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ROTR rum on the rideau Tiki Socialite Ottawa, Ont. Joined: Apr 29, 2016 Posts: 132	ROTR rum on the rideau Posted posted on Sun, Nov 26, 2017 1:49 PM Stop 4: Bothell / North Bend WA Sept. 24 Travel Day: Very short train ride to Seattle and then car rental to explore inland a bit. After successfully escaping Seattle we headed east toward North Bend WA and Twede’s Café to have pie and coffee in the diner from Twin Peaks. Continued the Peaks mission with the short drive to Snoqualmie Falls and see the Salish Lodge aka “The Great Northern Lodge”. From there it’s just a 30-minute drive cross-country to Bothell and the McMenamins Anderson School and the North Shore Lagoon. The Anderson School was built during the depression (not the recent one) and has been remodeled by the McMenamins into a complex of hotel, restaurants, bars, open area with covered fire pits, movie theatre, live music venue, a whiskey shed and a public swimming pool. The North Shore Lagoon is located on the second floor of the pool building. The Lagoon has amazing décor with pieces brought in from Bali, Viet Nam, tapas from Hawaii, Fiji and beams from a Jim Beam distillery. The salt water pool is vented each night from skylights so it can sometimes have a slightly salty mist in the pool, so the bar can have the feel of being close to ocean. The bartender told us they are new to the whole tiki concept and are a bit over-whelmed at the history and are trying to get a handle on it. They do have a large selection of rums and whiskies, but the drink menu tiki-wise is limited. Overall however, the complex is a really nice place to stay and relax. On the road again from Seattle Twede’s Café, aka Twin Peaks: The Double R Diner, 137 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA “The place where pies go when they die.” – Agent Cooper Salish Lodge & Spa, 6501 Railroad Ave, Snoqualmie, WA, “The Great Northern Hotel” McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon Bar, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon – hey didn’t I see you three guys at the Hale Pele? McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon North Shore Lagoon - Mai Tai & Jungle Bird McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon North Shore Lagoon, Painkiller & Zombie in signature Zombie mug. Mug is Dagon “Bringer of Enlightenment” and enlightenment is what this zombie needed. McMenamins Anderson School, one of several outdoor fire pits

Stop 4: Bothell / North Bend WA Sept. 24

Travel Day: Very short train ride to Seattle and then car rental to explore inland a bit. After successfully escaping Seattle we headed east toward North Bend WA and Twede’s Café to have pie and coffee in the diner from Twin Peaks. Continued the Peaks mission with the short drive to Snoqualmie Falls and see the Salish Lodge aka “The Great Northern Lodge”. From there it’s just a 30-minute drive cross-country to Bothell and the McMenamins Anderson School and the North Shore Lagoon. The Anderson School was built during the depression (not the recent one) and has been remodeled by the McMenamins into a complex of hotel, restaurants, bars, open area with covered fire pits, movie theatre, live music venue, a whiskey shed and a public swimming pool. The North Shore Lagoon is located on the second floor of the pool building. The Lagoon has amazing décor with pieces brought in from Bali, Viet Nam, tapas from Hawaii, Fiji and beams from a Jim Beam distillery. The salt water pool is vented each night from skylights so it can sometimes have a slightly salty mist in the pool, so the bar can have the feel of being close to ocean. The bartender told us they are new to the whole tiki concept and are a bit over-whelmed at the history and are trying to get a handle on it. They do have a large selection of rums and whiskies, but the drink menu tiki-wise is limited. Overall however, the complex is a really nice place to stay and relax.

On the road again from Seattle

Twede’s Café, aka Twin Peaks: The Double R Diner, 137 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA

“The place where pies go when they die.” – Agent Cooper

Salish Lodge & Spa, 6501 Railroad Ave, Snoqualmie, WA,
“The Great Northern Hotel”

McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon Bar, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA

McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon – hey didn’t I see you three guys at the Hale Pele?

McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon

North Shore Lagoon - Mai Tai & Jungle Bird

McMenamins Anderson School, North Shore Lagoon

North Shore Lagoon, Painkiller & Zombie in signature Zombie mug.
Mug is Dagon “Bringer of Enlightenment” and enlightenment is what this zombie needed.

McMenamins Anderson School, one of several outdoor fire pits

Post #781845 by rum on the rideau on Sun, Nov 26, 2017 1:49 PM