The LONG Awaited, MUCH Anticipated Seattle GTG
 

OK--Here it is, just as I promised Easytraveler. Enzian and I had lunch last week and figured out the time and place:

Happy Hour (of course) 4-? November 2
Wanns
2020 2nd Ave. (Belltown)

So far, there are 5 of us--me & DH, easytraveler, enzian & DH and we're hoping ALL the Seattlites and those of you who will be visiting at this time will

Oh cool, sounds like fun! I will try to make it!

Excellent! Glad you posted it here as well as the Lounge, Artlover.

Looking forward to meeting you, NWWanderer.

Count me in, God willing and the creeks don't rise (as my boss used to say). Do I have to wear a killer whale costume?

Absolutely! And I shall come dressed as a blue flower.

OOOH! A costume party! :)

I'm going to come dressed as a young boy.

Just got my hair cut so short that, with dark glasses on, young girls are casting glances my way - LOL!

artlover: Thanks for all the work you've done to pull this GTG together!

Sooo looking forward to seeing all you Seattle Fodorites! It'll be fun to match a sign-in name to a face!

Can't wait till November!

I hope you can convince mms to join you, too. Promise you will take lots of pictures. Some of my favorite posters will be there. Wish I could be with you, but it is a long drive from Pinnacle.....

cmcfong--LOL! I really want to come, but it is DS bday. But who knows...he may not miss me:D Or they can do another GTG a few weeks later...I will be there for a whole week after Thanksgiving.

mms, Isn't your son young enough that you could switch days on him? You could post this dilemma on the lounge. It would be a hoot!

Orcas--I love it!!!LOL!

I'm gonna come dressed as a tennis player! Just went out and bought all black tennis clothes a la Roger Federer. Figured that what was wrong with my game. :D

mms, You should bring DS, especially with Orcas' costume. That in itself will make his bd one he'll never forget!

easytraveler, can't wait to see your haircut, and enzian, can't wait to see your costume too.

So, NWWanderer, how could you possibly not make it now?

And you other Seattlites--come on out of the woodwork (before the rains arrive) and join us for lots of fun!
(DH will be official photographer--he just doesn't know it yet.)

This just sounds like so much fun!

If I am in town, I most definitely will attend!

artlover----were you able to find black shoes like Roger's, with the little Swiss flag emblems? I want some too!

(but will they go with my blue flower outfit? Oh, dear. . . )

enzian, I'm looking...will let you know if I find some. And don't worry about them going with your blue flower outfit--after all, you'll be in Seattle, not Paris, and "the fashion police" have been on strike forever here:D!

I'd love to attend. I'll need to get a taxi from the ferry. Will I be the only one over seventy? You guys all sound so hip and very young. I'm just an obese Granny who loves to travel.
Joan

chatham~ not to worry, everyone is welcome & we're not as young as we sound -haha
:-)

But we might be as hip as we sound!

Age is just a number...and we are only as old as we feel:)

chatham: I will have a rental car and will be happy to pick you up.

Which ferry? Can you give me more specific directions?

Also what will you be dressed as? Whale costume is already taken. So is enzian flower. So is tennis player.

Joan---are you coming on the Bainbridge ferry? Wann's isn't too far; if it doen't work for easytraveler to pick you up, you could walk up to First Ave. and take a free bus north to Lenora. Wann's is on Second between Lenora and Virginia.

Yes, I'll be coming on the Bainbridge ferry. Thanks so much for the offer. My son will be coming with me and we'll get a taxi up, maybe if it's easy for us to be dropped at the ferry after that would be good, but I'm fine with a taxi. I could come as a tent and my son could come as Omar. He's half Greek so he could pass as an Omar and I won't be a pup tent.

What fun, Joan

In case anyone gets lost, the phone no. there is 206-441-5637.

artlover: First "Sleepless in Seattle"

now "Lost in Seattle"

Hope they don't happen on the same trip! LOL!

chatham: Omar and The Tent? Sounds fascinating!

I'm so looking forward to meeting everyone on this GTG! :)

easytraveler,
As we are you!

Very funny, BTW :D

Well, I've been inspired by FarinaAgain's organizational skills, so here goes so far:

YES
enzian
easytraveller
Orcas
artlover
artlover's DH
chatham
chatham's DS
lennyba

MAYBE
NWWanderer
mms
sarahbellum
suze
Gardyloo

OK, I know there are other Seattlites out there...hope you'll add your names to the list somewhere. Wouldn't want you to miss out on all the fun!:D

It's on my calendar and so long as I'm in town on Nov 2, I'm planning to be there...but not in costume, sorry ;-).

Oh good, NW, I will put you on the YES list!

Anyone else out there?

I didn't say maybe, only because I've got guests in from Vermont that weekend.

Suze,
You could bring them...we're pretty friendly :D

artlover..
Aren't you the one with the vacuum story?

artlover: weren't you coming as a tennis player?

Why are you coming as a vacuum?

Thanks for the kind words, artlover.

Wann's is a GREAT place for those of you who haven't had the pleasure yet. I was there for the first time after work a couple weeks ago. Very nice.

Oh what fun! Count me in! The only places I've dined in Seattle have been 2 different McD's, the food hall in Westlake Center, Ivars on the Waterfront and a Seattle's Best Coffee somewhere! Oh and the doughnut stall in Pike Place Market!

Please send airline ticket to Wildblueyonder, UK. Much obliged! :)

query, query:

would it be possible to drive over to Bellevue after a night at Wann's? Or should I find lodging downtown?

What's the freeway situation, BTW? Is I-90 undergoing construction?

Decisions! Decision!

wildblueyonder - You're always welcome! artlover will send her private jet to pick you up!

Not for this GTG, but for the future, if anybody can go to Vancouver, I'll be there one day only on June 7 Saturday on a cruise.

easytraveler~ Sure it'd be very easy to drive to Bellevue. I prefer to use I-5 north then onto the 520 bridge. It shouldn't take more than 20 mins. or so later in the evening.

suze: thanks for your reply! I''m going to go make my hotel reservations now!

Thanks again! :)

Hey! I just totally happened across this by chance! I would love to come! If enzian is coming as a blue flower and Orcas as a whale, I shall come as a deep breath or sigh. Hm, I wonder what that looks like?!

See you November 2! I'm so glad I found this thread now - normally with this sort of thing I would have found it on November 3!

easytraveler,
LOL :D
Actually, I haven't been able to find the black tennis shoes with 4 (now) swiss flags on them yet, so I might just have to come as myself. (BTW, I e-mailed you some info re. your query, did you get it?)

wildlueyonder,
come join us, I saw some great fares this time of year on airfarewatchdog.com!

suspire,
Great. Will put you on the YES list.

Anyone else?