Comments on: From Here to There & a Shop Announcement

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:18:33 +0000

Man, I am so glad I got to this post! We are heading to Portland/Seattle for OUR 5 year anniversary this summer. I have a page of notes from all the awesome comments! Thanks!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:44:00 +0000

I’ve lived in Seattle for 3 years now, but there is a blog by jewelry designer called Elephantine. She lives here too and takes gorgeous photos around town and has a great guide of her favorite places broken down by neighborhood. The waterfront is fun and has Ivar’s which has a pretty good happy hour. Capitol Hill has a ton of restaurants and things to do – Poquitos is a fun place for margaritas and dinner and Cafe Presse is a cute cafe in Capitol Hill with great coffee and chocolate croissants. If you like French toast, Portage Bay cafe has a toppings bar. The lines are LONG though. Citizen Coffee in Queen Anne also has great brunch (crepes)and $5 mimosas for a pint. I love West Seattle, you can walk on the beach, have a great view of the Olympics and there are lots of little bars and shops.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:43:08 +0000

Thank you, Sarah, for the car feedback!

And everyone else, too – for everything! Our mouths are salivating at all the food options, and it’s nuts seeing your detailed must-dos! You guys rock.

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:40:05 +0000

My husband and I took our anniversary trip last month, and did almost the same trip! We flew to Seattle, drove up to Vancouver, then Whistler, back to Vancouver, back to Seattle. The scenic routes are gorgeous, even with the quasi bad weather we had.

Whale watching from San Juan Island was our favorite activity. We did it in the middle of the drive from Seattle to Vancouver. We saw about 30 whales, 3 bald eagles, and tons of seals. I also recommend hiking the national parks – beautiful and lots of fun!

In Seattle, we ate at an Italian restaurant called Alturro. It was delicious!! In Vancouver, Blue Water had some of the best seafood ever. We also loved this Italian place called Cibbo. We were told that the Pacific Northwest has a lot of recent Italian immigrants, and the food shows it because it’s authentic and fabulous.

Have a great trip!!

By: G

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:36:13 +0000

My husband and I visited Vancouver B.C. a few years ago for our sixth anniversary. We ate at Bin 941 – it was stupendous. It may even be my favorite restaurant of all-time. Highly recommend it. Check out their menu at bin941.com

Last year we went to Seattle for our anniversary weekend. Highly recommend the Experience Music Project Museum – don’t miss the upstairs portion where you ‘learn’ to play instruments and to DJ (both harder than I would have imagined).

Portland was our first anniversary weekend getaway for 5yrs – if you love books, make sure to visit Powell’s which is downtown. There are many fun shops in the Pearl District (walkable from downtown). There is a great path along the river. Also, you should make sure to visit Voodoo Donuts. Don’t be surprised to see folks traveling with boxes of their donuts to bring to those that don’t have the luxury of living in PDX. I’m not a donut fan but I LOVE them. Personal favorite: oreo covered.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:31:39 +0000

don’t know why I kept typing downtown as two words, and not commenting on my own mistake would have bothered me. sorry!