A Perfect Saturday in Ballard

a scenic run, coffee, shopping, food & drink -- explore some highlights of the best corner of Seattle

Years ago, we stopped traveling on holiday weekends. Memorial Day, Labor Day, MLK Day, etc — those long weekends with federal holidays when school is out and work is closed, we stay put. It seems that everyone else is traveling then so prices are higher and crowds are larger and for us, the extra day isn’t worth the cost.

And also, since everyone else is traveling then, we’ve noticed our neighborhood and practically the whole city reliably empty on these weekends, making our favorite local haunts quiet and lovely.

We love to travel. But we also love where we live! And on these weekends, especially, when things are a little quieter, it’s the perfect nudge to have a true staycation in our own city.

If you aren’t traveling this Memorial Day weekend, perhaps you need some plans? Or maybe you’re not local and have a trip to Seattle on the books? In either case, I leave you with one version of a perfect Saturday in my neighborhood.

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