Organizers:
Program Coordinator:
Karl Jansen
(DESY Zeuthen)
karl.jansen@desy.de
Kostas Orginos
(College of William and Mary / JLab)
kostas@wm.edu
Steve Sharpe
(University of Washington)
sharpe@phys.washington.edu
Laura Lee
lee@phys.washington.edu
(206) 685-3509
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Seattle, August 8 - 28, 2007
Seattle Info
Getting around Seattle:
Seattle has a good bus system, e.g. with express service from
opposite the dorms to downtown. The web site is
http://transit.metrokc.gov/
Biking around is also practical---there's the Burke Gilman trail running from next to the physics department both to the west (to Fremont and
Ballard, both fun neighborhoods) and to the north and east. You can
go all around Lake Washington if you're amibitous/crazy.
http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/BurkeGilman/bgtrail.htm
Renting a bike near the UW. Try Recycled Cycles, which is a short walk from the dorms or the Physics Department.
http://www.recycledcycles.com/
Warm weather fun:
Kayaking, with rentals just down the hill at the Agua Verde paddle club (also good for lunch, though can be slow):
Campus canoe/rowboat rentals from the Waterfront Activities Center (across campus to the east from Physics; not far from the gym=IMA)
http://depts.washington.edu/ima/IMA_wac.php
There's an outdoor climbing wall near there, too. Or just go swimming in Lake Washington!
Indoor climbing walls:
The flagship REI store has a tall "pinnacle" at
http://www.rei.com/stores/seattle/climbclass.html
Afficionados may want to check out Stone Garden at
http://www.stonegardens.com/
Getting away for the weekend:
Local car rental outfits (15 minutes walk):
National Parks/Monunments near here:
Mount Rainier (though lots of roads/trails closed due to winter storms):
http://www.nps.gov/archive/mora/home.htm
Mount St. Helens: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/
Olympic (need to take a ferry so quite a long haul, but beautiful): http://www.nps.gov/olym/
North Cascades (further away, but wilder), http://www.nps.gov/noca/
Lots of excellent hikes at all levels with trailheads 1-2 hours drive away. For one person's ideas, see: http://www.gajos.org/travel/nearSeattle/
High Culture:
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown),Seattle Asian Art Museum (Capitol Hill), and newly opened Sculpture Garden (latter is free).
Opera and Symphony are very good. There are lots of first-rate theaters
of various ilks. Some free plays in various parks during the summer.
Low Culture:
Pike place market: lively, near to the water, rather touristy but
still fun.
Ferry: Take a roundtrip to Bremerton so get a cheap cruise,
or go on one of the harbor tours.
Baseball: the incomparable Seattle Mariners (miraculously in
contention for the division title this year) play at home
on Aug 13-15 (vs Minnesota), 17-19 (vs. Chicago White Sox),
and 27-29 (vs. L.A. Angels). Center field bleachers are cheap,
and the stadium is impressive.
Evening activities:
Be sure to pick up a copy of the current week's Stranger and Seattle
Weekly. They are free and can be found inside most restaurants,
bars, and coffee shops, and also in newspaper dispensers along the
roadside. In them you will find Seattle event listings, reviews,
restaurant picks, and an assortment of local journalism. You can
also check out their websites, www.thestranger.com and
www.seattleweekly.com.
Local pubs:
The College Inn Pub (4000 Univ. Way) is very close and a preferred grad student hangout, and the Big Time Brewery and Alehouse (4133 Univ. Way) is also good. Places on "The Ave" (= Univ. Way) north of 45th St. are
not recommended, particularly later at night.
There are lots of bars and restaurants in downtown Fremont
(off Fremont Ave) and also in Capitol Hill and Ballard.
Live music:
Lots of venues---see Stranger, Seattle Weekly or local newspapers
for listings. Some examples:
The Tractor Tavern-Ballard
Chop Suey-Capitol Hill
The Crocodile Lounge-Belltown
The Showbox Music Club-Downtown
Neumo's-Capitol Hill