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Activities

  • Restaurants (below)
  • dancing
  • Discovery Park, Golden Gardens, Karkeek Park
  • Snoqualmie Falls
  • Woodland Park Zoo
  • UW Arboretum
  • Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island -- 1-206-842-7631
    (one-hour walk with some private spots off the trail)
  • skiing, snowboarding
  • golf
    • Bellevue Golf Course
      5500 140th Ave. NE
      Bellevue, WA 98005
      Contact: Randy Leifer
      Phone: 425-452-2850
    • Crossroads Golf (short-range driving range)
      15801 NE 15th Street
      Bellevue, WA 98009
      Phone: 425-452-4873
    • Seattle Golf Academy
      20 practice tees
      13434 NE 16th St. Ste 110
      Bellevue, WA 98005-2335
      (425) 641-8739
    • Redwood Golf Center, Inc.
      60 practice tees
      13029 Red Wood Rd NE
      Redmond, WA 98052-2007
      (425) 869-8814
      7 miles from center of Bellevue.
    • Gold Creek in Woodinville lets you hit off grass.
    • Univ of Washington Golf Range
      48 practice tees
      GF-10 NW
      Seattle, WA 98195-0001
      (206) 543-8759
      www.depts.washington.edu/ima
      7 miles from center of Bellevue.
  • cooking classes
  • in-home massage -- ChristinaKehaulani@gmail.com
  • kayaking -- Blake Island, Port Townsend, San Juans, Puget Sound, Lake WA, Lake Sammamish, Smith Cove, NWOC, arboretum
  • Teatro Zinzanni, 2301 6th Ave., Seattle (between Battery Street and Bell) -- (206) 802-0015
  • surfing -- http://danwebb.com/surfing/
  • ferry ride to anywhere
  • Argosy Cruises -- 206-623-1445 -- day and dinner cruises
    (from Kirkland for Lk Washington, from Pier XX for the harbor, from ??? for Lk Union)
  • hiking
    • Manastash Ridge, Ellensburg
    • Rattlesnake Ridge, North Bend
    • Steamboat Rock, near Electric City
  • Champ Karting Go-Karts -- 2207 Bel-Red Road Redmond, WA 98052 -- 425- 455-9999
  • go karts in Auburn
  • rock climbing at REI -- 882-1158
    open climbing on weekends -- first come, first served (20 to 30 minute wait)
    Tue, Fri -- reserve more than 3 weeks ahead --
    for non-profits: group reservations $30/hr per person, $100 for 2 hrs (up to 10)
  • rock climbing at Vertical World -- 881-8826
    10am to 10pm weekdays -- belay each other after certification (if over 14)
    10am to 7pm weekends
    belay class: Wed 6 to 8 pm + Sat 10 to noon -- a week ahead, $40 each, includes a membership for the next 7 days
    $11 weekdays
    $16 weekends
    6-visit punch card = $65
  • Weyerhauser Bonzai Collection -- http://www.vrseattle.com/html/vrlist.php?cat_id=180
  • Arboretum Japanese Garden at South Seattle Community College -- http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/japanesegarden.htm
  • Center for Wooden Boats, South Lake Union -- http://www.cwb.org/
  • Whidbey Island
  • train to Portland or Vancouver
  • horseback riding -- Winthrop, Goldbar
    Dan,
    Sun Mountain lodge in Winthrop is pretty wonderful and they organize riding. You don't have to stay there to take their trips I don't think and it's a great place to stay. We ate breakfast there every day. We stayed at the Winthrop Inn, not bad, and when we were registering the guy was booking a ride for someone. I think you'll find lots of good people there. the link below may help. Sun Mountain has a site, I don't know the address, but I bet it's http://www.sunmountain.com.
    http://www.methownet.com/home.html
    http://www.sunmountainlodge.com/ -- check out the mountain cam -- it is the same view as the dinning room.
    Blessings,
    William Wittmann
  • Wild Waves and Enchanted Village near Tacoma
  • Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma
  • paintball -- indoors at Bill & Ted's in Factoria
  • paintball -- outdoors in Woodinville
  • recipes

Getaways

  • Leavenworth -- info@leavenworth.org or call 509-548-5807
  • Sea Lotus Day Spa, Vashon (Paula) -- 206-567-5565
  • All Seasons B&B, Vashon -- 206-463-3498
  • A Stone's Throw, Index (David & Lynn) -- 360-793-0100
  • Bunk & Breakfast, Lake Union Ship -- 206-340-1201
  • Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce -- 206-842-3700
  • Buchanan Inn, Bainbridge Island -- 206-780-9258 -- $99 to $179 -- close to water -- gorgeous rooms
  • Salish Lodge & Spa -- 800-826-6124
  • Victoria, BC, via Victoria Clipper -- 206-443-2560 -- http://victoriaclipper.com
  • Spring Bay Inn, Orcas Island -- 360-376-5531 -- http://springbayinn.com
  • Doe Bay Resort, Orcas Island -- 360-376-2291
  • Alta Crystal Resort at Mt. Rainier , right near the ski area -- 800-277-6475
  • Port Townsend Events Calendar
  • Port Townsend Visitors Center -- 360-385-2722
  • Blue Gull B&B -- 360-739-3241  (PT)
  • Ann Stearatt Mansion B&B -- 800-321-0644  (PT)
  • Chanticlear Inn -- 360-385-6239  (PT)
  • Holly Hill House -- 800-435-1454  (PT)
  • Grey Wolf Inn -- 800-914-9653 -- http://www.greywolfinn.com  (PT)
  • Willows Lodge, Woodinville -- 425.424.3900 -- Spa, Herbfarm
  • Stephanie Inn, Cannon Beach -- sumptuous love nest on the ocean
  • Anderson Island -- Jimmie or Bonnie -- 206-935-8793
  • Roaring River, North Bend -- 425-888-4834 -- $85 to $150 -- 4 rooms -- each room: private entrance, private deck, breakfast delivered -- out in woods by a river -- (good vibes, upscale)
    • Bear-Iris room -- queen, jacuzzi for 2, refrig, microwave -- $135/night
    • Herb's Place -- full-size bed, cottage with kitchenette -- $125/night
  • House in the Trees, Snoqualmie -- 425-888-2549 -- $80 for double, full country breakfast, foothills of Cascades -- near I-90 & 18
  • http://rei.com/travel

Restaurants -- Seattle

  • Adriatica Mediterranean, 1107 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle
  • Ai Sushi & Teriyaki (Wallingford) -- 206-632-7044
  • Anthony's Homeport (Shillshole Marina) -- 206-783-0780
  • Anthony's Homeport (Kirkland) --
  • Argosy Cruises -- 206-623-1445 
  • Atlas Foods, Univ. Village
  • Banjara Indian Cuisine, Queen Anne and Boston -- 206-282-7752
  • Carmelita (gourmet vegetarian) -- 7314 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle -- 206-706-7703
  • Cafe Flora, Madison Park
  • Mamounia Moroccan Restaurant, Seattle
  • Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant, Seattle
  • Kabul Afghan Cuisine, Wallingford
  • Paseo -- the great Caribbean place on Fremont Ave.
  • Chutney's Indian Restaurant, Wallingford --
  • Greenwood Mandarin Chinese -- 206-747-9888
  • Hiram's at the Locks -- 206-784-1733
  • India Cuisine, Wallingford --
  • India Gate (Eastgate) --
  • Jai Thai, Fremont -- 206-632-7060
  • The Lark -- 926 12th Ave., Seattle, WA -- (206) 323-5275  * Jonathan Sundstrom, Chef/Owner
  • Marco's Supper Club -- 206-441-7801
  • Nikko Restaurant -- sushi restaurant at the Westin Hotel
  • The Palace Kitchen, Seattle -- 206-448-2001
  • Palamino Bistro (City Centre) -- 206-623-1300
  • Ponti (Fremont) -- 206-284-3000
  • Royal Palm Thai, Roosevelt & 65th --
  • Ray's Boathouse (Shillshole Marina) -- 206-789-3770
  • Rover --
  • Salish Lodge -- 800-826-6124
  • Teatro Zinzanni, 2301 6th Ave., Seattle (between Battery Street and Bell) -- (206) 802-0015
  • Tokyo? -- Sushi place on Broadway --
  • Triple Door (Wild Ginger) --
  • Wild Ginger -- 206.838.4342

Restaurants -- Eastside

  • Mayuri Indian Restaurant, Bellevue-Redmond by Trader Joe's
  • Thai Ginger, Factoria
  • Raga Indian Restaurant, Kirkland
  • Shamiana Indian Restaurant, Kirkland
  • Tuna House -- great sushi on 148th Ave. S. near Main St.
  • Tokyo, sushi at Lohmann's Plaza
  • Bamiyan Afghani Restaurant, Issaquah
  • Mediterranean Kitchen, Bellevue Way
  • McCormick and Schmick, Lincoln Square
  • Z Tejas, Bellevue Square
  • Wild Ginger, The Bravern
  • Outback Steakhouse
  • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

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