Road Trip – Seattle

  Lake Union – Seattle - Tuscan Light

While Seattle is only 35 miles south it can take you over a hour to get there. Our trip this time was to visit the Capitol Hill area, Eastlake and Lake Union.

Capitol Hill is the most densely populated residential neighborhood. It is the center of Seattle’s alternative life style and also a center of the city's counterculture, while also home to some of the city's grandest mansions and many attractions.

Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

Capitol Hill contains some of Seattle's wealthiest districts, including "Millionaire's Row" along 14th Avenue E. south of Volunteer Park (family residences on tree-lined streets) and the Harvard-Belmont Landmark District. It also has many distinguished apartment houses, as well as a few surviving Classical Revival complexes such as the Blackstone Apartments.

Most of the Hill's major thoroughfares are dotted with coffeehouses, taverns and bars, and residences cover the gamut from modest studio apartment buildings to some of the city's grandest and most venerable mansions, with the two extremes sometimes shoulder-to-shoulder.

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood

The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood
http://thelocalvine.com/

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

"The Local Vine is a solution to the chaotic cocktail bar or formal restaurant — it’s a place where you can hang out the way you would in a coffee shop while learning about or just enjoying wine. Linger near a fireplace, or with your laptop using free Wi-Fi, while sipping wine and dining on small plates of food that pair with it.

The wine list, consisting of over 100 wines by the glass, showcases wines from the Pacific Northwest and California but also integrates wines from around the world. Selections range from $5 to $485 a glass, offering a selection of value wines and hard to find selections from smaller wineries, as well as highly rated wines like Screaming Eagle, Quilceda Creek, Leonetti, Cayuse and other international superstars." - The Local Vine webpage

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood - Whipped Potato and Cheddar Croquettes

Whipped Potato and Cheddar Croquettes with Chive Sour Cream**+

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood - Four Cheese Board

Four Cheese Board***  Quadrella di Bufalla, Boerenkaas, Mt. Tam, Valdeon Cabrale

  The Local Vine – Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood - Four Charcuterie Board

Four Charcuterie Board***+ Duck Prosciutto, Prosciutto de Parma, Rain Shadow Meat’s (http://rainshadowmeats.com/) Mortadella, Hot Coppa

Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood

Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood

Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood

Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood
http://www.neighborhoodgrills.com/eastlake/

  Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood - BBQ Chicken Quesadilla

BBQ Chicken Quesadilla**+ cheddar-jack cheese, BBQ sause, black bean corn salsa, tomato and avocado

  Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood - Garlic Buffalo Drummetts

Garlic Buffalo Drummetts**+ Tossed with Neighborhood Grills buffalo sauce

  Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood - Coconut Crusted Prawns

Coconut Crusted Prawns**+ with chili sauce

  Eastlake Bar and Grill – Neighborhood Bar and Grill - Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood

  Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood

Around Lake Union – Seattle

  Lake Union – Seattle - Sleepless in Seattle house boat

  Lake Union – Seattle - Space Needle

  Lake Union – Seattle

  Lake Union – Seattle - Gas Works Park

Lake Union – George Washington Memorial Bridge - Aurora Bridge

  Lake Union – Eastlake Houseboats

  Lake Union – Eastlake Houseboats

  Lake Union – Eastlake Houseboats

  Lake Union – Eastlake Houseboats

  Lake Union – Eastlake Bar and Grill

  Lake Union – Seattle - Gas Works Park - Tuscan Light

  Lake Union – Seattle - Tuscan Light

  Lake Union – Seattle - City Hawk

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