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Some news about the Seattle monorail:
https://komonews.com/news/local/sea...8vSWVoNW7eShfLkd1Y_GzyosuiyGT43HNRMU1hkXbL4Gk
https://komonews.com/news/local/sea...8vSWVoNW7eShfLkd1Y_GzyosuiyGT43HNRMU1hkXbL4Gk
The ferry terminal is at Alaska Way and Marion St. Pedestrians will have to go up a flight of stairs to the boarding concourse on the upper level. Access is controlled by faregates, which take Orca Cards, but not Orca Day passes, so you'll need to add money to your Orca card or buy a separate ticket. The crossing time is 35 minutes, and when I was there, they were using only one boat, so the headways were almost 2 hours between sailings. Thus, when I got to Bainbridge Island, I just did the Staten Island Ferry thing, got off the boat and got right back on. The crossing from Bainbridge Island to Seattle (at least for foot passengers) was free. Bainbridge Island looked like an interesting place, very countrified in contrast to downtown Seattle, and I guess I'll have to come back and spend some more time exploring.
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These ferries are 460 ft. long and have a displacement of 6,200 tons. They're definitely bigger than the boats of the Staten Island Ferry. I'm not sure how well they handle in rough seas, as it was pretty calm the day I took my trip.
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Seattle skyline, including the Space Needle.
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Bainbridge Island. Still some fall colors left, even though it was mid-November
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Bainbridge Island terminal
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Seattle Terminal. The tall building wioth the pointy top is the Smith Tower, built in 1914, and until the Space Needle was built in 1962, the tallest building in Seattle.
It is a decent zoo, though maybe a bit small as it is in the city. It's close to Ballard, Fremont, U-District, and Greenwood, so there's plenty of stuff to do in the area in addition to the zoo.I'm doing my first trip to Seattle in May of 2024 though the empire builder. Is the zoo worth going too? I was planning that and a few breweries along the way.
The zoo is fine, though not necessarily a world class one. Like most zoos, it has pivoted to emphasizing breeding endangered species, having its animals in naturalistic settings, and focusing on animals who best tolerate our local weather conditions. There's a fabulous rose garden adjacent to it, if you're visiting in late May. Personally, I love roses as long as they're in someone else's care; too fussy for my gardening interests.I'm doing my first trip to Seattle in May of 2024 though the empire builder. Is the zoo worth going too? I was planning that and a few breweries along the way.
Thank you for tips and information.The zoo is fine, though not necessarily a world class one. Like most zoos, it has pivoted to emphasizing breeding endangered species, having its animals in naturalistic settings, and focusing on animals who best tolerate our local weather conditions. There's a fabulous rose garden adjacent to it, if you're visiting in late May. Personally, I love roses as long as they're in someone else's care; too fussy for my gardening interests.
As for breweries, you'll be spoiled for choice. Seems like there are breweries all over, often with food trucks adjacent for your dining needs. One unusual brewery I will recommend is Machine House Brewery, in the south end of town. They brew honest-to-goodness authentic British style cask conditioned ales, hand pumped from the basement where they are kept at 55 degrees, as befits the style. They've always got four or five British ales, together with a few IPAs from other breweries on tap. There are only a handful of breweries in the whole country brewing that kind of beer, so Machine House is a real treasure. Also, because British real ale is much lower in alcohol than IPAs and the like, they are, as the Brits say, 'sessionable.'
Well, if you end up at Machine House, they do a fantastic cask-conditioned dark mild that is about 3.6 % ABV.There are too many brewery that i could never see them all. I am more of a darker beer guy like stouts/porters but the alcohol level can be a lot.
It's like public transit anywhere, where sometimes there's a little bit of rowdiness, but I've been riding it since 2006 (including all through COVID) and never felt unsafe.How safe is mass transit in Seattle? I'll mainly be in the day time and not a night..
Probably safer than driving in traffic. I had no worries of that sort during my recent visit. At the worst, there are a noticeable number of homeless around Pioneer Square (which includes the area immediately around King Street Station) and up along Third Avenue, but they appear to be harmless. Riding through the Link light rail or the streetcars were perfectly safe.How safe is mass transit in Seattle? I'll mainly be in the day time and not a night..
Yes that is true about worried about big city. I'm doing waterfront / space needle / zoo and breweries near downtown by pike market... that is basically what i plan on doing so far lol.Probably safer than driving in traffic. I had no worries of that sort during my recent visit. At the worst, there are a noticeable number of homeless around Pioneer Square (which includes the area immediately around King Street Station) and up along Third Avenue, but they appear to be harmless. Riding through the Link light rail or the streetcars were perfectly safe.
Personally, I think people worry too much about big-city crime, probably because the media sensationalizes it. Violent crime rates all over have been dropping anyway. In most big cities, it's a matter of avoiding a few neighborhoods where most visitors would have no interest in going to anyway. This is especially true if you're just going to be there during the day.
If you can, try to hit up Georgetown brewing, south of town, and Fremont brewing over by Gasworks park. Both are phenomenal.Yes that is true about worried about big city. I'm doing waterfront / space needle / zoo and breweries near downtown by pike market... that is basically what i plan on doing so far lol.
The georgetown is a little far for me. I'm going to Fremont brewing by the fremont troll.If you can, try to hit up Georgetown brewing, south of town, and Fremont brewing over by Gasworks park. Both are phenomenal.
I was in Seattle a couple of summers ago and took the busses and Link all over. I never felt unsafe even in the evenings.
I’d be having me a Hustle or a Sky kraken. Enjoy.The georgetown is a little far for me. I'm going to Fremont brewing by the fremont troll.
I'm doing my first trip to Seattle in May of 2024 though the empire builder. Is the zoo worth going too? I was planning that and a few breweries along the way.
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