{"id":29248,"date":"2020-02-19T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/?p=29248"},"modified":"2020-02-19T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T15:06:00","slug":"seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/?p=29248","title":{"rendered":"Seattle."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/lax-sea.jpg\" alt=\"lax to sea\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>On my flight to Seattle, the flight attendant was walking down the aisle greeting everyone happy valentine\u2019s day when he stopped in front of me and asked, \u201cAre you traveling alone?\u201d I said that I was, and he was like, &#8220;Can you switch seats so that this couple can sit together?&#8221; <em>I meannn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/hyatthouse-spaceneedle-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>Morning view (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Hyatt+House+Seattle%2FDowntown\/@47.6200784,-122.3479706,15z\/data=!4m8!3m7!1s0x0:0x3a6fe6f0f5b80026!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d47.6200784!4d-122.3479706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyatt House<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/chihuly1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>Blown away (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Chihuly+Garden+and+Glass\/@47.620563,-122.350466,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7b41db287e00e687!8m2!3d47.620563!4d-122.350466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chihuly Garden and Glass<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/chihuly2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>This museum was across the street from our hotel and so worth the visit! I&#8217;ve always admired Chihuli&#8217;s sculptures in Vegas, but his featured work here is incredible. The way he transforms glass is pure poetry.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/cobbspopcorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>Seattle is so fetch (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Cobb's+Popcorn\/@47.6085284,-122.3411356,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5e5112fa01ba790e?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjl7e6QofHnAhXNv54KHXItB-4Q_BIwE3oECBIQCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cobb&#8217;s Popcorn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/post-alley-gum-wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>The stickiest of the icky (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Gum+Wall\/@47.6083607,-122.3403382,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2034aac2267a1e23!8m2!3d47.6083607!4d-122.3403382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Gum Wall<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/pikeplacechowder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>We stood in a long ass line that wrapped around the building for this chowder&#8230; or shall I say Pammie stood in a long ass line while I was off buying crab claw pens at a souvenir shop (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Pike+Place+Chowder\/@47.609407,-122.3412428,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xda5f576ec967927?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj7nqKgo_HnAhXYpJ4KHb4HCqYQ_BIwHnoECAwQCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pike Place Chowder<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I actually forgot that I had eaten here during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/?p=21913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my first trip to Seattle<\/a>&#8230; We only tried the New England style chowder, and I didn&#8217;t think it was anything to write home about. If you&#8217;ve had the chowder from Boudin&#8217;s or Blue Bayou or even the cafe downstairs at my work on Fridays, you aren&#8217;t missing much.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/beechershandmadecheese.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>Skip the chowder line and head across the street instead (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/g.co\/kgs\/sRNq2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beecher&#8217;s Handmade Cheese<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Between the mac and cheese, grilled cheese, poutin and cheese samples, I was in heaven! Although no one should ever consume all that dairy in one sitting. Don&#8217;t ask me how I know.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/oysterbar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Ooh baby, I like it rawww<\/em> &#x1f3b6; (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Elliott's+Oyster+House\/@47.605412,-122.3409576,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x4519e4bde00eac44?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjujMiIt97nAhUNIDQIHRq8DK0Q_BIwE3oECBIQCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elliot&#8217;s Oyster House<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremonttroll.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>One last stop under the bridge! Till next time, Seattle (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Fremont+Troll\/@47.6510007,-122.3475875,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9ddb04f1ce7199df?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwip0KqgsJXoAhWZZt4KHSiDCy8Q_BIwH3oECCQQCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fremont Troll<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On my flight to Seattle, the flight attendant was walking down the aisle greeting everyone happy valentine\u2019s day when he stopped in front of me and asked, \u201cAre you traveling alone?\u201d I said that I was, and he was like, &#8220;Can you switch seats so that this couple can sit together?&#8221; I meannn. Morning view [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,248],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-and-drink","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}