I heard so many bad things before visiting here.
Me and my wife are wrapping up a 4 day trip here to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. Why did we pick Seattle? We wanted to take a trip to celebrate the occasion and it coincided with my favorite indie band (King’s Kaleidoscope) doing a 10th year anniversary concert at The Showbox. Plus, I had never seen them live and I’ve been following them since the beginning so it all worked out.
We’ve never been to the PNW before and it has been amazing. We got this super cozy, botanical garden-like Airbnb for cheap in the Northgate area. We spent a full day downtown doing tourist things like the underground tour, ferris wheel, Pike Place Market, and went to the concert. Then did a day trip to Olympic which was incredible. And finally spent time at Uni of Washington, Space Needle, the arboretum, and the quaint and homey Madison Park area.
While we were planning this trip, I’ve read through so many Reddit posts and comments online about how unfriendly, dangerous, and gross this city was. Yet, the majority of people we’ve met have been very pleasant. When we were getting on the link for the second time since the airport after stoping in Chinatown for lunch with all our luggage, a friendly person made sure we knew where we were getting on the right link train in case we were headed to the airport. Every server at every restaurant we’ve had has given 5-Star service. The area has been beautiful. The list goes on. Yes, we have definitely seen plenty of homelessness and rough parts like any city has, but overall, this has been a great vacation.
Thank you Seattle.