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Out on the town~

angela — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:47:12 +0000

A few weeks ago Jon’s cousin was in town visiting us. We had a lot of fun seeing the sites of Seattle with her! Friday morning, we had a big homemade breakfast then, headed to Seattle to RIDE THE DUCKS! It was a lot more fun than we thought it’d be and was a great way to see the major attractions. Our tourguide was great, I felt like we were in a Disneyland parade or something because the music was blaring and we were waving and everyone on the street was waving back. On the tour we got to see Pike’s Place, Pioneer Square, Fremont, Gasworks Park and a bunch of other sites on land and sea. After the tour we headed to Pike’s Place and after some running around found Pike’s Place Chowder. Their Seafood Bisque was amazing, totally worth the wait!!! We also saw the gum wall which we’d never seen before (disgusting!!!). After wandering the market for a bit we headed to the Seattle Aquarium. We got a chance to feed some sea urchins, which was a lot of fun. The highlight of the day was going on an Argosy Cruise to Tillicum Village on Blake Island. I saw mixed reviews for the cruise online, but I have no idea what the bad reviewers were talking about, it was awesome!!! The boat ride there was about 40 minutes and they gave the history of the Native American tribes from the area and how they helped the settlers that first came to Seattle. Once we got to Blake Island the dancers performed a welcoming dance while we ate these yummy clams in a garlic broth. The best thing was once we were done with the clams we got to throw the shells down on the ground and smash them. The whole path leading up to the long house was crushed clam shells, how cute! Once we got into the long house we got to see how Native Americans cooked salmon around a fire, we got to explore a little too. Then the big event SALMON BUFFET! All of the food was great actually, but the salmon was the best I’ve ever eaten. After dinner there was a really nice dance show which told some Native American stories. The stage was really elaborate , the costumes were great, and the production was just really well put together. After the show was over we got a chance to roam the beach and explore the island a bit too. The sunset was gorgeous! The best thing about the whole thing was that we got the whole thing half off because of our Prime Card!!!!!

Saturday we wrapped up the weekend. First we had dim sum in the International District, then we lined up to tour a stealth ship that was harbored in Seattle for Seafair. The ship was very impressive and the service men and women on the ship were very helpful and friendly. The ship is called the Greenbay. Towards the end of the tour they had an abulence and tank that you could get in and see the inside of. They also had demos of how to use a missle launcher and a machine gun. I was too scared to hold either, but Jon was more than willing to volunteer. It was a fun outing and really interesting. We also got to tour a Canadian mine sweeper boat which was smaller, but still pretty neat to see.

Vegas!

jon — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:25:50 +0000

Las Vegas!!

We took a trip to Las Vegas for my cousin’s wedding. It was a really fun trip, but the heat and dust was ridiculous. We found ourselves planning out where we were going based on where there would be air conditioning and how hot it would be.

We decided to try some fancy hotels out since they are heavily subsidized by people who think they can beat statistics. Our first hotel was Palms Place and is now my favorite hotel ever! Just look at the pictures!

Relaxing on the couch

Proof that we're cool

Palms Place bathroom

At the Palms Place pool, they have seats _in_ the pool

'Do Not Disturb' signs? Pah! Here, it's all electronic!

On our last night there, we stayed at the Bellagio.

Our room at the Bellagio

Fancy bathroom at the Bellagio

Our window view of the fountain at the Bellagio

Night view from our room

Crazy plants

Raking in the free amenities!!

There’s a much larger Filipino population in Vegas than here, so I was excited to get some good fooood! We went to a Filipino buffet, but unfortunately we didn’t take a picture. But we did go to Jollibee (the equivalent of McDonald’s) twice!

In front of Jollibee

Posing next to the Jollibee bee

Our Jollibee food

Buko-pandan!!!

Lots of flavored tuna! Unfortunately they didn't have Spicy. =(

We visited the Atomic Testing Museum and the Mormon Fort Museum.

Atomic Testing Museum

Scared of the bomb

Mormon Fort Museum

We toured the Hoover Dam. The tours and everything were really well-organized, probably because so many people tour the place since they’ve seen it in the movies. The tour was grossly over-packed with “dam” jokes. All the engineering and thinking that went into it was pretty amazing. They said the upkeep of the dam was entirely self-sufficient from the energy generated there. They didn’t say whether tourism contributed, but I estimate that they give tours to about 500 people per hour…and they charged $10-30 per person.

It's huuuuge!

In front of the dam

Angela in front of an intake tower

Hoover Dam generators

California Pizza Kitchen

angela — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:51:04 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, Jon and I went to try out the California Pizza Kitchen down in Bellevue. We had a giftcard from our credit card rewards and we’re not known to say no to a free meal It turned out to be really good. Our waitress was super helpful and we were pretty daring so we tried some weird things. For an appetizer we got these panko breaded artichoke hearts, yum! Then for the pizzas we got the Thai Chicken and a Sante Fe. The Thai Chicken had a sweet peanut sauce and was super good. The Sante Fe came with salsa, guac and sour cream and was pretty good too. We’ll definately be going back!

Santa Fe Mexican Resturant

angela — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:11:13 +0000

Jon and I have blogged about this place in the past, but we went there last night and had another great experience. We go there because they take the resturant.com coupons that you can get online sometimes for dirt cheap. This time we got a small meat nacho appetizer, it was sooooo yummy and huge!!! It was only $6, a real steal even without a coupon. Jon ordered a really big burrito and I got an Enchilada platter. The plate as about a foot wide it was huge! I only took a couple bites and was stuffed. We ordered fried ice cream (of course) and the churro plate. The churro’s weren’t really worth the price considering the fact that you can get a really good churro at Costco for $1. Next time any of you are in town, we’ll take you here! We always order enough food for 4~

Hong Kong Bakery

angela — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:26:00 +0000

We discovered a little Hong Kong style bakery this week. It’s called Regent Cafe and it’s so good! The egg tarts are super yum and they have those HK style cakes I love!

Santa Fe Mexican Grill

jon — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:20:15 +0000

We kept seeing on slickdeals an offer by restaurant.com where you can get $25 gift certificates for $2. We were hesitant to try this at first, but Eileen generously gave us a restaurant.com gift certificate. We decided to use it to go to Santa Fe Mexican Grill.

When we walked in, we were impressed by the nicely decorated environment and its cleanliness. The seating was very well-designed, with high-back booths to increase the feel of privacy. The center of the restaurant was raised, which gave it a trendy, but comfortable feel.

We ordered a Super Nachos, Super Burrito, Enchiladas Verdes, and a fried ice cream. It was all REALLY GOOD FOOD! The portions were generous and it tasted good. The service was extremely fast too!

The Fuzz Wizard

angela — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:36:30 +0000

Meet the Fuzz Wizard! Just about one of the best inventions ever! A couple weeks ago I washed a new yellow towel with my other colors and it got fuzzies all over my sweaters . We got this sweater shaver hoping it’d help fix the problem and it was great! My sweaters are like new! I’ve de-fuzzed just about every sweater I’ve got . It takes off all the pills and fuzzies and makes your sweater flat again! We found it for $10 at Target, Fry’s and a $12 look alike at Bed Bath and Beyond.