rainbow-davie

How far sin....  and how many days.  and your budget too.

rainbow-davie

1 day trip.. man.. nowhere else you can go except Seattle. That's it.   First you can't go to a lot of places.. Forget about those museum.  You will spend so much time there and kinda boring.

no need to join tour for a 1 day trip. waste of money.  and Seattle.. one day is enough.

Preparation:  Get a GPS.   Yes.. if you don't go to Seattle that often, you need one and update the map.  The exit near Downtown is kinda messy.
Itinerary:

- The night b4, sleep well, buy some red bull and drinks. fill up some gas.
- Wake up in the morning, get a bun. and go.  Bring your passport
- Then just drive and pass Peace Arch
- Around 1.5 hrs later, you should be in Tunalip.  Stop by there, go have Buffet lunch in the Casino, and then go for a hour shopping in the outlet beside it.
- Continue driving to Downtown Seattle.  
- Go to Space needle, and the whatever science world kinda thing beside it.  spend an hour there is enough. take some photos....  then drive again.
- Park somewhere RIGHT in downtown parkage. Then just go around the malls, and then head down to the "Original Starbucks"  though nothing much to see.. but well..1st shop though.
- spend sometime in the market there.   Probably when you feel tired, it is around 6 something already.  
- go for dinner at the pier.   recommend this one: http://www.pier57seattle.com/restaurants.html  fun!
- and then pick up your car, drive around.
- Headback.. Stop by Bellevue.  Get some dessert at cheesecake factory.
- Continue drive back, just b4 crossing border, go to Bliane.  fill up some gas, and take some pee.
- You just go there for one day, so remember,  you have NO exemption for anything you buy.  
- When crossing border, just tell them sight seeing, tell them the total amount everyone buy from US.  u should be fine.  remember,  "SMILE"!!!

rainbow-davie

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你可以做海關。佢哋真係只問這幾個問題。
elan7e 發表於 2012-2-9 21:52

if you just go there shop and sight seeing, yes.. those are the usual questions.

However, if you go there for business, OMG, US custom question you like crazy.

I went to Seattle for a conference few months ago.  And the custom kept asking me question, and ask for conference receipt, details.  and ask me if I'm going to share any technology and if I'm a speaker.. blah blah blah.

It is so annoying.  

and there were many times when I went to Vegas, the custom ask me what I'm doing there.  Of course, I politely answered "Have some fun, shopping and watching show".  but .. Vegas,.. Really?? he had to ask me what i'm gonna do there?   I really want to say " Really? "

rainbow-davie

so, cySugar,  what is your final decision? still one day trip or few more days?
If you can, I think you should spend a long weekend with your parents.  It will be a good memorable vacation.   

rainbow-davie

the zoo near Tacoma is good.  I went there before.