I've made updates to my
previous Seattle Trip 2006 reports. The updates are within the reports
themselves, but for people who only want to see the new material, it's included
in this post.
Seattle Trip 2006 Day 1 Friday July
28
[original paragraph 3]
The ferry arrived in Port Angeles the earliest
the Coho Ferry ever has since I've used it, so I went to a book store that
opens before 8 and took a peak around before heading to Sequim by Clallum
Transit. I did a small bit of shopping there before taking a Jefferson
Transit bus to Port Townsend. Next bus was also Jefferson Transit so I
grabbed a bus schedule. Good thing I did because the next bus left 15
minutes earlier than I expected, and the next bus after that is four hours
later. So I did a shorter than planned look at Port Townsend before
returning to the Park and Ride to head to Poulsbo.
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: The Coho ferry is
Black Ball Transport.]
[Original paragraph 4]
I took a quick peak at
the shopping centre by Poulsbo Park & Ride before taking a Kitsap County
bus to Bainbridge Ferry Terminal. Ferry was free to Seattle and bigger than I expected. But
a cheeseburger (no extras) was $6 US so decided to wait to Seattle to eat. Excellent view of the
city approaching. That's when I really felt like the trip was really
working to its destination. You could easily see the Space Needle and the
large downtown buildings most of the journey.
{Poulsbo Park &
Ride amended to Poulsbo Transfer Center
and Kitsap County to Kitsap Transit}
[2ND “NOW”
paragraph]
[NOW: The bus from
Port Townsend to Poulsbo is the number 7 and from Poulsbo to Bainbridge is the
number 90. The shopping centre above is the Poulsbo Village
Shopping Center. I now
take a different route to Seattle
from Port Townsend because the 11:40 or so run got cancelled and the next one’s
not until around 3. I do miss the view of Seattle approaching. I originally thought
that my doing the trip would hit me upon turning off from Four Corners on the
number 7, as that was where the trip was new for me, but as noted it was
actually on the ferry when I could see the Space Needle.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: The ferry to Seattle is Washington State Ferries.]
[4th “NOW”
paragraph]
[NOW: This is
the downtown Seattle
branch of Zanadu Comics; they have another branch in the University District.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: There is now only
one Zanadu Comics. The University Diustrict branch is now a Comic Stop.]
[6th “NOW” paragraph]
[NOW: The fountain is
called the International Fountain, and it was the first place where I really
felt at home in Seattle,
where I fell in love with the city. The store at KCTS is of course called the
KCTS Store; both the International Fountain and the KCTS 9 Store are at Seattle Center. Tower Records closed down but
has been replaced by the very similar Silver Platters. That year you could
visit the Sci-Fi Museum separate from Experience Music
Project in the same complex, but that is no longer the case.]
[UPDATE November 30,
2012: The KCTS 9 Store is now online only.]
Seattle Trip 2006 Day 2 Saturday July
29
[1st “NOW” paragraph]
[NOW: The
stadium I was referring to is Qwest Field. Some of the tape might have actually
been for the Torchlight Parade but I’m not sure. I’ve since switched from film
to digital camera. The Barnes & Noble described above is the one at Pacific Place, but
I think I did end up getting stuff there; see day 4.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: Qwest Field is
now called CenturyLink Field, though the locals call it the CLink.]
[3rd “NOW” paragraph]
[NOW: Alki Beach
is in West Seattle. I believe the Statue of Liberty was gone that
year. That version got too damaged so I new one got made and placed in a more protected
display. I also saw the Alki Bathhouse and the Alki Art Fair. I don’t recall
seeing the Birthplace of Seattle marker that year but may have.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: The Bathhouse is
just a small building, not currently used for bathing if it ever was.]
Seattle Trip 2006 Day 3 Sunday July
30
[original 3rd paragraph]
Rode bus to Flight Museum. Bought a daypass, but because I got on during
free zone, had to wait for bus to reach the museum to get it. Museum opened half hour later than guidebooks
claimed. Museum was very
impressive. They had WW1 and 2 exhibits
(no mention of Canada
though). A replica of a modern jet
allowed people to sit down inside).
{Flight
Museum amended to the Museum of Flight.}
[4th “NOW”
paragraph]
[NOW: The park is Volunteer Park
and the dome is called the Observation
Tower. Broadway has since become a bit less of a gay
district but it still probably wouldn’t be an ideal play for people who don’t
like gays/lesbians. The video store was Gruv, which only recently closed down.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: Thinking of it
further I probably got the Troma DVDs at both Gruv and at Everyday Music, which
has moved three times since. I also visited the now defunct Bailey/Coy Books on
Broadway.]
[6th “NOW” paragraph]
[NOW: I think that
was a book I got at Arundel Books. I could have sworn that it was a Superman
book that I bought through, the Krypton Companion.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: Arundel Books has since moved.]
Seattle Trip 2006 Day 4 Monday July
31
[1st “NOW” paragraph]
[NOW: I think I
confused Borders and Barnes & Noble here and possibly in earlier reports.
If so, the photos I took were probably of the penguin statue made of scrap
metal.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: That being the
case, the Barnes & Noble at Park
Place is still around. However, the downtown Seattle
Borders, like the rest of the franchise, is gone.]
Seattle Trip 2006 Day 5 Tuesday
August 1
[original 2nd paragraph]
Took a 5:30 am ferry
to Bainbridge, which cost $6.50 this end (again, free other way), then to
Poulsbo. Could have gotten a slightly
later ferry and made the same connections, but part of me was "going
native" so decided to make myself leave sooner rather than later.
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: The ferry was
Washington State Ferries. The bus to Poulsbo was the 91 Kitsap Transit.]
[original 3rd paragraph]
Not much to see at
Poulsbo exchange but walked around anyway.
I almost missed a bus leaving from Port Townsend. Seems they don't always connect at the Port
Townsend exchange when the Poulsbo bus is late.
I got off the bus in time to catch the bus leaving Port Townsend. I did a brief bit of shopping in Sequim
(almost leaving my package behind; sleepy).
Bussed to Port Angeles
and worked out how to kill a couple hours while loaded down. I love Port
Angeles but this time just wanted to get home.
{Poulsbo exchange amended to Poulsbo Transfer Center.]
[1st “NOW” paragraph]
[NOW: What is the case now and may have even
been the case then is the 8 bus to Sequim leaves
Port Townsend before the 7 bus arrives at that time of the day. You’re supposed
to make the connection at Four Corners.]
[UPDATE November 30, 2012: The 7 and 8 are
both Jefferson Transit. I should have also noted above that the bus to Port Angeles is the 30
Commuter/Clallum Transit.]
