3 day weekend in Seattle

Just came back from a fabulous weekend in Seattle to visit the lovely Shelly Hsiao, my favorite Seattle Amgen scholar! Pictures to be uploaded soon-ish via Picasa. Here's a brief of the past 3 days:

Thursday

• Cheryl misplacing her cell phone =( h/e found on the sidewalk of her house =)
• experiencing Seattle RAIN and its unreliable evening public transportation system...damn the 68!
• viewing Univ. of Washington via getting lost & navigation through campus maps and Derrick on cell phone
• FINALLY finding Shelly!!!

Friday

• early breakfast
• walking along gorgeous Seattle waterfront
• Fremont - Troll...walking in a loop... Center of the Universe, Lenin, Waiting for the Interurban
• Seattle Center - SkyCity Restaurant, Space Needle, jumping pictures!
• Top Pot donuts - a Rachel Ray/Winnie Ying suggestion
• the ORIGINAL NORDSTROM featuring...TOMS =)
• Pike Place Market - flying fish, gorgeous produce and flowers, the ORIGINAL Starbucks, prioshky piroshky, Shy Giant Frozen Yogurt
• Anywhere between 6 - 8 miles of walking =)
• Bubble Tea & the Game of Life on the Ave.
• Hanging out with the Amgen Seattle group

Saturday

• later start
• Sculpture Garden - Giant cones, Richard(?) Serra's work // "The Arc", Typewriter Eraser, Silver Tree
• Walking along the Seattle waterfront/pier
• Pike Place Market take TWO! featuring the PIG!
• Indian Buffet lunch via Rachel Ray tip #1: Ask a local! Pabla's @ 2nd & Pine - YUM-O!
• more piroshky piroshky =P
• first cup of Seattle coffee
• shopping!
• Pioneer Square History
• Trabant Chaiwalla - SOOO GOOD!
• Tim's 21st Birthday Party! New friends, good food, & s'mores
• z...Z...z..Z...knocked out!

Sunday

• SUPER early cab ride to Sea-Tac & flight home
• 10 AM arrival

The rest of the day was a LONG nap, catch up on Sex & the City Reruns, and...what else...Food!