Paul Lewing on wed 14 mar 12
On Mar 14, 2012, at 5:15 PM, Patty Kaliher wrote:
We always do the Wednesday shuttle tours for $20.
Not this year. Check the prices.
YOU
CANNOT SEE IT ALL.
Amen. There are a record 190 shows this year.
The bus leaves the convention center and circles thru
all the stops with a new bus coming along every 25 minutes or so.
Stay as
long as you want at each stop, there will be information regarding
restaurants at each stop, skip a stop if there is nothing of interest
there.
Again, not this year. I believe all the bus tours are what they call
excursions rather than shuttles. That means you stay with the same
bus for the whole ride.
Paul Lewing
www.paullewingtile.com
www.paullewingart.com
Roxanne Hunnicutt on wed 14 mar 12
Hi!
Does anyone know Seattle well enough to suggest a parking garage that does
not charge $30 for overnight?
If I can't find something reasonable, I may park at the airport and take
the train into town. Does that sound reasonable? I am over 64 and I think
the train will be cheap right?
I am staying at the Sheraton and it will be hard for me to pay $30 to 40 a
night for parking. That is what they charge. But I think overnight at the
airport can be much much less.
Then, I have NEVER been to NCECA and am looking at those excursions. Do
most of you do those? Or how do you enjoy NCECA?
Thanks for ANY advice, especially GOOD AND CHEAP eating in Seattle,
including a glass of wine or two.
And what not to miss even if spendy?
Roxanne in OR
Greg Relaford on wed 14 mar 12
I think your instincts are correct. $30/night is robbery.
Long term parking is available near the airport, with shuttle back and
forth to the airport (usually free.) There are some overnight garages in
the downtown Seattle area, but they can be hard to get a spot in or
pricey...but still cheaper than the hotel is charging you.
Take a look at a couple of links:
http://seattle.bestparking.com/
I punched in the dates, roughly, for NCECA and found as low as
$90-something for the entire time. That may or may not include in-out
privileges.
Thrifty, at the airport was under $70:
http://www.thriftyparking.com/location/seattle
This place was even cheaper, with free shuttle. Under $30 for the entire
time.
http://www.globalairportparking.com/
Light Rail is very cheap.
Lots of food, and downtown corridor has free bus service on all buses while
they are in that 'zone.' The International District has some great asian
restaurant, most not expensive.
Restaurants near International District
If you walk downhill, there are decent restaurants in and around the Pike
Place Market...and you can watch men throw large fish around and have fun
for free.
There's a mall-ish spot, Pacific Place, near the Convention Center. It has
restaurants ranging from fast-food to mid-range, various stores, etc.
Pacific Place
Travel up-hill on Pike, alongside the Convention Center, and you will reach
a section of Capitol Hill, where there are quite a few decent restaurants
of all price ranges.
Great examples of cheaper but better (in my opinion) than similar
restaurants near the water:
http://www.thehoneyhole.com/
http://g.co/maps/khaed
http://www.boomnoodle.com/v2/
Boom Noodle
Greg Relaford
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:22 AM, Roxanne Hunnicutt wrote=
:
> Hi!
>
> Does anyone know Seattle well enough to suggest a parking garage that doe=
s
> not charge $30 for overnight?
>
> If I can't find something reasonable, I may park at the airport and take
> the train into town. Does that sound reasonable? I am over 64 and I think
> the train will be cheap right?
>
> I am staying at the Sheraton and it will be hard for me to pay $30 to 40 =
a
> night for parking. That is what they charge. But I think overnight at th=
e
> airport can be much much less.
>
> Then, I have NEVER been to NCECA and am looking at those excursions. Do
> most of you do those? Or how do you enjoy NCECA?
>
> Thanks for ANY advice, especially GOOD AND CHEAP eating in Seattle,
> including a glass of wine or two.
>
> And what not to miss even if spendy?
>
> Roxanne in OR
>
Paul Lewing on wed 14 mar 12
On Mar 14, 2012, at 1:22 AM, Roxanne Hunnicutt wrote:
Does anyone know Seattle well enough to suggest a parking garage that
does
not charge $30 for overnight?
I don't know if you're allowed to park there overnight or not, but if
you're parking in downtown Seattle, the garage at Pacific Place is the
cheapest parking garage in town. It's close to both the convention
center and the Sheraton. The garage at the convention center itself
is probably the most expensive in town.
I am staying at the Sheraton and it will be hard for me to pay $30 to
40 a
night for parking. That is what they charge. But I think overnight at
the
airport can be much much less.
I can think of a MUCH cheaper alternative, if you don't want to use
your car at all during NCECA. Park it in a neighborhood and take the
bus to downtown. Or find a local clay person who will let you park at
their house and take you down there. You can leave a car on the
street in a neighborhood for two weeks before they'll tow you. No one
would question it for the four or five days you'll be here. If
nothing else, I have lots of parking at my place, and you're welcome
to park it here, but I'm 13 miles from downtown with OK but not great
bus service. Sorry I can't offer you a room too, but that's taken.
Then, I have NEVER been to NCECA and am looking at those excursions. Do
most of you do those? Or how do you enjoy NCECA?
The bus tours have always been one of my favorite parts of NCECA.
Some of the most wonderful things and most beneficial things I've
gotten out of the conference have happened to me on the bus tours,
especially when I went by myself and just went with who I met and what
happened. NCECA is the most welcoming environment you'll ever find,
so don't be shy. In fact, I've always said if they ever had it in
Seattle, I'd still do one of the bus tours. Well, it turns out that
the bus trips had always been about $15, but this year they want $50
for the one across the lake and $100 for the longer ones. So my two
house guests and I are driving this year.
Thanks for ANY advice, especially GOOD AND CHEAP eating in Seattle,
including a glass of wine or two.
Easy to find all over Seattle. Go the Dine.Around.Seattle.org and get
the list of places that are offering a three-course meal for $30. Or
go to the Pike Place Market where there are numerous food options.
And by the way, Washington State is second only to California as a
wine producer. We are particularly known for reds such as merlots.
Good wine is EVERYWHERE in Seattle. As are wonderful coffee, bread,
beer, chocolate, and almost any thing else you can eat.
And what not to miss even if spendy?
Roxanne in OR
Paul Lewing
www.paullewingtile.com
www.paullewingart.com
Patty Kaliher on wed 14 mar 12
I don't know about parking in Seattle. We will be flying in (the swim from
Kauai would take to long) and will take the train as suggested by others.
We (age 67 and 69) each have one roller bag so can easily manage the walk
from the train station to the hotel.
We have enjoyed Tuesday excursions in the past. Especially one in Phoenix
to Frank Lloyd Wright museum. I think a trip to the Glass Museum in Tacoma
would be great, all those Chihully pieces. Or you could do it by car
yourself, before or after the convention.
We always do the Wednesday shuttle tours for $20. I print out the PDF at
home, you don't have to print all 26 pages you can elect to print only the
parts that interest you.
http://nceca.net/static/documents/NCECA_2012_Exh_Gde.pdf
Then I underline all the artist's stuff I want to see on each of the
Wednesday shuttles and then select the one with the most things of interest
to me. I'm interested in functional and especially porcelain. Not really
interested in installations that look like so many turds on the floor. YOU
CANNOT SEE IT ALL. The bus leaves the convention center and circles thru
all the stops with a new bus coming along every 25 minutes or so. Stay as
long as you want at each stop, there will be information regarding
restaurants at each stop, skip a stop if there is nothing of interest there=
.
I am usually exhausted by 2 in the afternoon and still have not seen
everything on the route. That is when i head back to the Clayart room to
collapse.
I try to hit some of the closer exhibits on foot during lunch breaks the
next couple of days, weather permitting but often lunch break is spent in
the venders exhibition hall which is mobbed at that time. The most
incredible candy store for potters. There are also several exhibits at the
hotel which you can see coming and going.
Hope to see you there,
Patty Kaliher
Snail Scott on thu 15 mar 12
On Mar 14, 2012, at 5:15 PM, Patty Kaliher wrote:
> We always do the Wednesday shuttle tours for $20.
> Not this year. Check the prices.
Huh? The Wednesday tours are still $20; $25 at the door.
Already got my ticket reserved.
The Tuesday 'excursion' trips are a lot more money, but
that's a whole different thing - more like a charter tour.
-Snail
>
> YOU
> CANNOT SEE IT ALL.
> Amen. There are a record 190 shows this year.
>
> The bus leaves the convention center and circles thru
> all the stops with a new bus coming along every 25 minutes or so.
> Stay as
> long as you want at each stop, there will be information regarding
> restaurants at each stop, skip a stop if there is nothing of interest
> there.
> Again, not this year. I believe all the bus tours are what they call
> excursions rather than shuttles. That means you stay with the same
> bus for the whole ride.
>
> Paul Lewing
> www.paullewingtile.com
> www.paullewingart.com
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