On our first full day in Seattle, we didn’t have an itinerary planned but we knew we wanted to explore the downtown area near our hotel. We stayed at the W Seattle and couldn’t have been happier with our choice. It’s ideally located in the center of the city which made it easy for us to walk to most places, and was only one block from the link rail station which we used every day for heading further out into the city, and four blocks from the Seattle piers and Elliot Bay. We also had incredible views of downtown with Mount Ranier in the distance, and on the day we arrived, we had truffles and champagne waiting for us along with a handwritten note wishing us a happy anniversary. It was an amazing experience and we’d stay there again in a heartbeat!
When we woke on our first morning, we ate breakfast at a little cafe across the street from our hotel, Belle Epicurean, and then took the link rail over to Capitol Hill for some sightseeing and exploring. It had the cutest local pubs and shops and was a popular place for college students. While up there we stopped at a market and picked up some snacks and water, which is something we do on every trip to stay fueled for lots of walking and save money from having to sit down at restaurants throughout the day. We stayed at Capitol Hill until early afternoon and then hopped back on the link rail to downtown to continue exploring other parts of the city.
After a quick stop at the hotel to drop off our groceries, we walked the few blocks down to the pier with one quintessential Seattle location in mind: Pike Place Market. If you’ve ever been to or researched things to do in Seattle you almost certainly know of Pike Place Market; it’s an incredible farmer’s market that’s over 100 years old and is most famously known for the fresh fish that you can buy as well as the most beautiful flower bouquets you’ll ever see in your life! I’ll admit that in drafting this post I spent more time trying to choose which pictures of these flowers to use than anything else because I had so many amazing photos of them.
We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around Pike Place and our last stop was to buy some fresh blueberries and blackberries from one of the fruit stands before heading for dinner nearby at Japonessa, which had amazing sushi and definitely the largest rolls we’ve ever eaten. I have to give kudos to Blake for picking the restaurant every night we were in Seattle; I had some of my favorite meals I’ve ever eaten at the places he chose! For my outfit on the first day I wore a classic combination — this denim shirt (another of my anniversary sale buys — you can never go wrong with staple pieces like this!), my white destroyed denim, these blush suede espadrilles that were a great choice for a day filled with walking, and this navy and rose gold watch that was my anniversary gift from Blake. I actually bought this during the anniversary sale as well because the discount was too good to pass up, and we just agreed that it would be an early anniversary gift :)
I’ll be sharing more of our Seattle trip soon so check back this weekend!
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Lynda Gergen
You definitely look comfortable for waking around all day… that is a NICE watch! Good pick. I wish I was at that farmer’s market, it looks great. The flowers are beautiful, are the ones on the lamp poles real cuz’ I’ve never seen any thing like that. Seattle looks like a good place to visit.
Tristan
Yes they were real and all over the city! So gorgeous right?! Thinking it must have something to do with the climate that they grow so well there. Seattle is definitely a great place to visit! If we had a farmers market like this in Austin I would be there all the time. We ate at famous Jack’s Fish Spot (in the last photo) and had the.most.amazing fresh halibut fish and chips (as in, he was still cutting up the fish that we ate from as we were standing there). Wish I was back there right now!!
Sarah W.
I can’t even find words to say how beautiful Seattle looks during the summer. I’ve only been during the winter, and though I loved it then, I’m positive I’ll love it even more in the summer. I haven’t had the chance to visit myself yet, but my goodness, I really need to find my way up there next time. I have such special memories in some of those places you visited, so thank you so much for sharing your trip with us, Tristan!
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Gemma
Looks like an amazing place! I love your outfit especially the handbag! Gemma x
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Mom D
I love the Sestrle area. The market looks like such a fun place to spend the day and then off to the W for some R&R for sure! You guys look like you had a fantastic time!
Definitely a place to go back to and find the fabulous halibut fish and chips that were mentioned. Yum!!
Jalisa
It sounds like such a charming place, one I’d love to visit myself; I’ve never been to Seattle before! I love your outfit, that bag is so cute and I’ve actually never seen anyone around with it, the snakeskin really gives it a nice pop. Thanks so much for sharing, beauty, and I hope you have a great weekend ahead!
XO,
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Itzel Najar
Love the look and how you paired the denim shirt with your pants!!!
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Kathryn
So glad you’re having a good time in Seattle! Pike Place Market is such a fun place to explore, I’m loving all the beautiful pictures you got.
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Bollianaxo
Great blog post Tristan and amazing pictures, also good editing. Which camera did you use? xx
Rebecca Miriam
The pictures are so beautiful! The first one is my favorite because of all of the stunning flowers :) I must say I have never been to Seattle but will definitely keep this post in mind. I love farmers markets a lot! By the way your outfit is perfect for the city. Oh and happy anniversary!
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Merima
Gorgeous time and lovely combo.
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sister tales
Ah! What a trip down memory lane you just brought to me! I used to live in Washington myself up North in Bellingham. But boy, the first time I visited Washington, stopping by the fish market was like stopping at a national landmark, it was so much fun and just so different! Can’t wait to see more!
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Hun
So beautiful! Love your denim shirt
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Tina
I live in Seattle and totally enjoyed this post! Can’t wait to see more of your perspective of our city!
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Siffat Haider
Your pictures are beautiful. Love seeing Seattle through your eyes!
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Rachel
Beautiful place and photos!
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JarOfSweeets
Love this casual look!
Blue looks great on you!
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