Visiting Washington!

[Karma]

My friends are awesome and volunteered to be my care-takers for half a week while we visit Washington State at the end of April. I don't have time or money to get a passport to sneak into Canada and eat my beloved Kinder Eggs  But I'll finally get to see my favorite coast ever again!
Is there anything we should totally see while we're there? This is my first time traveling this far since my diseases manifested and my first time ever by plane, how do you keep yourself calm? Any cat-servants know how to best keep them calm while you're away?

[kaoskat]

Sounds awesome! Have fun!

[ringwraith10]

Well, if I were visiting Washington I would totally go check out the volcano. But that's me. Other than that the only thing I really know about the state is that my grandparents live there.

And wow, I always forget that you need a passport now to get into Canada. When I was a kid I lived in New York and we could just visit Canada for a few hours with no issues whatsoever -- no passport needed. Different times, I guess.

[ponyqueen]

Tulip festival! http://www.tulipfestival.org/

[Princess Lala]

Oooo Washington as in on the pacific coast washington!?? Im jealous! There are a few dhops there that sell Pokemon merch from Japan including a kiosk in a mall!!! I would love to see the Pacific ocean someday! Have fun!!!!!! New states are always fun to visit!

[OLumeVaSti]

I lived in Kennewick, WA for a few years. I would drive up to Seattle every once in awhile. Seattle is tons of fun. It is one of my favorite cities. There are tons of things to do near the Space Needle. The EMP museum, Pike Place, The Aquarium is a little bit away but fun, and there is a full novelty stores that are awesome. 

[Galactica]

I think it depends where in Washington you will be?

Mt. Rainier is awesome- you can hike around and even see a glacier!  But it is way over near the Portland boarder- so it is quite a trip from Seattle.
Making a trip to St. Helen's is also totally worth it- that is where the volcano blew up- very surreal over there...

If you are going to be in Seattle, the list gets pretty long of things to do, but off the top of my head- some surprisingly fun things include (in no particular order)
1. the aquarium
2. the underground tour
3. riding the ferry to one of the islands is fun- especially if you are like my fam (from somewhere where a ferry is a novel thing)
4. Renting kayaks to paddle around Lake Washington is super fun
5. Pioneer square is an interesting place in general-
6.  Uwajimaya market (and the attached bookstore) is TOTALLY worth a visit- it's in Chinatown- and has a ton of fun imported stuff from Japan.

Oh- and the music scene is awesome, endless and ever changing.  Seattle is a great place to see a show-

[Karma]

I'll be near Seattle, on an airforce base. Maybe I can convince the person I'm staying with the get Kinder eggs for me *totally obsessed*

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm super excited and nervous. Right now I'm mostly nervous for my cats, as I'll be leaving RIGHT after my brother's family, including two year old, moves in. I think I'll saturate my carpet in calming pheromones and liquid catnip. 

[kellyponyfeathers]

Mt. Rainier is lots of fun.  And one day, we took a ferry to San Juan Island and went to Lime Kiln Lighthouse.  It's now automated and still in service, but it's also a whale research station.  When we went there, there just so happened to be a pod of orcas feeding offshore, and they were breaching and jumping and generally putting on a great show; it was awesome!  If I remember correctly, they tend to circle the island regularly.  You may be able to find out if they've been in the area a lot lately, and if they're predicted to come back.  Hmm, I guess you could take a whale watching tour too.

[Galactica]

I'll be near Seattle, on an airforce base. Maybe I can convince the person I'm staying with the get Kinder eggs for me *totally obsessed*

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm super excited and nervous. Right now I'm mostly nervous for my cats, as I'll be leaving RIGHT after my brother's family, including two year old, moves in. I think I'll saturate my carpet in calming pheromones and liquid catnip. 

I think you can get Kinder eggs at some of the German or Dutch specialty shops- I know I've seen them around although I can't think where now.... Seattle is so close to Vancouver so they are not a rare sighting here

[ponyqueen]

I'll be near Seattle, on an airforce base. Maybe I can convince the person I'm staying with the get Kinder eggs for me *totally obsessed*

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm super excited and nervous. Right now I'm mostly nervous for my cats, as I'll be leaving RIGHT after my brother's family, including two year old, moves in. I think I'll saturate my carpet in calming pheromones and liquid catnip. 

I think you can get Kinder eggs at some of the German or Dutch specialty shops- I know I've seen them around although I can't think where now.... Seattle is so close to Vancouver so they are not a rare sighting here

I've even found the eggs in a European grocery store here in Burnsville, Minnesota. So I think there's hope!

[Karma]

I'll be near Seattle, on an airforce base. Maybe I can convince the person I'm staying with the get Kinder eggs for me *totally obsessed*

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm super excited and nervous. Right now I'm mostly nervous for my cats, as I'll be leaving RIGHT after my brother's family, including two year old, moves in. I think I'll saturate my carpet in calming pheromones and liquid catnip. 

I think you can get Kinder eggs at some of the German or Dutch specialty shops- I know I've seen them around although I can't think where now.... Seattle is so close to Vancouver so they are not a rare sighting here

I've even found the eggs in a European grocery store here in Burnsville, Minnesota. So I think there's hope!

Yay! Even if not, they do have Chocolate there I can't get in Utah.

[Twizel]

Oh, there's lots of awesome places in Washington. I love the natural, remote places, like La Push (or anywhere on the coastline), Dry Falls (in eastern washington), Orcas and Whidbey Islands, Mount Rainier, etc.

If you're into more urban settings, Seattle has plenty of tourist traps - Pacific Science Center, EMP, Seattle Center, Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo, and the harbor cruises.

And there's lots of little hole-in-the-wall places that are pretty fascinating. If you want, you can PM me with what you're interested in, and I'll see if I can recommend anything! For instance, there's a chocolatery close to me that is amaaazing.