PaizoCon 2014 – Seattle, WA

Sep 4, 2014 | Food, Travels | 5 comments

So whew! I’ve finally had time to go through all my vacation pictures and organize them so I can start uploading them.  Just in time for more trips too!  This is from our trip to Seattle, WA for PaizoCon (manufacturer’s of the game Pathfinder, which we play with friends)

Overall the convention was a bit small. We played some Pathfinder, and looked at all the new stuff they had to offer, but overall it was like any other small convention in a hotel.  We left ourselves a few extra days to visit Seattle while there and that by far was the best part of the trip. We did head out to the LeMay Auto Muesum one day, but most of our time was spent in downtown Seattle at the Pike’s Place Market.

my my look at all that sausage!

Some famous pig at the market

This guy!

We also visited the original Starbucks!! I was very excited for this, being the Starbucks Fan Girl I am.   We also visited the Starbucks concept store (Roy Street Coffee) where they try out new concepts and even serve wine.  It was kinda fun to get a Chai and a wine from the coffee shop!

Outside the original Starbucks

Proof!

Chai and Wine: I could get used to this!

We also ate a ton of food. All the food is delicious in Seattle. One of my favorite places was a restaurant in a hotel called Shuckers. It was so much more than an Oyster bar though. The Oysters Rockerfeller were amazing, they had a crab mac and cheese that I would travel to Seattle just to eat, and the dessert was the perfect amount of chocolatey crunchy goodness.

I also got the opportunity to try escargot, which wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be

We visited some of the famous tourist spots in the area. Biscuits Bitch had probably the best bicuits and gravy I’ve ever eaten, and I say that having tried them in the south. We also tried crumpets which is everything an english muffin wished it could be. Crisp outside, fluffy center, perfect flavor. yum yum! We also tried Piroshky Piroshky which makes things in puff pastry. It was good – every culture has their own version of this food and I love trying the different variations

Overall it was a great time. I would definitely visit Seattle again, but I probably wouldn’t go back for PaizoCon. There is a lot to do in Seattle and the surrounding area and I would love more time to explore. (and eat!)