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New friend from Seattle Trip

We now have a new friend – Hedgy or Pikey from Seattle’s Pike Place :) We found him in the ‘display window’ of Merry Tails 1501 Pike Place #413, Seattle WA 98101 Tel 206-623-4142. There were many stuffed animals, but the little, cute hedgehogs stood out at me.
There were two types. One lying down on it’s belly (like Hedgy) and another one sitting up. Both were cute, and I wanted both, but got the one lying down. $5.50 USD+tax.
So adorable! :D

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Hedgy helping me with my blog

Cafe Bengodi in Seattle

Cafe Bengodi on Urbanspoon A very small Italian place right on the corner with about 10 tables. Though some parts were falling apart, it was cozy and colourful, with the place was run by one guy upfront. It was around 2pm and the streets outside was really quiet as everyone was watching the Sea Hawks Super Bowl game.  We wanted to eat and leave Seattle before the game ended and everyone came out onto the streets to create chaos and traffic jams.

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Pastaria Tonno $12

Sheepie told me that the toilet wasn’t working and had some weird setup with how it was built. I didn’t go and hoped I would run into a different bathroom elsewhere.

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Bambino’s

Bambino's on UrbanspoonSheepie and I were in Seattle over the weekend. It was late in the night, after checking out the Chihuly Garden and Glass  (which I HIGHLY recommend!!!), we were looking for a place to dine. We walked around the area and found Bambino’s which seemed like a decent place. It had a Gastown look and feel with brick walls, and a real gas-burning pizza oven! It’s dark and cozy with friendly staff.idearabbit_bambinos_seattle5idearabbit_bambinos_seattle2I love it when restaurants serve chilled water in glass bottles. It eliminates the hassle of having to ask for water every time the cup is empty. I noticed that the label on the glass said 12% alcohol. It puzzled me since I knew it was water – not alcohol. Upon examining, I found out it’s a wine bottle from Canada! Then, I found it was made in BC – oh wait, it says Victoria! Haha…we come all the way down to Seattle, and end up drinking Seattle water out of a wine bottle from Victoria, BC.

idearabbit_bambinos_seattle1idearabbit_bambinos_seattle3idearabbit_bambinos_seattle4I got the Calzoni Pietro $9 made with tomato sauce, mozzarella, chicken sausage, Calabrian Perpers and Ricotta. Sheepie ordered the Pancrazio $9 with Italian sausage and mushroom.

idearabbit-bambino5After crossing over to the US, it’s always overwhelming how big all the portions are! But this was gigantic!! It was bigger than the big plate. LOL. I knew I wouldn’t be able to finish it, and wouldn’t be able to take home as we were going to stay in a motel with no fridge. So I ate the best part – the inside. Even then, I still couldn’t finish all of the contents inside! The dough part was a bit burnt, and wasn’t all that fabulous or anything, so I didn’t feel like eating it anyways.

If you’re hungry, this is the place to go! It’s also great for a relaxing dinner or chitchatting by the bar.

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