Brit Reacts to Exploring Seattle & Washington For The First Time
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The entire length of the West coast of North America is spectacularly beautiful.
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The pacific northwest is my favorite region in the US.
I love it here
@@Mike_HerreraMe too!🎉💙💚
The Pacific Northwest of America is probably the most beautiful region I've ever seen in my 50 years on the Earth... and Seattle probably has the best skyline in the USA, especially if you consider the natural skyline too🤘
WASHINGTON State is magnificently beautiful
Yep. This Washington born and raised girl completely agrees with you. My husband was born and raised in Los Angeles and he will never go back there.
Seattle skyline is a joke compared to Chicago and others.
@@markpreston6930lol you trippin.
Seeing it from alkali beach is incredible.
You can sit on the beach. People driving behind you in amazing cars. You can see mountains and, the skyline. ❤️
@@markpreston6930 gross hyperbole, to be objective.
It is really impressive on a clear day with Mount Rainier as the backdrop.
Lmao =a CLEAR DAY in Washington???!
What about 5 days a year.?..
@@Steve-gx9ot That's what we tell outsiders.
We get 4 months off great weather.
Another 4 of comfortable ok weather
And 4 rainy yucky and cold.
Usually no more than 2 weeks of snow.
We love the rains all the time myth.
It's 100% sun, 75 to 95 5 months straight. Then 50/50 for 2 and cloudy 100% for the rest. Pretty much cloudy and rainy Oct.15th until mid March it start the 50/50 days. Then Sept.same thing into mid Oct. But the summers for 5 months is all sun and green tall trees, outside Seattle you can't see further than quarter mile, tall green Trees. Lived here my whole life and it's been hard to live in another environment. It's perfect warmth, cool.to hot. Not more than 90 three days in a row. It peaks there for about 3 to 4 days. Then drops to 75 Perfect
I moved to Washington from Hawaii 16 years ago. I absolutely love it here!
I grew up in Washington State. I have visited Seattle hundreds of times over the years. It’s a beautiful city. I happen to appreciate the natural beauty of the state much more than. You can see everything from rain forests to desert hills. The state has almost every kind of natural environment and is definitely worth exploring. The eastern side of the state is dry and hot- the western side is cool and rainy. My favorite places are the North Cascades, the Quinault Rain Forest, the Columbia Gorge and the Palouse Hills.
We have everything except arctic tundra & anything tropical/subtropical, which makes it pretty special when you think about it.
I live 25 min from the gorge amphitheater
Hozier played the Gorge on Sept 6.❤❤❤
7:45 I'm a born and bred local in Seattle. All local seattleites know it is Pike place market not Pike's market. So if you add that s to Pike we are 100% know you're a tourist.
Indeed! 🙂 I was stationed there on two different submarines in the USN, at Bangor and later PSNS. The Asheville, my 2nd boat, was in drydock at PSNS the whole 9 months I was assigned to her! lmao. Don't worry, I did go underway on my first boat, USS Florida SSBN-728. Four patrols on that boat, 365 days underway, longest time spent underwater was 87 days. 🙂
the other thing is the small towns surrounding Seattle, you can tell if people are from the area by whether they can pronounce it properly. For example, I know how to pronounce Tukwila and Puyallup because I lived in the area. 🙂
Apparently they didn't talk to anyone while there but got it right in the Edit! lol
Is there still a Godfather's location right along the seattle waterfront? I used to love that one. 🙂 But I haven't been back up there since 2003. 🙂
Poor things said it like five different ways. I was like where is Pike Market?? lol. Never heard anyone leave off the word "Place" before.
If you drive over those mountains, 2 hours outside of Seattle you'll be in desert. An hour and a half away is skiing in the winter. Three and a half hours away and you can go to Mt. St. Helens, the site of the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in US history. Less then 3 hours south is Portland, Oregon, and less than three hours north is Vancouver, Canada. A 45 minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle, with spectacular views of the skyline, and you'd be on the other side of Puget Sound and could explore the wineries, distilleries and cideries of Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
It's funny how you talked about how expensive those houses must be. About 30 minutes walk from Gas Works Park is the house my grandfather grew up in. My grandmother moved to a house a 5 minute walk away when she was in high school, which is how they met. Both were the children of Scandinavian immigrants, and that area was far from rich. My grandfather inherited and sold that house in the 1940s for $19,000. I looked it up, and that same house, which still is standing, is now worth almost $1,000,000.
Too bad they weren't there when "the Mountain is out". Locals know what I mean.
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Amazon the company is headquartered in Seattle. Few places can match the varieties of food you can get. I live about an hour from Seattle. Yes, weather is similar to London. These 2 sure love their deserts. Seattle also has an incredible Museum of Flight there that takes about a half a day to go through. It has an Air Force One and a Concorde you can walk though. So, in a nutshell welcome to my corner of the world.
I do think we have better summer weather than the UK. We'll hardly see a drop from Memorial Day thru Labor Day
@@daveray44 Yes, that's the time we all live for around here.
@@michaeltipton5500 almost makes suffering through 8 months of drizzle worth it
The Gum Wall is because there was a theater (?) operating around there at one time, and they banned chewing gum inside. So visitors would stick their gum on the wall before going in and it became a thing for people passing by to do the same. Eventually became a sort of traditional everyone follows when they go through there. They clean the walls once a year, so all that gum is about a year worth of gum. Gross, but it's definitely an interesting place to visit and think just how many people walked through there.
Yeah if they don’t clean it regularly all the saliva from people’s spit will literally dissolve all of the bricks over time, plus it’s just hygenic 😂
It is gross but, I love it. I hope it NEVER goes away. ❤
I always visit when I’m in Pike’s
I'm so glad you liked the video. I feel very lucky every day to live here. there's a 1 month free apartment available to explore Seattle anytime. hit me up. little to zero rain during summer. dark and wet winters. my neighborhood looks just like their hiking place. you don't have to leave the city. I'm a 5 minute drive to downtown. my neighborhood is in an old growth forest, so I'm surrounded by trees the height of downtown skyscrapers. our spring summer autumn isn't like UK, but our winter is spot on UK weather. we float between san diego and Honolulu the rest of the year.
The views in Seattle when it’s clear out are mind blowing. Unfortunately they weren’t so lucky.
Along with Amazon some other brands known around the world call Seattle home, or they use to. I was surprised that they didn’t mention that Pike Place was the location of the first Starbucks.
Microsoft: A major tech company in the Seattle area
Starbucks: A multinational coffeehouse chain
Costco Wholesale: A Fortune 500 company
Nordstrom: A luxury department store chain
Expedia Group: A travel technology company
Boeing: A multinational aerospace corporation with a major presence in Seattle
Google and Amazon as well
Hey! Welcome to the PNW. Here in Port Orchard, less than an hour to Seattle.
Hi neighbor! I’m Port Orchard too!
@@MatthewMullen What up, Port Orchard gang! Well, most of my life. More Brownsville/Bremerton these days.
I'm so happy you like it!! Washington is my home, and Seattle is a gem of a city. Sure, there are definitely issues, as any big city has, but on the whole, I have so many wonderful memories of visiting Seattle as a child to see the science center, the Museum of flight (
technically, yes, a large portion of the landscape in Western Washington is a rainforest. Temperate, not tropical, but still so so so very green and refreshing. Less dangerous as well,
The cities of the Pacific Northwest are pretty amazing, including Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia; Portland, Oregon. This video did great job showing the kinds of urban and natural amenities surrounding the cities of Cascadia.
I live across the lake from Seattle, and absolutely love it. I don't like the climate in eastern WA but western WA? Incredible. And yes, on this side of the mountains, our weather is very much like the UK. We have mountains, forests, volcanoes, ocean...one of the only temperate rainforests in the lower 48 states...we're very lucky with our region. My guess is that they recorded it in September, we don't usually have clear/blue skies after that till the next late spring.
2nd-ing the September guess. It just feels right.
The grass and trees with leaves are super green though. I would almost say may or june.
I live in Olympia, Washington (the state capital) and about an hour south of Seattle. I’m a regular visitor to Seattle for the amazing music scene there. Thank you for covering this and showcasing the cool vibe and beautiful side of the city.
Michelle lived in Oly in 1973-5 haven't been back since 78 when it was starting to build up! Prefer it before it built up! Saw where Dan Evans died he was the gov when I lived there! Love the old clock right next to the capitol! The capitol is beautiful!
I lived in Oly through elementary school. Tacoma for middle/high school. I live in Bremerton now. I have two siblings who live in Seattle.
I love traveling to other states. It can feel like, enter a completely new world. However, WA will always be my home. The mountains. The beaches. The cities. The hiking trails. The water….omg the water!!!! The islands. Seafair (Make friends with a boat owner, or rent one!!) The food. The diversity. The MUSIC.
I’ve made friends from someone of every nationality, in one single state. It’s incredible.
Living in Aberdeen, Olympia is our regular place for a Costco run. Plus, Lacey has the store my wife has banned me from,,,Harbor Freight!
@@daveray44 It’s a good thing I’m single. My Lowes/Home Depot receipts are thicker than the encyclopedia. 😂
@nilloc28 i used to live in Bremerton. My ex-wife was stationed on the USS Puget Sound in Norfolk. Navy didn't want to change too much so was stationed on The Puget Sound!
FINALLY!! Someone is exploring in my breathtakingly beautiful state.
Visitors always give it the wrong name... It's called "Pike Place Market" and repeat after me! "Pike Place Market" 😀
This is the first one of these Seattle videos where they went out to a hiking trail. Bravo; that is core Seattle. I'm even willing to forgive "Pike's Market" for that. But those trees were not especially big. They're spindly compared to old growth, and they're not at full height.
Too bad it was cloudy or they would have seen 14,410 foot high Mount Rainier (named after a Brit) from the Space Needle and hundreds of other locations around Seattle.
"is this a rainforest?"
no, washington's rainforest is out on the peninsula and is noticeably thicker and more green
it's the only non-tropical rainforest on earth
I hate to correct, but negative. A massive portion of western Washington is a rainforest.
Uh, yeah, no, the entire area West of the Cascades is a temperate rainforest.
The Hoh is just the rainiest area but everywhere from Juneau to Eureka is classified as a temperate rainforest.
Likewise, there are a lot of non-tropical rainforests, Chilean Patagonia, Iran's Caspian Coast, Tasmania and New Zealand, etc... The PNW is just the largest stretch of temperate rainforest in the world.
Seattle is NOT the whole state. N.E.Washington is really wonderful. 😊😊
I was born in Seattle to Seattle natives. I confirm the NE area of the state is very beautiful.
I'm 79 years old and grew up.around this area and went to school here. These brief glimpses give you a "taste" of Seattle and surrounds but you really need to spend several weeks or maybe a month here to get decent idea of Western Washington.
I live in the Seattle area, about 30 minutes south in Auburn. I absolutely love it here. We do have a rainforest, it's on the peninsula at the Olympic Mountain. This state has so much. And really, you don't need to go 40 minutes outside of the city to see nature. There is an arboretum not far from Capitol hill where you can take a beautiful walk around. I used to walk around there when I lived in Seattle.
Seattle is a great place to live. They did an excellent job showcasing some of the gems during a weekend stay. I've lived in multiple regions in the US, and Seattle is my favorite, even during the rainy winter. There are multiple views of the skyline from different parts of the city with varying background landscapes. It is by far the most beautiful city in the country. It's also the most underrated city in the country. Most Americans have yet to discover Washington State and are surprised when they visit.
Nice video bud. I'm a Seattleite but I grew up in Scotland so I definitely know about the weather parallels!
The Troll was made by University of Washington art students decades ago.
tip for all of the out of town folks, try not to just do all the tourist places. have not ever been up in the Space Needle, been to the Troll or the Columbia tower *Lived here for 35+ years* and have no reason to change that. Pike Place Market is a must but talk to your hotel staff for ideas of what to see, what locals know, -like go to the Art Galleries in Pioneer Square. Visit Volunteer Park and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Visit Capital Hill Pike/Pine street @Broadway on a Friday or Saturday night to see the music/dance venues and how popular that part of the city is still (even if all the suburban Seattlites hate it due to the CHAZ occupation.) Take the ferry to Bremerton or Vashon Island and try and spend locally on home owned businesses not the chains please!
Off the beaten path is always the best place to explore especially in Washington and Oregon.
It's been years since I have been up to the Space Needle, and never to the newer 100 ft level....I'll go back one of these days, but it's a bit more pricey now a days to up there.
I'm out in Monroe, / Gold Bar, don't tell anyone about it here, were still in the 70s and we love it. The pass here is just still an unknown oasis
Only time I’ve been in the space needle was when entertaining friends from out of town. But there are a lot more places to get a great view of Seattle for free.
Fun thing about the gum Wall they occasionally clean it off so the gum you see is not decades old..... It's only a couple years.
They clean it once a year, so you're only seeing months worth ;)
The Pacific Northwest is probably the most beautiful. Absolutely loved living there.😁
Seattle is a great city! I lived in the area for four years with the USN. First with USS Florida SSBN-728 at Bangor Naval Submarine Base, then later with USS Asheville at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. That second boat was in drydock the whole nine months I was assigned to her! lmao. But I did do four strategic deterrent patrols on USS Florida, for a total of 365 days at sea, and the longest time I spent underwater was 87 days.
Whenever the submarine was in port and I was off duty, I would go to Seattle on the ferry. I stayed there overnight once because it got too late to get on the ferry! I don't drink, so I just went to the museums and the zoo etc. Great place.
It's cold and rainy there like Britain, but I like cold and rainy weather lol. The San Francisco Bay Area is home, but Seattle is one of the few other places I would want to live. 🙂
As other commenters said, it is indeed "Pike Place Market" not "Pike's", lmao. 🙂
I was really impressed with these guys. I live just across the water from Seattle (just a ferry ride away) and going to Seattle for the day is always a treat. And they went to Ivar's! I will drop any and everything for a cup of that Chowder. My mom worked there when Ivar was still alive, so she could replicate the tartar sauce and Chowder. ❤
I love Washington State. If the Dem Gov, Dem C,++++. Completely fuc!!! It up
Note of caution: There are no handrails or fences on Rattlesnake Ledge. You get too close to that edge, you may fall several hundred feet and the landing is not soft.
My lovely city
WAIT TILL MONDAY IF YOU WANT TO SEE SEATTLE 😂
... GO HAWKS 💪 ...
And Yes, we have Rain Forests. Mountains. Volcanos. Deserts. Ocean, Rivers and Lakes.
AND HYDROPLANES !!!
And a country next door, that speaks English,.. Eh 😊
... best place on the planet
I live in the Pacific Northwest in Oregon. It is an amazingly beautiful area!! ❤❤❤
If you ignore all the homeless people doing homeless activities the city is ok. The true beauty lies on the outskirts though.
Yes sensitive little butterflies like yourself who are so deeply disturbed by homeless but do nothing about it except complain should avoid the city to keep your sensitive wittle feelings from being hurt.
I've lived in Washington state my entire life - 71 years. Although I've enjoyed visiting the Seattle area and surrounding forests many times, I much prefer the wide open spaces, and smaller population of my side of the state - eastern Washington. My ancestors came here in 1902 to homestead in the dryland south of Kahlotus - and 6 generations later, we're still here. Thanks for sharing this video about the other side of the state.
Just to reassure visitors, there are NO native rattlesnakes in Western Washington. (In zoo, yes, but none roaming around free; they're only found in Eastern Washington.) Rattlesnake Mountain probably has microclimate zones that could qualify as temperate rainforest, but for true rainforest (55 inches / 140 centimeters of rain per year), you need to get a little deeper into the Cascade Mountains, or go to the west side of the Olympic Mountains. (Seattle only gets about 36in / 92cm a year.)
I'd skip Ivars. Pike Place Chowder would have been a great choice or the Pink Door.
Yes, that was the football stadium - both association (Seattle Sounders) and gridiron (Seattle Seahawks) varieties are played on the same pitch. Right next door is the baseball stadium for the Seattle Mariners. Unfortunately this video didn't have clear skies for seeing the Olympic mountains and Mt. Rainier from the city.
I’m about an hour west of Seattle, basically right on the coast. I actually don’t like Seattle, although they have some amazing food. The landscape is absolutely stunning all over western Washington. We have beautiful trails for hiking and perfect mountains for skiing/snowboarding, not to mention all the great camping and fishing/hunting if you’re into that. Also, fun fact, we have an actual law that makes it illegal to kill a Bigfoot here. If they’re anywhere, they’re certainly here.
Washington also has a type of rainforest that exists nowhere else on the planet. It is like walking onto a set of lord of the rings or Harry potter. It is called the Olympic National Rainforest. It is almost mystical.
I’ve eaten at Hot Cakes. Putting Snowy Village on my list.
There are so many great hikes near Seattle!!!
If you're interested in seeing more of Washington state, there are several travel videos about the town of Leavenworth, which you might enjoy.
What you have to understand is that even in winter we have more blue skies throughout the US than gloomy ones. Also a lot of places you think are for the "well off" aren't. Yes they might be more expensive but not inaccessible for someone who has a good paying job. We in the US love our green spaces so landscaping and upkeep is a big part of that love.
Seattleite here! Thanks for having a glance at our city. It's nice to see it from someone else's eyes, as we're very very spoiled by our city and we don't feel as grateful as we perhaps should.
Can't talk Washington without Mt Rainier
i’m from seattle dad’s mom is from leeds seattle is very similar and a little bit of fog and low clouds from time to time
Beautiful islands in Washington
pnw is the best in the US
The weather in the pacific north west kind of sucks, but thanks to it is why it has such an amazing nature. I live in the opposite side of the country , with opposite kind of weather, Miami Beach, FL. I do go to Seattle quite often, and i love it. So much to see and do. The city is extremely modern and the hills and lakes surrounding it create a beautiful blanket of neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has its own vibe, some are industrial looking, some are bohemian, some are wealthy with manicured lawns. The food scene is very diverse and good. Lots of Asian influence, which is very different from the diversity I'm used to, which is primarily Latin and Caribbean. That is one of the greatest things about the US, the variety of nature, culture, foods, you would need a 100 lifetimes to be able to see what the US has to offer. The pacific northwest is a perfect place to start exploring this country, you will not be let down.
i love our beautiful blanket
Good host my ass!😊
🙋🏻♀️ Seattle (technically Kirkland & Everett) born n raised! Yes it's gray and rainy most of the year, but we have pretty nice summers!
As a life long washington resident, you need to get OUTSIDE Seattle. Seattle is a craphole compared to everything else around it.
Most of us locals loathe Seattle.
@@taylorjones9548 That is nonsense.
You should check out videos of Leavenworth, Washington
Even more beautiful than Seattle
I'm from Seattle. And the truth is, Seattle on a sunny day is far more beautiful than what you see in this video. The city is sandwiched between Puget Sound and the snow-capped Olympic Mountains to the West and Lake Washington and the snow-capped Cascade Mountains to the East. And to the South, there is the majestic Mount Rainer. The views are breathtaking. When the sky is blue, it is easily one of, if not the prettiest city in the United States. But, aye, there's the rub. The weather, particularly from late September through to late May, tends to be gray, overcast, and dreary. It rains a lot in Seattle during those months. But almost never very hard. A light drizzle is what you can usually expect.
Yes, it's an exciting day when you hear people proclaim, "The mountain is out!"
@kristiswa my favorite line about Seattle is if you can see Mt Rainier you know it's going to rain. If you can't, it's already raining. What's truly amazing is just how much better the waterfront and the skyline is now that the Alaskan Way viaduct is gone.
I live in Aberdeen. It's about 20 miles to either Ocean Shores and Westport. Just over 100 miles to Forks (Twilight movies town), Same for Seattle, and includes the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners and the birthplace of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
Am I the only one who finds it weird the white parts of their shoes are perfectly white, and they walk like they just learned to be human?
I’m on the other side of the state in Kennewick Wa. I cross the Columbia River twice every day for work. We have soooo many wineries, the Columbia Cop hydroplane races, and it’s hot hot in the summer
I'm happy you like Seattle and our area in PNW. Washington IS a magnificent and majestic state.
I love the UK and have lived there. So ~ we're a mutual admiration society. 💙💚
I'm guessing that the "river" we saw after the restaurant stop is a shot of Puget (PEW-jit) Sound, but I could be wrong.
I believe she was saying that the marionberries (?) were small.
Shave ice is also easy to find in Hawai'i, and yes, it's shave ice there, rather than the expected shaved ice. Why? Who knows?
I was surprised to hear them say that they were in national parks, since they didn't announce it when they were there. However, ones nearby are Olympic and Mt. Rainier. Too bad they didn't point it out at that time.
I have lived in Seattle for 20 years, after transplanting from California, which is pretty great too. Yet, this state with its majestic lakes, mountains, and islands tops anything I have seen through my travels of every one of the 50 states. I have learned that generational Seattle families would prefer that Seattle remains largely unknown or thought of in negative ways, so people don't want to move here and make this place more crowded. But I think that ship has sailed and most people who visit here are very pleasantly surprised by its beauty and that there is so much to do. It's easy for me to live here because I can bike, walk or take transit almost everywhere and rarely take out my car or deal with traffic. Another plus is the weather is very mild with only very rare days of freezing temps or summer highs above 90 degrees. Oh, and the air quality is pretty incredible the majority of the year.
watch the beginning of "The Parallax View" 1974. To see a fist fight on top of the Space Needle.
The Hoh temperate rainforest is west of Seattle in the Olympics. The most beautiful place I've ever been.
Ah, my brother lives almost right above and over from the Fremont Troll! I live out in the rain shadow/desert part of the state, it's a pretty wonderful place. I also saw on 19:48 of your video the House that Griffey Built, really enjoyed the History of the Mariners reaction videos. In that shot, the open building with the white railings is the football stadium for the Seahawks and Sounders and the Mariners play in the big building just past it to the right. It has a retractable roof and it seems the roof is on in that shot.
Un Bien is freaking delicious. I live basically in between their two locations, and love their Caribbean press sandwich! Not sure why he said marmalade though, they don't have that. Maybe he meant aioli. Also, the natural beauty here is so much better than what they showed at Rattlesnake Ledge. That's barely the tip of the iceberg, though a good option when limited on time.
The gum wall is outside an improv theater. They banned gum inside so people just started sticking it tk the wall. Eventually they just gave up scraping it and it became a thung
OK, watching a tourist video of your own town feels so... invasive. BTW: Pike's Market , Cary Park? LMFAO!
If you wanna see more of the natural, without the big city... Juneau, Alaska! I grew up there. Friendliest people ever, and no so such thing as "frozen or not fresh seafood", at any decent restaurant. Or unless it's from the south Pacific, or Atlantic Ocean. Wanna see 100 bald eagles?... Go to the literal "dump" and you'll see them all getting fresh scraps!
There’s also the imminent earthquake and tsunami to keep in mind.
Imminent as in it could be tomorrow or it could be in 100 years. It’s going to happen though.
Seattle is also the main hub for the Alaskan Cruise season, which runs from April to October. If you take a cruise in October, you must be brave. July is best with the hottest days. Average yearly is 50 Fahrenheit bit Jily csn get to 85 F to 93 F. Also many Brits and as well ad local Seattlelites do take an Alaskan cruise. It's not all out - of - staters and international visitors.
Now while Seattle is beautiful it has had its political problems like defunding the police and 2020 saw an uptick in crime -- bit that's just like any city.
However, like I say to visitors, avoid Aurora Ave. It has issues in Seattle due to crime and not family safe. Although one of the most reliant buses uses Aurora-- The E Line. And it's the most direct to Costco!
Now Seattle proper itself is small. However, it's the main city. Cities south of downtown really don't gave anything to offer tourists except The Musseum if Flight and visiting IKEA or Renton Landing.
Also the shopping area known as White Center is unincorporated King County meaning no city owns this neighborhood, and it's not a city. It has a great shopping mall but there's no law enforcement. There used to be a long time ago. Not anymore.
Hence there's areas to avoid. However, as I was stating south of Seattle doesn't have a lot to offer tourist.
On the East Bay, you have Bellevue and Redmond ( home of Microsoft). It's very nice and contrast heavily to anything south of downtown Seattle.
North of Seattle lies the city of Lynnwood and the geography changes to very suburbs (higher rents, wider space(.
Seated has really nice neighborhoods too; however, much of the new housing seems crowded
However, should you visit Seattle someday i recommend:
Ballard area around market street or Fremont(where the troll is). If you like modern American malls, you should go to Alderwood Mall. It's your typical suburban American mall that has been doing very well (unlike other malls in America). Of course, in the city, you do need to visit Chinatown. However in America ehat you britts call roast pork is what we call barbecue pork and wgat you call crispy belly pork is what we call roast pork. Yes, so even British Chinatown food has different names to American Chinatown culture.
crazy to see you react to my hometown, I'm glad you liked it!
It doesn’t rain as much as it used to. I seem to remember as a kid it being be cloudy and rainy most days from September through June (or as the joke went, until July 5, the day after America Independence Day after the rain has ruined your holiday lol)
I have lived 20 minutes north of Seattle for my entire life. Pike street market is the best spot to see what Seattle is all about. I have never seen a fish hit the floor when being thrown, but I'm sure it does happen on occasion. Celebrities visiting the market all have a go with catching salmon.
They hit all the trendy spots for food, but missed the best spots. Dicks drive in is a must. A hamburger, fresh french fries, and a chocolate shake, does not get any better. I would always hit up dicks after a night out at the bar. Though I no longer drink, this is tradition at University of Washington. Rattlesnake trail is great, a bit too touristy for me, but definitely a must. And here in the states, we tend to give directions not in miles, but in time. Prime example is how I describe where I live, 20 min north of Seattle. You by no means need to drive 40 minutes out of Seattle to get out in the woods, 15 min in most directions but south, will get you some great views. They totally missed out on one quintessential piece of our story, and that is the ferry system. Several ferries shuttle cars and passengers across the "Sound", the massive inland sea which
H we are blessed to have here in western Washington. First nations people whose land this truly belongs, calls this body of water the Salish sea (say-lish) . So many tribes thrived on these waters before contact with "European" people. An irreplaceable resource, the bounty of foods you can harvest from these waters is immense, clams, mussels, several variety of salmon, dungeness crab is found throughout the Salish sea, kelp/seaweed ... They didn't catch a view of any of the giant, year round snow capped sentinels, Mt Baker to the North, Glacier peak, to the northwest, Mt. Rainer (Tahoma) to the south and the distant Mt St Helens even farther south. These strato volcanos are the pride of the area. West of Seattle on the Olympic peninsula, the Olympic mountains are stunning in their rugged, un populated beauty. With mountains to the west and mountains to the east, the views we enjoy are unmatched anywhere south of Alaska. An entire video on the San Juan islands in the northern portion of the Salish sea is the most stunningly scenic part of western Washington in my personal opinion. A mere 90 minute drive east of Seattle has you crossing over the cascade mountain range via Snoqualmie pass, and into the agricultural powerhouse of eastern Washington. Famous for the vast apple orchards topping the low hills throughout the region. Cascade Hops flavor many of the worlds greatest ales, and microbrews. The climate is that of a high desert, with weather much more like the southwest states. In stark contrast to the mild, temperate, often rainy and grey skies of the west side, temperatures range from uncomfortably hot during the summer, to extremely cold and frozen through the winter.
I've lived and worked in and around Seattle my whole life. It's an awesome place in my opinion. Traffic sucks and parking sucks and is expensive now
I live in WA state. I just got back from spending 3wks in the UK & Ireland a couple wks ago. I went to London, Southampton, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland & France. I can tell you that the weather is pretty much similar. Spent a dismal day in the Scottish Highlands in the rain that made me feel like I was back home in WA. We do get sunny weather…..for about 3-4 months of the year, and it still rains during that time too. As a girl from California, it’s a little much.
I live literally on the slope of Rattlesnake Ridge. (It's almost a rain forest. We fall a bit short of the criteria, about 3/4 of the rainfall needed to classify as such due to dry summers and fall is mild until late October. However the plants are indistinguishable from the Temperate rain forest in our state, one of only handful in the world.) The area is in it's own micro-climate.
I live in WA on Puget Sound. I live next door to a State Park. So I live in a forest, but am mere feet from the ocean. I can literally hear sea lions in the Bay at night. It’s extremely beautiful & the sunsets are amazing.
But I’m from CA, so I miss the hustle of city life & living close to stores & lots of people. And I AVOID going into Seattle at all costs. Just for the occasional hockey game or concert. The homeless & drug addicts have taken it over. They have too few cops who don’t respond to many calls anymore.
I do fly out of Sea Tac regularly. Did it last month, and going again next week. It is ALWAYS busy now. Even at midnight.
I am from Seattle area and have been to the UK. They are very similar as far as the wet weather though when we talk winters there is a pretty major difference when talking snow outside and how cold it gets inside British homes compared to Washington homes. I loved my time in the UK and will be moving there for school next year. So many of my friends asked why I would since the weather is "so bad"... and then I remind them I am from Washington so outside of winter, its basically the same thing. I will miss some of the topography of Washington but with how close everything is in Europe, its not the end of the world.
Visitors always get it wrong - it's Pike Place Market, not Pikes or Pike Market.
Ya, well, less funky is the Troll was a effort/deterrent to keep bums, transients and homeless from camping under the bridge. Homeless encampments can grow out of proportion and begin to block traffic as well as endanger those people drifting around after dark by vehicular accidents. 'Art' with a ambiguous purpose.
I live about 1.5 hrs north of Seattle. It truly is spectacular. I wish it was cheaper to live here, but it is beautiful. ❤
I've lived in Seattle for about 7.5 years. Moved here and got rid of my car. I live in Capitol Hill (where they ate the molten cake/ice cream). I feel so lucky to wander the streets of this awesome city every day. I take the bus and light rail and really get to take it all in. I love sitting down at the waterfront or on the ferry and look up at that magnificent skyline! The weather IS very similar to the UK (I spend a few months there many years ago). I love the drizzle and the gloom, with some sun poking out now and then (and, like London, some truly beautiful summer days). Some of the architecture here reminds me a lot of London's, actually. You'd fit right in sitting eating fish and chips on the pier! There are close by hiking trails and we even have a city bus in the summer that takes you right to the trailhead... super easy to get out of the city and walk among the massive trees!
Wonderful reaction. Washington has one of the highest mountain's in USA - Mount. Rainer which also happens to be a volcano. Mount. Saint Helen's is another famous Mountain / Volcano in the Cascade Mountrain Range. Seattle is the home for a large # of companies. A few are as follows : Microsoft , Boeing ; Seattles Best Coffee , Amazon. The Space Needle was the model for the " Building " in the Jetson's Cartoon Series. The weather can be unpredictable.
i think the video was recorded in summer judging by the color or grass and trees
I’ve lived in the Seattle area my whole life and I never want to leave. They didn’t even talk about or show Mt. Rainier! The most beautiful place on earth as far as I’m concerned (No bias at all haha) and it’s only about 2-2.5 hrs drive from the city. Summers are just about perfect in Seattle! It rarely rains, perfect temperatures, and the only thing missing is the sandy beaches.
Grew up just north of Seattle. Love the area dearly but way to many people. I now live on the eastside of Washington. Completely polar opposite from the city life. More farm land desert like lifestyle. All and all love my state and will live here forever. Down side is the politics.
One of the most popular sitcoms (at least in North America) of all time was set in Seattle: FRASIER! (The original from 1993-2004, not the recent re-boot.)
My dad joined the Navy in 1951 and was stationed on Whidbey Island. He and my mom were a young couple from Western Pennsylvania. After living all over the country (Memphis, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Seattle, etc), they settled in Long Beach CA, where I was born. They stayed in So Cal for the weather but said that the Seattle area was the prettiest place they'd ever lived by far. I've always wanted to visit.
Washington State is one of the most unique states, from Seattle to Spokane you have just about every environment possible. Rainforest, timbered forests, high desert, scablands, Palouse. Massive rivers, lakes, puget sound. Cascade mountains and the edge of the Rockies mountains reaches Eastern Washington. Huge sports venues and some of the most passionate football fans American and European football. Huge variety of culture and food options. The state was the first to keep natural landscape incorporated in the cities.
I've lived in Washington for over 20 years and it is truly a beautiful state. From 2007-2009, I lived in Seattle and absolutely loved it! There was so much to do and see, and always loved going back to visit Seattle when I could. Unfortunately, I heard it has gone down a great deal. I literally was just talking about Seattle with my coworker yesterday and he was just there and said theres homeless, needles, and it smells horrible at the gum wall now. Another coworker says theres literally people doing drugs in the middle of downtown right in the open and its completely dirty and unrecognizable to him. I'm set to go to Seattle in a few weeks so I hope its not true or at least that I don't see any of this.
Mt Rainier volcano towers 4392 meters over the city on a clear day. Kerry Park is beautiful when the "mountains are out" as the city is surrounded by mountain ranges to the east and west.
The ferry boats from the Seattle waterfront pier take you to Bremerton (1 hr) or Bainbridge Island (30 min) - fantastic views and affordable (less than $20). You don't need a car unless you're taking a day trip outside the city.
You can drive 2.5 hours north to Vancouver BC, Canada, 2.5 hours south to Portland, Oregon. 2.5 hours west to the Pacific Ocean, but the most beautiful 2.5 hour drive would be east on i-90 to watch a summer concert at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington.
September, October/November or March/April are great times to visit Seattle. Summer is beautiful and nearly perfect weather, but crowded and more expensive.
It's pike place market, not Pike's but oh well...
I have lived in Washington State most of my life, and grew up here. I have also lived in Oregon and California but I am back in Washington. I have traveled to nearly all of the States in the US including Hawaii and Alaska. I have also been to Europe (The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, and The UK) as well as Thailand and Australia… I would not live anywhere else at this point. Washington is one of the most scenic and beautiful states, one of the wealthiest, and with some of the best amenities. Plus the people are great 👍🏼.
And yes.. Seattle is surrounded by temperate rainforests, sits on one of the largest ocean bays in the country the Puget Sound, and is between two mountain ranges the Cascade Mountains and the Olympic Mountains. The Olympic Peninsula, just across the water is one of the largest and most prolific, temperate rainforests in the world and is absolutely stunning.
You also mentioned sitting on a pier eating fish and chips under grey skies being a British pastime… the Pacific Northwest and Seattle specifically are often considered the most like Europe or England when it comes to regions in the US. It is also compared to New Zealand often.
As for the Amazon spheres… Amazon the company has its world headquarters and corporate offices in Seattle. The Spheres are a space available to employees, but is open to the public once a month. And they are also like the Amazon inside. You can look them up online and take a virtual tour and there are tons of images available as well. Microsoft also has its headquarters in Seattle.
I currently live in Southwest Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland Oregon.