Seattle, we finally meet!

Today is the third day of my Seattle vacation. It reminds me of San Francisco minus the gloomy weather. It drizzles with light rain but doesn't rain nonstop like I imagined. The city is so vast with green lush vegetation. It's truly tree heaven here. I see houses planted on hills and mountains. There are people everywhere. There's a clear diversity from Chinatown to downtown. Considering that I'm from a small town, I can't help but feel so small in this city. Everything is moving, people are on the go, shops and places are bustlin'. 

I arrived Seattle at 10pm pt (1am et). I was sleepy and hungry. After we got our rental we went to the best rated Japanese restaurant that was opened at the time. Cod fish was amazing, sushi was nothing spectacular. 

Next day I visited Chinatown. I went there for a quick dim sum lunch. I was craving congee. It's not as busy as SF's Chinatown however it's a lot cleaner. Not much to look at so I went to Pike Place Market. 

It's a farmers market plus a flea market, you see art booths to fruit booths. You can eat fresh seafood too. The first Starbucks is also located there. Which was pretty cool! Another amazing thing is that they have booths that sell fresh flowers created in beautiful arrangements! All under $20! I wished we had something like that back home! My room would be filled with fresh flowers everyday!!! I made the mistake of waiting to buy one because I wanted to walk down to the shopping center about 4 blocks away. When I got back, everything was closed. I thought it was gonna be open all day! it's okay though because I know I'll visit again before I leave. 

I still have the space needle and sky city restaurant to explore. I might do down to the Ferris wheel harbor too. So far, my trip has nothing but amazing!!!

Travel Diary: HAUL - from Japantown in San Francisco

Japantown was smaller in comparison to the busy, hustlin' and bustlin' Chinatown in San Francisco! The town was quaint, quiet and very peaceful. It was the last stop on my list before heading to the airport for my flight. I arrived before noon and the town had no more than 5 people in sight including myself. It could be that it was too early for the locals, but even as time progressed it was clear that Japantown was not a popular attraction. I didn't mind it. It was a nice change from all the crowds that I've encountered in the couple days before. However, it begged the question whether Japan town really had anything amazing to offer... Because I had high expectations.

 Me, being a skincare addict - I was most anxious and excited to visit beauty stores! I was hoping to find good products with reasonable prices. I was ready and willing to spend money on skincare! However, unfortunately, there were only 3 beauty stores around town and I left with nothing... It was very disappointing. There were products available, but the price of one was more costly than if I were to buy it online myself. Which didn't make any sense to me, and I would only cheat myself out if I were to purchase something.

Apart from that, I went to this Japanese store called, Daiso Japan which is similar to the General dollar store. Almost everything is priced at a $1 and almost everything is made in Japan. I was able to find a few things, so I suppose that made the trip worth it. Oh and I was able to do a puriku photo booth! It's where you get to take cutesy photos and then embellish your plain looking picture with fun decorations such as adding bokeh and typography! Instructions and editing was all written in Japanese, so I had a difficult time decorating mines. I did the best I could with the limited minutes given. I wish I wore something cuter though! In all honesty, I really didn't like my overall choice of outfits that I brought for the trip. And let me not get started with my hair color.. It was transitioning into black, hence my greenish-light-grayish-bluish hair  >.<