Seattle Trip! (guest post by APAK)

Hello Cyclebreezers!

We are Aaron + Ayumi aka. APAK! We make art together and live in lovely, green, and bike friendly Portland, Oregon, our friend Kinya asked if we’d like to guest blog about our train/bike trip and art show in Seattle, hope you enjoy it. It was really easy to take our bikes on the train and only cost $5 extra to reserve a spot for each of our bikes. It took a little less than 3 hours to get there by Amtrak and was a peaceful scenic ride.



We arrived in downtown Seattle. It would normally be only about a 20 minute ride from the station to the gallery but it was our first time in Seattle so we took a few wrong turns and went up and down some humongous hills before we got there an hour later, but it was fun to get lost and explore a little. We got to ride by the impressive Central Library by Rem Koolhaas...



The gallery is near Pike Place fish market where we ate fish sandwiches and clam chowder for lunch...



and delicious russian pastries at “Piroshky Piroshky” for dessert...



Our show was at a cute little toy shop called Schmancy. We did some paintings and felted woolen dolls.





The next day we rode the “Burke-Gilman Trail” from the University District to Golden Gardens beach in Ballard on Puget Sound. Our friend and rad artist Kinoko showed us the way. It took about an hour or so and was a scenic lovely ride.





Lots of people were out enjoying the sun and sand but not many swimmers because Puget Sound is really frickin cold....





We found a dead jelly fish washed ashore...



We really wanted to eat some of this seaweed but decided not to...



We had lots of fun biking around Seattle and it was quite easy to get around thanks to the bike lanes and map. It was the first time we’ve explored a new city by bike and now it’s our favorite way to get around while intimately experiencing a new place for the first time. We hope to bike around other cities in the future.




Thanks Aaron & Ayumi for the lovely post! I didn't know that taking a bike on Amtrak was so easy and cheap. I think I would do the same if I go to Seattle. Be sure to check out Apak's site and their Etsy shop.