tourism
Glowing review of Seattle in the Summer....here come the New Yorkers....Spots include:
- Pink Door (1919 Post Alley, 206-443-3241)
- Lisa Harris Gallery (1922 Pike Place, 206-443-3315; www.lisaharrisgallery.com)
- Raven’s Nest Treasure (85-B Pike Street, 206-343-0890; www.ravensnesttreasure.com)
- Crush (2319 East Madison Street, 206-302-7874)
- Queen City Grill (2201 First Avenue, 206-443-0975)
- Black Bottle (2600 First Avenue at Vine Street, 206-441-1500)
- Espresso Vivace Roasteria (901 East Denny Way at Broadway, 206-860-5869)
- Chapel of St. Ignatius (East Marion Street and 12th Avenue)
- Agua Verde Cafe & Paddle Club (1301 Northeast Boat Street, 206-545-8570) on Portage Bay
- Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (on the Ship Canal at 3015 Northwest 54th Street)
- Cafe Campagne (1600 Post Alley in Pike Place Market, 206-728-2233)
- Crémant (1423 34th Avenue, 206-322-4600)
- Chapel (1600 Melrose Avenue on Capitol Hill, 206-447-4180)
- Portage Bay Café (4130 Roosevelt Way NE, 206-547-8230)
- Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill
- Alexis Hotel (1007 First Avenue, 206-624-4844; www.alexishotel.com)
- Hotel Max (620 Stewart Street, 206-728-6299; www.hotelmaxseattle.com)
- Watertown Hotel (4242 Roosevelt Way NE, 206- 826-4242; www.watertownseattle.com)
7 FaversShareViewed: 22 TimesQuoted: It’s summer in Seattle, and the living is easier. You can sample the berries, smell the lavender, admire the light.
1 FaverShareViewed: 11 TimesQuoted: The group’s philosophy is also its method, which might be summed up this way: I will offer you my couch free, along with the company of my friends and a tour of my favorite spots in my city. In return, you will give of yourself, and not just slink into my home at 3 a.m. after you’ve done your own tour of my city. In this way, we will be friends, if only for a day or two.
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1 FaverShareViewed: 13 Times3 FaversShareViewed: 9 TimesQuoted: Slum tourism, or “poorism,” as some call it, is catching on. From the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the townships of Johannesburg to the garbage dumps of Mexico, tourists are forsaking, at least for a while, beaches and museums for crowded, dirty — and in many ways surprising — slums.
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