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Post #1301 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:16 pm

jschligs · Post #1302 » by **jschligs** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:36 pm

Going to Seattle the weekend after Halloween with my wife for 4 days, any recommendations on must-do activities? I’d like to do a day your one of the days that’s not too difficult (the wife wouldn’t last).

Edit: we’re staying near the space needle and we do have a rental car.

TroyD92 · Post #1303 » by **TroyD92** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:06 pm

jschligs wrote:Going to Seattle the weekend after Halloween with my wife for 4 days, any recommendations on must-do activities? I’d like to do a day your one of the days that’s not too difficult (the wife wouldn’t last).

Edit: we’re staying near the space needle and we do have a rental car.

Try and enjoy the scenery while dodging the homeless population. If you are into breweries Georgetown/Ruebens are both really good. There’s a ton there so enjoy some afternoon drinking.

Mags FTW · Post #1304 » by **Mags FTW** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:37 pm

Anyone have luck with Ryder Cup tix? By the time I got in they only had Tuesday and Wednesday practice left.

MrHoneycutt · Post #1305 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:02 pm

jschligs wrote:Going to Seattle the weekend after Halloween with my wife for 4 days, any recommendations on must-do activities? I’d like to do a day your one of the days that’s not too difficult (the wife wouldn’t last).

Edit: we’re staying near the space needle and we do have a rental car.

Check out the view at Kerry Park in Queen Anne, maybe Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill. The arboretum up in Madison Park is amazing to take a stroll through, and all free save for the Japanese gardens. Ballard Locks tend to draw a lot of people and is pretty cool (you can hit the Fremont troll in the neighborhood next door as well). If you and your wife want to do Pike Place Market, go in the morning on a weekday, otherwise it's packed and suffocating. Are there any specific areas or activities you would like to engage with?

Post #1306 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:12 pm

Mags FTW wrote:Anyone have luck with Ryder Cup tix? By the time I got in they only had Tuesday and Wednesday practice left.

There's a lot of pissed off people. Couldn't get in. Or got in, added to cart, then got kicked out. Meanwhile a minute after they sent on sale the secondary market was flooded with tix.

Kerb Hohl · Post #1307 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:19 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
Mags FTW wrote:Anyone have luck with Ryder Cup tix? By the time I got in they only had Tuesday and Wednesday practice left.

There's a lot of pissed off people. Couldn't get in. Or got in, added to cart, then got kicked out. Meanwhile a minute after they sent on sale the secondary market was flooded with tix.

I know this was supposed to be protected against, but I recall seeing some 60 minutes type undercover docs that Ticketmaster and scalpers still have *wink wink nod nod* stuff going on and will still sell like 30% of the tickets to some entity. Wouldn't be surprised if that happened here.

Could've been done via the PGA or whatever as well. Who was brokering the ticket sale?

Mags FTW · Post #1308 » by **Mags FTW** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:20 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
Mags FTW wrote:Anyone have luck with Ryder Cup tix? By the time I got in they only had Tuesday and Wednesday practice left.

There's a lot of pissed off people. Couldn't get in. Or got in, added to cart, then got kicked out. Meanwhile a minute after they sent on sale the secondary market was flooded with tix.

Yeah, as I was in line I saw the prices and got my hopes up.

Single day match tix sold out by 10:45ish and the week pass sold out about 5-10 minutes before it got to me. When I actually got in, it said Thursday practice was available. I googled and saw that included the celebrity tourney and by the time I tried to add them to the cart they were all gone. That was at 11:20.

Kerb Hohl · Post #1309 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:21 pm

I barely follow golf and went to the Ryder Cup in Minnesota a few years ago. Just felt like rubbing it in on you guys a bit. Saw practice and the celebrity tournament.

buckboy · Post #1310 » by **buckboy** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:47 pm

Mags FTW wrote:Anyone have luck with Ryder Cup tix? By the time I got in they only had Tuesday and Wednesday practice left.

Same. I was going to buy the full week and sell some, but those were gone when it got to me at 11:30. I'll be there regardless. It's just going to cost more.

buckboy · Post #1311 » by **buckboy** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:50 pm

Kerb Hohl wrote:I barely follow golf and went to the Ryder Cup in Minnesota a few years ago. Just felt like rubbing it in on you guys a bit. Saw practice and the celebrity tournament.

I was at Medinah in 2012. Best sporting event I've ever been to and I've been to pretty much everything except the NBA finals (sigh). Just electric. I was there on Saturday. Too bad they **** the bed on Sunday.

StickeeFingaz · Post #1312 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:18 pm

Yea the whole Ryder Cup ticket process really pissed me off. No tickets for me.

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Post #1313 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:30 pm

I went to the PGA at Whistling Straights. It's not really a good spectator course. As is the case with most links courses. I'd still love to go to the Ryder there though.

Post #1314 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:09 pm

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MikeIsGood · Post #1315 » by **MikeIsGood** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:32 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:I went to the PGA at Whistling Straights. It's not really a good spectator course. As is the case with most links courses.

Same. It was still cool to go, but it wasn't exactly what I was expecting going in.

jschligs · Post #1316 » by **jschligs** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:44 pm

MrHoneycutt wrote:
jschligs wrote:Going to Seattle the weekend after Halloween with my wife for 4 days, any recommendations on must-do activities? I’d like to do a day your one of the days that’s not too difficult (the wife wouldn’t last).

Edit: we’re staying near the space needle and we do have a rental car.

Check out the view at Kerry Park in Queen Anne, maybe Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill. The arboretum up in Madison Park is amazing to take a stroll through, and all free save for the Japanese gardens. Ballard Locks tend to draw a lot of people and is pretty cool (you can hit the Fremont troll in the neighborhood next door as well). If you and your wife want to do Pike Place Market, go in the morning on a weekday, otherwise it's packed and suffocating. Are there any specific areas or activities you would like to engage with?

We definitely want to do Pike Place Market, so big thanks for the recommendation. We'll be there Friday-Tuesday so Monday will work well.

I also can't seem to type, I meant to say a day-hike one of the days. Something like a 1-2 hour hike around 2-4 miles. Not opposed to driving an hour to get there either.

Otherwise, any good restaurants or hidden gems? Or cool bars? We don't party like crazy but a night out for dinner and drinks could be fun. Thanks for all the input. Much appreciated.

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MrHoneycutt · Post #1318 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:59 am

jschligs wrote:
MrHoneycutt wrote:
jschligs wrote:Going to Seattle the weekend after Halloween with my wife for 4 days, any recommendations on must-do activities? I’d like to do a day your one of the days that’s not too difficult (the wife wouldn’t last).

Edit: we’re staying near the space needle and we do have a rental car.

Check out the view at Kerry Park in Queen Anne, maybe Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill. The arboretum up in Madison Park is amazing to take a stroll through, and all free save for the Japanese gardens. Ballard Locks tend to draw a lot of people and is pretty cool (you can hit the Fremont troll in the neighborhood next door as well). If you and your wife want to do Pike Place Market, go in the morning on a weekday, otherwise it's packed and suffocating. Are there any specific areas or activities you would like to engage with?

We definitely want to do Pike Place Market, so big thanks for the recommendation. We'll be there Friday-Tuesday so Monday will work well.

I also can't seem to type, I meant to say a day-hike one of the days. Something like a 1-2 hour hike around 2-4 miles. Not opposed to driving an hour to get there either.

Otherwise, any good restaurants or hidden gems? Or cool bars? We don't party like crazy but a night out for dinner and drinks could be fun. Thanks for all the input. Much appreciated.

For sure, man. In that case:
-definitely keep Kerry Park, and do the arboretum for an amazing stroll during the day, you won't regret it. Some great restaurants are on Madison in the area just before here as well.
-day hikes, there are tons of great options. Most of them are across Lake Washington, but the 30-60 minute drive is well worth it. Check out Snoqualmie Pass, Rattlesnake Ledge, or Mount Si. Driving to Rainier is spectacular too, I think it's around 2 hours away.
-Best place for dinner in Seattle, for my money, is Spinasse in Capitol Hill. You will find a ton of great places in the Pike-Pine corridor there, and there's lots downtown as well.
-Pike-Pine corridor is where it's at for cool bars, used to meet up with a friend there to watch the NBA together. I've ducked into the 5 Points Tavern near the Space Needle too, since that's near to where you're staying.
-Also just an aside, if you can help it, when you explore downtown you're much better off taking the monorail from the Seattle Center (where Space Needle is) into downtown (it stops on 4th, not far from Pike Place) instead of driving. With the Amazon-fueled construction continuing unabated, parking is a nightmare. You'll be fine driving almost anywhere else, e.g. Capitol Hill, but save yourself the trouble downtown. One of my offices that I go to is a block away from the Pike market, and I wouldn't dream of attempting to park down there.

Hope you have fun!

MrHoneycutt · Post #1319 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:03 am

and when you're here in the Emerald City, send out your good vibes and well-wishes for the Sonics to come back so I can see the Bucks other than when I come back to Milwaukee or drive down to Portland

BUCKnation · Post #1320 » by **BUCKnation** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:11 am

jschligs wrote:
MrHoneycutt wrote:
jschligs wrote:Going to Seattle the weekend after Halloween with my wife for 4 days, any recommendations on must-do activities? I’d like to do a day your one of the days that’s not too difficult (the wife wouldn’t last).

Edit: we’re staying near the space needle and we do have a rental car.

Check out the view at Kerry Park in Queen Anne, maybe Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill. The arboretum up in Madison Park is amazing to take a stroll through, and all free save for the Japanese gardens. Ballard Locks tend to draw a lot of people and is pretty cool (you can hit the Fremont troll in the neighborhood next door as well). If you and your wife want to do Pike Place Market, go in the morning on a weekday, otherwise it's packed and suffocating. Are there any specific areas or activities you would like to engage with?

We definitely want to do Pike Place Market, so big thanks for the recommendation. We'll be there Friday-Tuesday so Monday will work well.

I also can't seem to type, I meant to say a day-hike one of the days. Something like a 1-2 hour hike around 2-4 miles. Not opposed to driving an hour to get there either.

Otherwise, any good restaurants or hidden gems? Or cool bars? We don't party like crazy but a night out for dinner and drinks could be fun. Thanks for all the input. Much appreciated.

Been to Seattle a couple of times. Always worth it to go the rotating restaurant at the top of the space needle.