Portland is an unforgettable and lively city. You will want to return again and again, for the great food, coffeehouses, microbreweries and thriving art and music scene. Portland also boasts some great shopping. And if you love books? Powell’s is one of the greatest and biggest book stores you will ever find. Here are a few things you might want to check out while you are there…
If you are looking to get into the Halloween spirit early this year, stop by and see the Day of the Dead art pieces on display at various shops throughout Granville Island. Then take a break for lunch or dinner at one of the many fine restaurants on Granville Island.
If you can only stop one place for a treat in San Francisco, make sure you stop by the Ghiradelli chocolate factory. Ghiradelli chocolate is truly amazing and you will not be disappointed, here are a few more…
If you can only do one thing in San Francisco, make sure you stop by Brenda’s on Polk Ave for Breakfast. The butter pecan french toast is absolutely amazing . And since it will be pretty hard to only do one thing in San Francisco, you won’t want to miss the Beuna Vista Cafe for a truly amazing Irish Coffee. Here are a few more restaurant’s worth stopping by to enjoy…
If you are going to San Francisco… You will enjoy a beautiful city with so many wonderful things to see and do. And eat of course, with no shortage of great restaurants to enjoy and the fresh sourdough bread available everywhere is amazing. Enjoy an easy train ride from the Airport on the BART system, just 20 minutes and you are right downtown San Francisco. Enjoy the ease of getting around by Trolley or public transportation. Or for a little fun, rent a GoCar these little 3 wheel motorcycles are a blast to drive while visiting some of these great sights: The Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Fisherman’s wharf and Alcatraz just to name a few. Make sure you listen for the fog horn and watch the Golden Gate bridge disappear as the fog rolls in. After a single visit you will want to go back again and again. Here is a short list of a few things you might want to fit in while you are there.
Bellingham offers a splendid bike trail, which runs along the ocean from Bellingham to Fairhaven. Boulevard Park is a great place to stop along the way where you will find a beach and playground. Stop and enjoy a coffee and a hot fresh cinnamon bun from Woods Coffee located in the park right on the waters edge. And believe me, the cinnamon bun is worth the stop.
The Vancouver Aquarium offers a wide variety of sea creatures to enjoy from sharks and sea turtles to jellyfish as well as a few shows including dolphins, otters and Beluga whales. The majority of the exhibits are located indoors, making it enjoyable rain or shine the aquarium is a great way to enjoy the day.
After a good brisk work out from the Teapot Hill hike or a vigorous swim in the lake, nothing will taste better than a delicious pizza from J Beethoven’s Pizza. One of my favourites is the Herculean…
Teapot Hill Trail is an easy 5km round trip hike, located next to Cultus Lake. The entrance can be found on Columbia Valley Rd beside the Teapot Hill parking lot. Enjoy splendid views of Cultus lake and the Columbia Valley.
You will find many great places for a treat in Seattle from Fran’s Chocolates at Pike street Market to the numerous restaurants all over the city. One dessert you will not want to miss is “The Mt Brownie.” which can be found at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery on 5th Ave. – Enjoy!
Seattle offers so many great restaurants all over the city, it will take a long time to try them all, however here are just a few samples of where you must dine…
Seattle is a great place to spend a day or a week, with so many great sights and activities as well as a great number of fantastic restaurants. We take advantage of traveling to Seattle often for a weekend or even just a day trip. Seattle is one of those destinations, worthy of multiple visits. Watch for additional posts of Seattle to come soon. For now, here is what you might want to enjoy on a typical visit…
The Pacific National Exhibition and Playland offer a few common and uncommon fair food and treats with mini donuts and deep fried oreos that are out of this world and worth the stop alone.
Vancouver BC offers an excellent fair which runs every year from the end of August to the first week in September. It offers a number of great attractions, food and entertainment. This year the lineup of entertainment includes The Beach Boys, Colin James, Hall and Oates, Dennis DeYoung, Tom Cochrane and Loverboy to name a few. Check the PNE website for a full list of the performers.
You can find over 500 Olive Garden locations across the USA. Which means, at this very moment, some really great desserts are standing by waiting for you to come and enjoy. The treat of the week is the black tie mousse cake or the tiramisu, both are winners. Why not go for both? This would count as a double treat of the week!
Maybe it is the allure of the all you can eat soup, salad and bread sticks or the fact that there are over 500 locations and it is easy to find one just about anywhere. Regardless of the reason, if you only have time to dine one place near Wild Waves make it the Olive Garden, and save room for the Black Tie Mousse Cake which is our treat of the week. You will find an Olive Garden located just 10 minutes from Wild Waves. It is worth the drive!
Wild waves like many amusement parks offers your most common treats like cotton candy which is pretty hard to resist. But the main candy store in the park offers some of the best fudge you will ever try…
A great day trip can be found just outside of Seattle in Tacoma, WA where you will find a great little amusement park with a couple of truly great roller coasters. As well as a great water park with tons of water slides.
At one of the Many Town Hall locations you will find this fantastic little dessert the Salted Caramel Trifle. Certainly worth a visit for you to try… Continue reading
Wild Play gives us a great work out, after which we like to stop by the Town Hall Pub for some wings and dessert, our Treat of the week destination!
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