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July 6, 2009 at 9:43 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Fun Things to Do with Kids ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Redmond WA, Seattle
Marymoor Park Late Afternoon
Marymoor Park in Redmond WA is the heart of Seattle’s Eastside. This park gives visitors the best of small town Washington, packed in a happy 640 acres. Marymoor plays out something for all Eastsiders: Summer concerts, outdoor movies, a bicycle velodrome, a rowing club, sports fields, climbing walls, an off-leash dog park, and a bike trail that goes all the way to the big city. Read the details about Marymoor, my fave Seattle area park. I think you’ll love this place, too.
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July 6, 2009 at 9:16 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Dating, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture
MOHAI in Seattle. courtesy: The Survive & Thrive Boomer Guide
Hey kids,
Check this out! I was on the non-consumer gal’s website and ”Alunachic” posted this comment
I remembered Bank of America has an offer for free museum admission by showing your debit card. I’m not sure where you bank, but a quick check revealed several museums with free admission via Bof A debit card.
Here’s the link for Bank of America Museums. Seattle WA has:
- Museum of History and Industry (in the Montlake District, near UW).
- Wing Luke Asian Museum (The ID – International District), a cool little spot, which you would drive right past if you weren’t looking for it.
- Northwest African American Museum (I’ve never been there. Check it out.)
These places are free on the first full weekend of every month. You need a B/of/A piece of ID. Thanks Alunachic.
Wow, I just checked NYC. MOMA’s on the list. I love this. And, the Whitney. I need to make sure my next trip to the East Coast is the right weekend. Maybe, I should look at LA, too. I go there from time to time to see my daughter.
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July 2, 2009 at 9:13 am · Filed under Ballard, Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Ballard, Ballard Seattle, Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, cheap fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture, Seattle Dogs
Ballard Sunday Market
I want everyone to know how much fun the Ballard Sunday Farmers Market was last week. It’s almost as good as hanging around with the hippies in New Zealand. If you can’t wait until winter (here) to go to summer (NZ), you must check out Ballard Avenue. I’m going to be writing about all the cool places for dogs in the city (Seatown). One hint: cute dogs frequent Ballard.
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June 27, 2009 at 4:55 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Dating, cheap fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture
Can I Still Ride on the Camels?
Try these three Seattle art museums to catch new trends and make new friends: SAM (Seattle Art Museum) or SAM’s little sisters: Seattle Asian Art Museum or Olympic Sculpture Park. (Click on the SAAM link above to see free days at these museums.)
I am sad that China keeps their own stone animals out in the open air, but Seattle replaced our camels with fakes. Come on! My brothers and I used to sit on the camels in the 50s to take silly pictures. It was something free to do. Man, I think our museums and zoos were all free in the 50s and 60s.
Now Seatown peeps need to wait for special days to get a hit of culture That’s a rip. (I guess it’s better than nothing.)
Parents who don’t take their kids to see the camels (even if they are fake camels) should be sued for child abuse. I love my city! Free Museums NOW! Hello…London has free museums!
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June 14, 2009 at 6:32 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, cheap fun, Dog Parks, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle Parks, Vacations with Kids
Kayaker on Lake Union (photo courtesy of Mfranck at Wikipedia)
Where are the best Seattle Parks by the water? I’ve lived in Seattle all my life (with some time out: Waikiki & So Cal). I would never steer you wrong.
Tourists and Newbies need my quickie map of Seattle Parks by the water. Go to the article to see the approximate locations of Myrtle Edwards, Alki Beach, Gas Works Park, Magnuson Park, and Green Lake. Seattle has tons of waterside parks, but these are easy to find and worth the extra effort. Rock on.
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June 13, 2009 at 7:55 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Dog Parks, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture, Seattle Dogs
Seattle Loves Dogs
Some of the best places in Seattle, to meet people over 30, require a certain level of silly gregariousness. Seatown has its share of cool and weird things to do, but here are some places where making friends is easy.
Rescue, Borrow, or Buy a Dog to Make Friends
When looking to meet people in Seattle, it’s helpful to get a dog. Seattle and the surrounding burbs are fashionably dog friendly and dog owners are usually gregarious people. Cave dwellers own cats.
(Photo Credit: lisasolonynko)
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June 12, 2009 at 10:06 pm · Filed under Cheap Dates, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle Culture, Seattle Eastside ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Family Fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Waterfall
Snoqualmie Falls (courtesy: cefka at Wikipedia)
“Location. Location. Location.” No. In Seattle it’s, “Pronunciation. Pronunciation. Pronunciation.” Seattle Newbies have difficulty with the pronunciation of words like Snoqualmie and Sammamish because they didn’t grow up hearing the names.
No one visiting Seattle for the first time would ever guess how the tongue-twister, Puyallup, should sound. Even simple names can be mangled, but the following words are used often by Seattleites:
Read Puyallup, Sammamish, Tulalip to find out why these words are used everyday in the Northwest. (This is a photo of Snoqualmie Falls. From Seattle, go to I-90, cross Lake Washington and keep going east about 25 miles (or less).
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June 3, 2009 at 10:42 pm · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle and Pacific Northwest ·Tagged Cheap Dates, foodies, Fremont Seattle, fun things to do in Seattle, seattle restaurants
Pike Place Market
Seatown is known for coffee, but there’s more to the story. Fresh seafood, James Beard talent, energetic and creative minds, and an infusion of worldly people have made this little burg into something unique. There are many fun things to do in Seattle WA, but take a sniff of these cool Seattle tours for foodies. They are mostly walking tours and they come with local stories (gossip?).
Some of these tours are not as cheap as Miss Cheapster (me, unless someone else is paying) would like… though read about these yummy Seattle Tours and decide for yourself.
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June 3, 2009 at 10:30 pm · Filed under Cheap Dates, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle, Seattle and Pacific Northwest ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, cheap fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Ivars, Seattle, seattle restaurants, Vacations with Kids
View from Ivars Salmon House
Most Seattle locals can’t afford spendy restaurants for their seafood fix. They go to Ivars Salmon House, Ivars Fish Bar, Chinook’s, or Spud’s. The good news, for people on a Seattle vacation, is that the best cheap seafood restaurants in Seattle WA are also on (or nearby) the water.
Read about some cool little Seattle seafood spots for people who are light on cash.
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