We are going to Seattle on the 20th then driving down to Portland. I've written a list which is not an itenerary. I hate following list, this is merely suggestions for us to use as a guide. Here is what I came up with. Sometimes it reads more like a scavenger hunt than a list lol.
Seattle
* Pike Place Market
* Seattle Space Needle
* Spend Time with Cristina
* Olympic Sculpture Park
* Indulge in Eating a Pacific Northwest Oyster - Elliott's Oyster House
* See Murray or Eric at Zig Zag Cafe
* Visit the Memorial Viretta Park to see the Kurt Cobain Memorial Bench
* Diss Starbucks number one by drinking some good Seattle Coffee - Espresso at Uptown Espresso or Vivace
* Go to Archie Mcphee's to get 1 free box of pink elephant cocktail napkins
* Nick Picks a Brewery/ Brewpub or bar hopping
1. Brouwers
2. The Jolly Rodger if open was undergoing a referb.
* Ride a Ferry - Would it be too cold?
* Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - It's Free :)
* Theo Chocolate Tour
* Experience Music Project Museum
* Salumi
* Ballard District
Other things of interest in Seattle
World Spice Merchants
Seattle Art Museum
Portland
* Get a Bacon Maple Bar at Voodoo Doughnuts
* Brew Pubs tours and bars
1. Bridgeport Brewery and Brewpub - Pop in for a pint at the oldest microbrewery in Oregon
2. Rogue Ales Public House Brewery
3. Doug Fir
4. Widmer Brewing Company - famous for making Hefeweizen beer
* Spend Time with Lears
* Potlandia - the Portland Building
* Obtain a Keep Portland Weird Bumpersticker
* Powell's city of books
* The Velveteria
* Chinese Garden
* See the Pearl District
* Visit Old Town
* Portland Food and drink Walking Tour
http://www.portlandwalkingtours.com/tours/epicurean_excursion.php * McMenamins
1. Kennedy School
2. Chapel Pub
* Have a cup of Stumptown Coffee
* Tillamook Cheese
* Apizza Scholls
Other things of Interest
The Mystery Hole
Underground Tour
Portland Museum of Art
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Union Jacks
Darcelle's XV