We arrive in Seattle on Friday, Sept 12th at 5:30 p.m. We are coming for the Univerity of Oklahoma vs Washington football game on Saturday. We are staying at the Mayflower Park Hotel and will not have a car. Looking for suggestions for dinner on Friday night and day of sight-seeing on Sunday. Sunday is the only full day we have free, our flight leaves early Monday a.m. We will have some time Saturday a.m. but thought we'd use that for shopping downtown and maybe Pikes Place Market.

Suggestions for dinner on Friday night- Dahlia Lounge or Assagio's (italian) both on 4th. Or Bell Street Diner/Anthony's Pier 66, down on the waterront.

Which stadium is the game at?

Pike Place Market and stores for shopping are also open on Sundays.

I'd add Pioneer Square historic district & the Waterfront as interesting places to walk around.

Maybe take a couple hour guided Seattle city tour sometime?

The game will be at Univ of Washington which I believe is just north of downtown. We plan to take a cab to the game. Should we do the Space Needle? Afterall it is THE Seattle landmark. I know a lot of things may not be open before noon on Sunday so specifically looking for things to fill the Sunday a.m. I thought that would be a good time to explore the waterfront or go to the Space Needle if we decide to do that.

If your plane gets in at 5:30, once you've retrieved bags and made your way downtown, you're probably looking at 7:30 or later, and possibly 8:30 or 9:30 on your own internal clocks if you're coming from the midwest, east or south.

I'd probably just stay put in the hotel and go to the hotel's own restaurant, Andaluca, which happens to be one of the best places downtown anyway. http://www.andaluca.com. Otherwise as Suze says, Assaggio (http://www.assaggioseattle.com) is a block or so away and has probably the best Italian food downtown. If you just want a burger or something lighter, the bar (Oliver's) inside the Mayflower has pretty good food too.

Saturday morning (and this works especially well if you're on eastern or Midwestern time) head to the Pike market as early as possible. It's at its best in the early morning, as the merchants set up their stalls and before the bulk of the tourists have hit.

Have breakfast at any of a number of places - Le Pichet, Maximilian, or Cafe Campagne if you're feeling in a French mood, the Athenian or Lowell's in the main arcade for traditional (old-fashioned) breakfast with a killer view, or grab a pastry from the Mee Sum Chinese bakery or Le Panier and wash it down with a Grande from the original Starbucks (with anatomically correct mermaid on the sign). Or just nosh and stroll - that's the market at its best.

Husky Stadium is three or four miles north and east of downtown; not sure if you've made arrangements for transportation, but if you're riding the buses leave plenty of time. If you haven't arranged transport, see the hotel concierge when you arrive; I wouldn't be surprised if somebody hasn't already laid on some limo or minibus service that you could glom onto.

Sunday the Space Needle is a fine beginning. Most locals think the food is mediocre and overpriced, although recent reports are that the food has improved, but the prices haven't. You can get to the Space Needle by riding the monorail from the Westlake Center station which is more or less next door to the Mayflower.

If the weather's okay, I'd recommend splurging for a harbor/locks/Lake Union cruise after that - http://www.argosycruises.com/publiccruises/locks.cfm or else ride the Ducks - http://www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/ - which is touristy but awful fun. The aim is to get you out on the water someplace; not to do so means missing a very important part of the local scene.

Shopping downtown is fine; aside from the Pike market there isn't a huge difference in retail offerings in Seattle from what you'll find in any big city, except for a couple of "don't miss" places - the REI Co-op flagship store (a long walk from the Mayflower) complete with indoor rock climbing mountain, and Uwajimaya, a fabulous pan-Asian grocery and department store with the best selection of vegetables, fish, and other products that you've never heard of. The food court at Uwajimaya (in the International District, just east of Pioneer Square) is one of Seattle's great hangout locations - a real eye-opener into this very Pacific city.

Thank you Gardyloo! This is exactly the info I was looking for. Checked out the website for the Ducks - that does look like fun!

I would second the early morning trip to the Pike Market, Sat or Sun. If you like salmon, the silver salmon is in season right now, and any of the fishmongers will be happy to pack it up for you for your flight. It will be perfectly OK for the trip home. Have fun, and.....GO DAWGS!!

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