Seattle for a Little R & R

We had to go to the States for 72 hours in order to legally export our car (take the VIN out of US circulation). They were rather strict about this time limit. So, we decided to take a little vacation. We spent the first evening in this little pub on Capitol Hill, the Hopvine. They love their local beers, and so did we.


We stayed at a great place on Capitol Hill that we found through Airbnb, my new favorite travel web site.

I had the Obsidian Stout, from Deschutes Brewery, in Bend, Oregon. Patty had the Golden Hills Lager, from Spokane.

I loved the vintage cop cars downtown. Hopefully, they don't come with vintage attitudes.

I had this amazing eggplant-pepper ravioli dish for lunch at Il Corvo handmade pasta. The sauce was in the pasta—amazingly good. Washed it down with some cheap house red. Patty had the pappardelle, with red wine braised mushroom ragu, also delish.