Of course I did my research. I started in the most trustworthy spot you can when planning a holiday, TripAdvisor I read all the reviews, I read all of the tips and I looked at all of the pictures. I also read blogs. They are accounts of people’s personal views on hotels, attractions and restaurants. I googled girls weekend in Seattle. Once I found a whole list of activities I went online and read reviews of each of them. I also looked at a map. We only had the weekend so I didn’t want to spend our time driving around I wanted to keep our activities close to our hotel.
As it was dinner time, we had made reservations at The Melting Pot. It was just down a block from our hotel so it was a nice walk. The food was delicious! My Sis is a huge fondue fan!
The next morning I had planned something super special! However… I was the direction giver because I didn’t want my Sis to know what we were doing!
LOL It is a good thing we left early because we ended up on the wrong side of the tracks! Literally lol and we couldn’t even go into a gas station to ask because nobody we met/saw spoke English! We kept driving around this area that looked like the Projects of New Jack City until we finally saw a police car. Mom got out and asked directions LOL. Seriously I am the WORST navigator, EVER! After that my Sis grabbed all my Google map printouts and took charge 🙂
We finally arrived at our destination! A Turkish Spa called, Banya 5. Ah-Mazing! I had been to spas before but nothing prepared me for this. I had arranged for each of us to get 2 treatments. Mom and I started with mud wraps. OMG. It was Heaven on Earth! We were rubbed down with warm mineral mud containing kaolin clay, lavender, rose, peppermint and sage all over our bodies and then wrapped like Mummies in muslin while they washed our hair with rosemary and massaged our feet with honey. While we relaxed they gave us facials with rose water and then bathed all the glorious mud off us while we laid there. I have never been bathed before. Everyone NEEDS to be bathed by steaming hot water while you LAY on a table with beautiful scents all around you.
While we were being wrapped, my Sis was getting a Supreme facial!
Next my Mom and Sis had a scrub. A full body honey application with a full body exfoliation, plus an ultra-relaxing head and scalp treatment.The scrub was made of sea salts, local clover honey and ultra hydrating cocoa butter. They were washed, exfoliated, massaged and cleansed!
While they were scrubbed I was having a blissful pregnancy massage!
After our treatments we were able to use the baths. I of course couldn’t because of my pregnancy and my Sis chickened out lol but Mom… she took the plunge! She did the salt water tepid pool, the cold plunge pool and the hot pool!
We had lunch at this awesome Thai place… and Mom the adventurous eater that she was, chose honey garlic chicken wings! HAHAHAHA
We then adventured around Pioneer Square. I chose Banya because it was close to this area. It was listed as a place to see in so many of my researched blogs and lists and it truly was beautiful historic area! My Sis even found her GORGEOUS bridal shower dress there! Of course it was a little out of her price range lol but we talked her into it anyways, and I am so glad because she looked beautiful in it… all $250 of it! BAHAHAHA
That evening Mom and I had planned a night out at the dinner theatre, Teatro ZinZanni! Best. Dinner. Theatre. Ever. We had reserved a fabulous table right on the edge of all the action. We had purchased a celebration package that was waiting for us at our table. It included hats, sunglasses, chocolate and necklaces. The show we saw was about a hot tamale circus! It was funny and entertaining and all of the acrobats/actors/singers/performers were supremely talented! The service was the BEST, they nicknamed us the Triplets LOL and the 5 course dinner was 5 stars! It was a night of laughter and love!
The next morning we got up early and headed to Pike Place Market. I knew that was a must see but I didn’t want to miss anything so we had booked a Savor Seattle Food Tours. I would recommend this tour to anyone! We wore headsets and the hilarious tour guide recounted history, stories, myths, legends, and facts to us all morning long. He took us to 16 of the best market vendors and allowed us to taste test the best of what the best had to offer! We tried, doughnuts, cherry salsa, chowder, mac and cheese, Piroshky-Piroshky, crab cakes, candied salmon, and other tasty treats! We had beautiful weather all weekend and the Market was truly amazing and worth all of the flattering reviews that I had read in my research.
After eating all morning we tried to burn some calories while shopping in Downtown Seattle! Mom was a real trooper through all of this. Her MS didn’t let her walk that much, especially up and down all the hills that make up Seattle, but she never complained and she kept up to us all weekend long!
We did well… 🙂
For dinner I had planned on a REAL restaurant. Like one that was known for their culinary expertise. I chose The Purple Cafe & Wine Bar. It was unreal. There was an actual tower of wine in the middle of the restaurant! They used ropes and a pulley system to get the bottle you ordered down! Coolio! Of course being pregnant, I couldn’t try any of the wine 🙁 But they did have a nice pinot noir grape juice that even came in a nice big wine glass, so I didn’t feel too left out lol. We were actually still so full from the Market that morning that we ate VERY little lol. I am still a bit bummed that we didn’t try all the delicious menu offerings, but I am happy that we had restraint and didn’t waste what little money we had left after shopping all day 🙂
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Your Mom looks and sounded like a fabulous lady, you must miss her so much. I'm glad you have so many wonderful memories to cherish!
Thanks for reading! She was a wonderful woman that was full of life! We miss her so much but continue to live life with laughter as she would want it 🙂 She left us all with a lifetime of love and memories and we can only hope to do the same for our children. Next month we are planning something special for her anniversary (as we do every year) stay tuned to read all about it!