『Seattle① by Futa』

Hi, there:)) What's up??

Today, I crossed the Canada-U.S. border by car for the first time!!! Yeah🤪✨

初の、カナダからアメリカへ国境越え！！

From Vancouver, Canada, to Seattle, U.S.

バンクーバー🇨🇦 → シアトル🇺🇸

Vancouver - 230 km: 143 miles - Seattle

3-4 hours by car.

Vancouver and Seattle are look really nearby on the map. It was way farther than I thought. haha

"Kilometer" changed to "Mile"👣 when we threw across the border.

I don't know why but I was kinda nervous when crossed the boder. haha.

We need to write some information and they ask us some questions at the border check point, like "Where are you from?", "Where do you live?", "Why do you go to U.S.?", "What will you do in U.S.?", and so on.

Of course, there were no problem, though.haha

バンクーバーからシアトルまでは約230km。

(＊東京から長野までが大体 230km)

車を高速で飛ばして４時間くらい。地図で見ると近く感じてたから、思ったより大分遠かった。笑

(国境での手続きに30〜60分。今日はタイミング良く空いてたけど、日によってはかなり並んで待つらしい。そして、質疑応答やらで謎にドキドキする。w)

and... FINALLY!!!

Seattle

Seattle is a city in Washington.

This place is really famous for Starbucks, The Boeing Company, Microsoft, Amazon, etc...

Seattle is the birthplace of them.

シアトルは、スターバックス、ボーイング(航空会社)、マイクロソフト、アマゾン等、超有名企業の誕生の地。

もちろん、行ってきたぜ、

スターバックス１号店！！

The first store of Starbucks.

The symbol picture is a bit different from others!!

There are always a big line, so you need to wait to go inside. Coffees are actually not different, but there are some original stuffs you can buy only here, like mug, tumbler, cup, and more. It was interesting to visit the first store, though.

流石に世界的に愛されるコーヒー店スターバックスの１号店💥連日入るのに観光客の列が出来て、待ち必須。コーヒーの味はさほど他店と変わらないけど、１号店ならではのカップやタンブラーが買える♪

I got an exclusive tumbler☀︎✨

(ってことで、１号店タンブラーゲット！)

You can find this tumbler only at 1st & Pike-Seattle Starbucks, not at the first store. haha

(この the first store って書いてあるタンブラー、１号店じゃなくて、すぐ近くの 1st & Pike 店のみで買えます。)w

そんな、スターバックス１号店の目の前にあるのが、超賑わいを見せる巨大マーケット「Public Market Center」。

The first starbucks is just in front of a super big market which is called Public Market Center.

小さい店が所狭しと入っていて、花、魚、スパイス、服、アクセサリー、海外、etc.. もはや、ジャンル無しのエンターテイメント！笑

In that market, there're lots of stores and you'll see fruits, flowers, fishes, many kinda spices, accessories, arts, and more.

So many things to see!!

Really much enjoyed wondering around the market, as the unique smells are coming from every direction. There are so many great shops and restaurants, with a ton of great food options! haha