Ivar's.
I just LOVE their clam chowder & the amazing view from restaurant. Every time we go I have to go there!
Yumm!! We just can't get Clam Chowder like this in Colorado!
Are you ready to be jealous??? This is my brother's view:
His front yard:
right?!?! no mowing! heaven!!
sooo pretty!!!!!
The infamous misty view of Seattle, I just loved it!
Under no circumstances can you skip the Seattle Aquarium if you are traveling with kids. Really, without kids I would still go. So far it is my absolute favorite Aquarium that I have been to so far. It is so interactive for the kids throughout the entire aquarium, so they can touch and check out so much!
AMAZING RIGHT?!?!
I caught this sweet moment of my brother & sister in law. One of my favorite photos from the entire trip :)
Another must do: Stop at almost any restaurant near the coast, we did 3-4 random ones and they were all amazing. It's FRESH fish!!! Compared to the frozen fish that we are used to, anything was amazing. I couldn't get enough of it the whole time we were there.
My sister in law is from California and rants and raves about Round Table Pizza. Seriously I have been hearing about it for 8 years and I finally had to check it out. She is right. It is amazing. There are Round Tables all over Washington, Google one, find it and you won't be disappointed. Although, don't expect too much out of the look of the restaurant but the pizza definitely made up for that :)
The biggest suggestion I can give with traveling with kids is be flexible. My parents & I are all a very structured type of travel people, we are the people that rock an time/date schedule. :) Traveling with kids I have had to become much more flexible. Are the kids hungry? Stop and eat, even if it is not where you planned. We found a little burger joint that had 40 different kinds of fries! The one below is gravy, the one behind was fresh garlic. It was delicious and we never would have stopped there if my son wouldn't have mentioned that he was hungry.
I can't believe that I forgot my camera when we went to the Wharf but this is another MUST SEE! They have such amazing & distinct items you cannot find anywhere else. The best part by far though is the food. seriously the cannoli was heaven. I wish we had bough the fresh fish and grilled it. Some of the stores even offering shipping home! Definitely should have done that and probably will next time.
We ended the trip with a drive out to the coast. It was freezing but still so much fun. We brought buckets and let the kiddos search for shells, they loved it!!
By far one of the best family trips we have done. I would love to hear about all of the places you love in Seattle!
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