On our most recent trip to the West Coast, my cousin and I had planned on going south and crossing the border into Washington State, just to add some variety to our Vancouver visit. We had thought of going to Seattle for sightseeing, dining, and (window)shopping. Though I had gone to the Pacific Northwest of the United States (Portland, Oregon for a short pilgrimage with my aunt, and then Redmond, Washington for a week-long training for work) in the past, I had never really s