Time Travel
Things you’ll see as the ultramodern Sound Transit train glides over rails from Tukwila Station (7301 S 158th St, Tukwila, 206-398-5000; soundtransit.org) to SoDo Station (500 S Lander St, SoDo) in roughly 22 minutes:
1. Wide belts of greenery skirting shopping malls and four-lane highways.
2. Nose-ringed eco-tourists from Bellingham loading their bumper-stickered 12-speeds at Beacon Hill.
3. Aerial views of city mosques, neighborhood pea patches, and strip malls where it really does appear to be a small world after all.
Things you might see after walking a few blocks west to the hangarlike antique mall Pacific Galleries (241 S Lander St, SoDo, 206-292-3999; pacgal.com).
1. An original cover-art illustration for a really bad ’80s Harlequin romance, with a note saying the work was once on display at the Bellevue Art Museum.
2. A pair of curved windows outfitted with amber glass and mirror salvaged from the old Freight House Restaurant on Terry Avenue.
3. A carved Italian statue of a boy holding a goldfish offered for about what it would cost to send that boy to college for two years.
Because you’re traveling light (rail) today, you have the perfect excuse to be “just looking.”
Go Animal Farming
Say what you will about potbellied pigs; Suzannah Sloan, director of Furrytale Farm (7988 Lovgreen Rd, Bainbridge Island, 206-842-1944; furrytalefarm.org), says they’re among the cleanest animals around. You don’t have to take her word for it, though. Spend the day at the no-kill, no-cage animal shelter on Bainbridge Island petting the cleanly pigs, walking dogs, feeding horses and kittens, or mucking—as they delicately describe picking up pet poop. The eight-acre animal shelter relies on volunteers for farming chores from cuddling kittens to combing excited pups, and Sloan will take you or a whole brood. Catch the 9:35 ferry to Bainbridge, have a melt-in-your-mouth organic waffle at Real Foods Market and Cafe (764 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, 206-842-3312; gotrealfoods.com), put in a two-hour shift of petting and mucking, and return on the 2:05 to pamper your own four-legged friend at Petapoluza N 36th St, Fremont, 206-632-4567; petapoluza.com). Lest he or she should feel left out, the two of you will make good use of self-serve cleaning stations equipped with deluxe steel tubs, dryers, natural shampoos and conditioners, brushes, clippers, and ear wipes for $20.
Party in your Yoga Pants
Call it a twofer for the soul. During Gina Salá’s May 15 Kirtan concert (begins at 7:30) at Eight Limbs Yoga (500 E Pike St, second floor, Capitol Hill, 206-325-8221; 8limbsyoga.com), you can release your chakra while simultaneously embracing your inner party animal. Feel free to react to the call-and-response devotional chants as you see fit: Find your flow on the dance floor or quietly contemplate the reverberating tones of the tabla drums (played by percussionist Geoff Johns). Either way, no one’s judging. When the last of the rhythmic hymns is complete, stop in at nearby Plum Vegan Bistro (1429 12th Ave Ste B, Capitol Hill, 206-838-5333) and bliss out over a chai-cream martini—vodka, chai-infused liquor, and almond milk, garnished with cinnamon. You won’t know whether to say “om” or “yum.”
Published: November 2009
Hola and Good afternoon
My name is CESAR AUGUSTO PISCOYA ANGELES from PERU.
I am Architect and work in The Royal Tombs of SIPAN Museum here in my city CHICLAYO.
Visiting Seattle some days in march and i want know if can help me and learn about Seattle (buildings, museums,places, parks, etc) architecture and tecnology in the construction.
I want know how much price is this tour or maybe i can help and change information about me work here.
Thank you very much and hope a answer soon.
Greetings
Cesar
Old Thyme Aviation’s okay, but it’s insanely expensive for what they offer. There are other, better vintage ride options around Seattle for much cheaper.