Fremont

We had a busy weekend, and it all started in Fremont.

It occurred to us that we haven’t really done any exploring of the many different neighborhoods of Seattle, so we decided to venture out and see the sights.

There is a nearby neighborhood named Fremont that sounded interesting, so we thought we would start there. We grabbed some fantastic Cuban sandwiches at Paseo Carribean, browsed a vintage shop, and hit up a bar and a coffee shop.

For no apparent reason, Fremont is home to several quirky pieces of art, which we checked out. There is Statue of Lenin (no real meaning, just random), a rocket, and a large sculpture, The Fremont Troll, under the Fremont Bridge, among others. Note the real VW Bug in the Troll's hand.

It was a fun evening and Fremont is a cool place, but it was not nearly as interesting or eccentric as the guidebook made it out to be. The guidebook is almost 10 years old, which might as well be an eon in Pacific Northwest terms. From what we have gathered, neighborhoods evolve fairly rapidly here, and in Portland. Every neighborhood in the PNW seems to “up-and-coming,” and many areas where you would not have stepped into a decade ago, are now the most thriving. From talking to many people, much of Portland was quite sketchy only 10 years ago, which explains why it is so hip right now, and probably will be old news in another decade.