Talk to me about LA & Seattle please

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  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Jeanie wrote:
    People don't walk in LA????? :confused:

    People walk in Seattle!!!! Or at least I do - everywhere. :rolleyes:

    Hope I get to meet you while you're here! :D

    Hey Seattle Folks - I think we can manage a Fado's trivia night if Jeanie is up to it.
    Walking can be a real trip
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Zanne wrote:
    Seattle is my favorite place on earth. Check out Ballard while you are there, on Ballard Ave itself for tons of live music in the pubs/taverns. West Seattle has Alki Beach.. a kick ass breakfast or lunch can be had at Alki Cafe. Anywhere along the west side of West Seattle is fun, too.. you can get down to the beach at many places. Lincoln Park is a nice walk and has a staircase that goes down to the beach, if you don't mind the hike back up!

    I'm just a frequent visitor to Seattle, so these are the things I've found enjoyment in while out there.. Not a local, though I'd love to think of myself as a seachild!

    Peace and have a blast!

    Sue

    Thanks sue, that all sounds excellent! :)
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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Jeanie wrote:
    The catacombes???? I'd forgotten about them!

    Seriously it's not a good tour?


    the history is really cool.

    but it was almost like i had heard the tour guides words word for word on a history channel special once. and being down there really didn't inhance anything.

    i believe my wife is ordering some books on seattle history...looking forward to them.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    People walk in Seattle!!!! Or at least I do - everywhere. :rolleyes:

    Hope I get to meet you while you're here! :D

    Hey Seattle Folks - I think we can manage a Fado's trivia night if Jeanie is up to it.


    Excellent!! :) You see more walking anyway, well I reckon. :)

    Fado's Trivia night? Dare I ask??? :D
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    brainofPJ wrote:
    the history is really cool.

    but it was almost like i had heard the tour guides words word for word on a history channel special once. and being down there really didn't inhance anything.

    i believe my wife is ordering some books on seattle history...looking forward to them.


    :) Yeah, a bad tour guide can suck. But you know I still have to do it anyway right? :D

    I'm just so glad you reminded me!! Thanks!! :)
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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Jeanie wrote:
    :) Yeah, a bad tour guide can suck. But you know I still have to do it anyway right? :D

    I'm just so glad you reminded me!! Thanks!! :)


    haha, no problem.

    hey, it's only about $15 a person...so that's not bad.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • Trailer
    Trailer Posts: 1,431
    Jeanie wrote:
    Maybe Friday then? But I'll see. Tis most important that I catch up with as many of you lot as I can and anything else I manage in that time is a bonus. :)

    People don't walk in LA????? :confused:

    Walking is lame;)

    You can come party with me in Santa Monica if you want!!:D
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    brainofPJ wrote:
    haha, no problem.

    hey, it's only about $15 a person...so that's not bad.

    Excellent!! Sounds like my kind of thing. I remember a girlfriend telling me about it years ago. That she'd done the tour when she was over there. I'd completely forgotten about it till you mentioned it. Bad tour guide aside, I think I have to do that and for $15 bucks I can put up with a crappy commentary. :)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Trailer wrote:
    Walking is lame;)

    You can come party with me in Santa Monica if you want!!:D

    You'll never convince me that walking is lame Trails! :p

    Party in Santa Monica??? hehe!! :D My party animal days are pretty much over!! :D
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    I am not a fare judge or a fare jury on the L.A. bit.
    Basiclly all I know about L.A. is shitty stuff.
    That doesn't mean it is written in stone to be shitty.
    It means that driving a 53 foot trailer through L.A.
    flippin blows quite a bit, exciting, nerve-racking, thrilling, tiring.
    Confusing shit trying to find an address in that shit hole.

    Jeanie, in the smaller hours of the early morning you may find yourself in the worst parts of the city, which can be a good time when watching all the stupid shit that's going on.
    Just becareful and don't go lookin for trouble and you'll be fine.
    I just don't see Jeanie @ 3am lookin for trouble in some darkened alley-way of L.A.

    good luck my friend,
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Jeanie wrote:
    I'm planning my trip and I need any little tidbit you might be able to impart.

    Travellers and locals please apply here! :D

    I'm definitely needing some help in the LA department, Seattle is coming along nicely but every little bit helps.

    Anybody know any good hostels/hotels? Anywhere I should avoid?

    HOW does one get to Disneyland? :p

    What's a must see and a must avoid at all costs? :)

    Any help is much appreciated thanks. :)
    Vacationed in LA in March, some things I really enjoyed, Universal Studios, Santa Monica and the pier, the tonight show, the weather. We rented a car so if time is an option, San Diego Zoo and San Diego and Santa Barbara. I could have done so much more but time is limited and the traffic is a nightmare, so getting around can take some time. Planning on going back next March, its just an awesome place.
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  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Jeanie wrote:
    Excellent!! :) You see more walking anyway, well I reckon. :)

    Fado's Trivia night? Dare I ask??? :D


    To quote Albert Einstein, "To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window."

    I love walking. However, Seattle has a lot of hills, so sometimes I cheat and take escalators up the hills through the downtown buildings. :p

    Fado's Trivia is on Wednesday nights. I was introduced to it by jamainiac and sennin. It's fun. Sometimes we win beer! Plus, there's a band that plays afterwards that can do a pretty good acoustic Porch, Black and Down.
    Walking can be a real trip
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  • Peter C
    Peter C Posts: 237
    I love LA, been many times over the years, Venice is a must, Santa Monica is also beautiful. Hire a car and go to the mountains, Big Bear and lake Arrowhead has stunning scenery. And if you love amusment parks ,Universal Studios and Magic Mountain are great fun.
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  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    LA... Sux

    Seattle is my favorite city on the left coast.
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    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Excellent stuff folks, thank you. :)

    Chad I promise not to go walking around in the wee hours of the morning.
    Wouldn't do it here so I'm hardly gonna do it there! ;)

    Fado's sounds good hiker. :)

    Pete, (how you doing? Haven't seen you in ages! :) ) and Lukin06 on your trips, where did you stay? I'm a bit lost with all the choices, so any recommendations? :)
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  • dawng
    dawng Posts: 644
    If you want to get a hotel in downtown Seattle near the pike place market, pioneer square (underground), etc. you could check out the Sheraton downtown (4 star). I used priceline.com and the "name your own price" feature and got a room there for $110. You can also get hotels in Lynnwood about 30 minutes north of Seattle for much cheaper than downtown.

    Here are some fun places to check out in walking distance to downtown:
    Pike Place market
    Pioneer Square (Fri & Sat night - lots of music & bars for one cover)
    Seattle Aquarium/waterfront

    Not too far off, you can get to the University of Washington and rent canoes to explore Lake Washington and the Arboretum from the water. Get there early - they run out of canoes quickly on nice days. This is one of our families favorite things to do in the summer.

    We have some beautiful mountains, rivers, hikes, etc. if you like outdoors. Let me know if you want any specifics on cool places to go hiking, etc.

    Hope you have lots of fun in our fair city :)
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    You wanna go to Disneyland? I'll get you to Disneyland as I live about 10 minutes from there. Although it's freakin packed during the summer and you can't get a whole lot done in one day anymore. Oh, and Senrock is out here, so it officially makes us the kick ass place to be.
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    I would be DEEEELIGHTED to take you to disneyland jeanie!!!:D
    and dont listen to the freaks that dis L.A. They dont know any better. :rolleyes:
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  • PJPixie
    PJPixie Posts: 3,026
    SENROCK! wrote:
    FLOW SHIZZLE~
    I would be DEEEELIGHTED to take you to disneyland jeanie!!!:D
    and dont listen to the freaks that dis L.A. They dont know any better. :rolleyes:

    I listen to the Disneyland fireworks from my house everynight at 9:30.
    I'm pretty close too!
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  • EvilMerlin
    EvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    PJPixie wrote:
    I listen to the Disneyland fireworks from my house everynight at 9:30.
    I'm pretty close too!

    But can you see them every night? :p
  • PJPixie
    PJPixie Posts: 3,026
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    But can you see them every night? :p

    NO, I don't think I can.....can you?
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