Seattle ORG meet up part 2 August 2nd 2013

I recommend you buy the city pass when coming to the city.

With the city pass you get to go to all these events:

• CITYPASS GIVES YOU ADMISSION TO
• 1SPACE NEEDLE
• 2SEATTLE AQUARIUM
• 3ARGOSY CRUISES HARBOR TOUR
• 4PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER
• 5EMP MUSEUM
• 6WOODLAND PARK ZOO OR
  THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT

City Pass prices vary from 50 to 124 dollars right now the site says it is 74 dollars. (citypass.com)

Just to go up the Space Needle is 24 dollars!

I'm trying to get a lot of discounts for a lot of events-But my sources are slow at the response time.

I'm also looking for some really cool and off beat things to do.

i have always wanted to go to seattle, but it's right after my bruno mars concert, so i won't have any extra money for a trip.

ZombieKitten said:

City pass sounds like a great idea - if I have time I'd like to do ALL those things, like a proper professional tourist would - who's with me?

I'd like to make a small request;

Can you recommend hotels that are in a good location?

The problem I always encounter when trying to book a hotel is that we can view comparable prices but have no clue as to whether or not these places are in a nice neighborhood, out in the boondocks, or in questionable areas.

Also - if one of us finds a great deal on a room, maybe we can share it on here?

I'm hoping to make it to this.

PurpleJedi said:

I'd like to make a small request;

Can you recommend hotels that are in a good location?

The problem I always encounter when trying to book a hotel is that we can view comparable prices but have no clue as to whether or not these places are in a nice neighborhood, out in the boondocks, or in questionable areas.

Also - if one of us finds a great deal on a room, maybe we can share it on here?

I'm hoping to make it to this.

My sources are slow on the hotel hook up. I was trying to get a cheap deal before posting info.

I will be staying at the "W" hotel. But it's pricey.

I also recommend going to the Space Needle during the day (So, you can see all the mountains , water etc.). At night you can go to Queen Anne hill to see th city and the Space Needle lit up at night.

At the Aquarim they feature the Octopus (The Northern Pacific has the largest Octopus in the world/Ocean).

EMP

Experience Music Project with it's interactive displays and Museum displays of famous musicians.

(Also the place were the after party for Prince concert was held.)

I'm so all over the Museum of Flight

kewlschool said:

PurpleJedi said:

I'd like to make a small request;

Can you recommend hotels that are in a good location?

The problem I always encounter when trying to book a hotel is that we can view comparable prices but have no clue as to whether or not these places are in a nice neighborhood, out in the boondocks, or in questionable areas.

Also - if one of us finds a great deal on a room, maybe we can share it on here?

I'm hoping to make it to this.

My sources are slow on the hotel hook up. I was trying to get a cheap deal before posting info.

I will be staying at the "W" hotel. But it's pricey.

ZombieKitten said:

I'm so all over the Museum of Flight

They also have the full-scale space shuttle trainer. It's the shuttle the real astronauts practiced in before they used the real one.

ZombieKitten said:

City pass sounds like a great idea - if I have time I'd like to do ALL those things, like a proper professional tourist would - who's with me?

I'm going to do the pass too.

I also recommend the Museum of flight over doing the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo is fine, but there are far better zoo's in the world.

Seattle's Seafair will be going on the weekend of August 2nd. So the hydroplanes will be racing, the Navy will be in port, and most likely the Blue Angels will do an air show (Depending on budget restraints per fed govt.). So, book a room in advance. (The event starts with pirates landing)

kewlschool said:

Stickyfied

ZombieKitten said:

kewlschool said:

I'm going to do the pass too.

I also recommend the Museum of flight over doing the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo is fine, but there are far better zoo's in the world.

Oh I would, I'm obsessed with planes

I am going to the Musuem of Flight.

And good news I can be the driver-So, no cost to you! And if PJ wants to roll with us that's kewl too.

kewlschool said:

ZombieKitten said:

kewlschool said:

I am going to the Musuem of Flight.

And good news I can be the driver-So, no cost to you! And if PJ wants to roll with us that's kewl too.

How long before should we aim to plan a more detailed itinirary? I can see these being a fairly jam packed few days! How many spaces in your vehicle?

I can put 4 additional people. But, if we have to, we could rent a bigger vehicle.

As for itinerary??? Probably have to wait to see how many of us want to do the pass. Every thing else we could go to and see can be done at anytime. I'm on vacation for about 11 days.

kewlschool said:

ZombieKitten said:

kewlschool said: How long before should we aim to plan a more detailed itinirary? I can see these being a fairly jam packed few days! How many spaces in your vehicle?

I can put 4 additional people. But, if we have to, we could rent a bigger vehicle.

As for itinerary??? Probably have to wait to see how many of us want to do the pass. Every thing else we could go to and see can be done at anytime. I'm on vacation for about 11 days.

Vehicle???

I assumed we'd be doing the public transportation thing.

PurpleJedi said:

kewlschool said:

I can put 4 additional people. But, if we have to, we could rent a bigger vehicle.

As for itinerary??? Probably have to wait to see how many of us want to do the pass. Every thing else we could go to and see can be done at anytime. I'm on vacation for about 11 days.

Vehicle???

I assumed we'd be doing the public transportation thing.

We can use my car-public transportation stinks here in Seattle. We have expensive cabs and buses that we wait forever for. The cool thing about Seattle is that you could literally walk form the space Needle to Pike Place Market

kewlschool said:

PurpleJedi said:

Vehicle???

I assumed we'd be doing the public transportation thing.

We can use my car-public transportation stinks here in Seattle. We have expensive cabs and buses that we wait forever for. The cool thing about Seattle is that you could literally walk form the space Needle to Pike Place Market

So what's going on here?

PurpleJedi said:

ZombieKitten said:

PurpleJedi said:

So what's going on here?

Have you got your tickets yet?

I was pricing out flights yesterday.

I could fly to London for less.

I'm thinking of doing Thursday 8/01 thru Monday 8/05 (cheaper flights).

Any hotel recommendations people??????????

PurpleJedi said:

ZombieKitten said:

Have you got your tickets yet?

I was pricing out flights yesterday.

I could fly to London for less.

I'm thinking of doing Thursday 8/01 thru Monday 8/05 (cheaper flights).

Any hotel recommendations people??????????

Will post info on Monday-I'm off that day.

Hey, is this just for Seattleites? I was born there, but I live in Monmouth. It's 4 hours or so away for me. Is that OK? I drive south to Bandon all the time (5 hours)! My mom will prolly want to go to.

[Edited 4/25/13 20:19pm]