I-Ballard ingenye yezindawo ezingcono kakhulu ze-Seattle ngesizathu-igcwele izinto eziningi okufanele zizenze, kodwa ngaphandle kwezixuku ezedolobheni. Kunamathani ezindawo ezihlwabusayo zokudla nezenzakalo ezigcwalisa izitaladi nezikhala zendawo. Ngamafuphi, i-Ballard iyindawo enhle yokuhlala noma yokuphuma.
Umakhelwane wasungulwa abafuduki baseScandinavia eminyakeni eyi-1800, okwenza kube khona isimo esingakaze siphethwe yi Seattle. Izitaladi zigcwele izindawo zokugcina ezindala kanye nezakhiwo zomlando eziguqulwa zibe zokudlela nezindawo zokukhangisa nezindawo zomlando zomlando eziningi. Ngesikhathi ama-Locks Ballard ekhanga kakhulu futhi athola okuningi kwe-buzz, kuningi kakhulu endaweni.
Nazi izizathu eziphezulu zokuthi kungani uBallard kufanelekile ukuhlola (kufaka phakathi ukuvala ... ngenxa yokuthi ethandwa akusho ukuthi akufanele ukubonwa).
01 kwezingu-10
Ama-Locks Ballard ne-Salmon Ladder
U-Ballard mhlawumbe udume kakhulu ngeHiram M. Chittendam Locks (okubizwa ngegama elithi Ballard Locks). Izikebhe zazo zonke izinhlobo nezinhlobonhlobo zilayishwa ezikhungweni ukuhamba phakathi kwe-canal ne-Puget Sound-abasebenzi bakhulisa noma banciphise izinga lamanzi kuye ngokuthi iyiphi indlela ithrafikhi. Ukuma emaqulini ohlangothini lwama-locks futhi ubukele inqubo iyathakazelisa, imfundo futhi ngezinye izikhathi izijabulisa ngoba awukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo zobuntu okungenzeka ziqhubekele izikebhe.
Dlulisa phezu kwamalokhi nohlangothi olude lwesakhiwo futhi uzothola isiteji se-saumon. Esikhathini se-saumon, akuvamile ukubona i-salmon igxuma emanzini avela kuwo wonke umgwaqo, kodwa thatha isiteji ukuya phansi ngaphakathi kwekhamera futhi ungabona i-salmon elwa namanzi angaphansi kwamanzi nge-glass panels. Kuyinto ephoqelekile ukushaywa nezingane ezincane, kodwa cishe noma ubani uzobe esesimweni esincane semisipha enkulu yokubhukuda ngokumanje.
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Breweries
I-Ballard iyisiqeshana esincane sezulu elincane! Amaphakheji amaningi we-brew kanye namakhompiyutha atholakale ngokusemthethweni endaweni yonke yomphakathi, okwenza isimo esingesona esingaphansi kwama-stellar kubathandi bebhiya. I-microbreweries ihlanganisa uRuben's Brews, i-Maritime Pacific Brewing Company, kanye ne-Hale's Ales-utshwala obusha ukujoyina uhlu ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uma uBallard engenawo ubhiya okwanele kuwe, kukhona okungaphezulu endaweni yaseFremont eduze nje.
03 ka-10
I-Golden Gardens Park
Izandla phansi, enye yezindawo ezihamba kahle zePattle, i-Golden Gardens Park inakho konke okwenza iNorthwest ibe indawo enhle yokuhlala. Amabhishi aseSandani lapho ungahle uhlehle emuva, izindawo eziningi zokuhamba emanzini noma emahlathini, kanye nemibono emangalisa ngempela yamanzi ne-Olympic Mountains. Ezinye izinto ezisepaki zihlanganisa i-off-leash inja yepaki, izindawo zokudoba, ukuqaliswa kwemikhumbi kanye nezimbiza zomlilo. Kodwa uma konke okwenzayo kuphumula ukushona kwelanga lapha, uzoba ocebile ngokuhlangenwe nakho.
04 kwezingu-10
Imikhosi
I-Ballard inefa eliqinile lamaScandinavia nelwandle elingahle liyikhohlwe. Ngomhla ka-17 Meyi, uBallard ugubha uSyttende Mai, okufaka uphawu lokusayina komthethosisekelo waseNorway. Umkhosi kaBallard uhlanganisa omkhulu kunazo zonke uSytendende Mai ugibele ngaphandle kweNorway!
Omunye umkhosi owuyisizathu sokuvakashela wonke uBallard uqobo uWefoodfood--ukuzichaza kweJulayi iqembu eligxile kulo lonke uhlobo olwandle. Uzothola amaloli okudla nabathengisi abakhonza izinhlanzi zasolwandle kuzo zonke izinhlobo, kanye nejezi le-salmon lapho ungathenga khona ukudla okuphekiwe. Ngoba i-Seafoodfest ayifuni ukuzulazula, umcimbi uphinde ube ne-Beerfest Beer Garden lapho ungakhonsa khona okuningi okwenziwa ngobuciko eBallard. Umcimbi womkhosi awupheli lapho noma. Izinsuku ze-Viking, Umkhosi we-Fisherman's Fall kanye ne-Yulefest yiMikhosi embalwa ye-Ballard okufanele uyibuke.05 ka-10
Ballard Farmers Market
I-Seattle ayinaso ukuthengwa kwezimakethe zezolimo, kodwa iBallard Farmers Market ku-Ballard Avenue ingenye yezinto ezihamba phambili. Ngenye, izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zabathengisi ziqinile. Uzothola izimbali, inyama nezilwane zasolwandle, ukukhiqiza, kanye nobuciko kanye nemisebenzi yezandla. Abathengisi abaningi banikeza amasampula mahhala ukuze uzame ukuthi yini ongathanda ukuyithenga. Imakethe ivuliwe unyaka wonke, ngeSonto ngalinye kusukela ngo-10: 00 kuya ku-3: 00 ebusuku, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sezulu (kodwa singavalwa uma iholidi elikhulu lifana neKhisimusi liwela ngeSonto). Uma ungenakho ukuthengwa kokudla okumele ukwenze, woza ukumane uphinde ujabulele umculo ophilayo.
06 kwangu-10
I-Shilshole Bay Marina
Uma ungakacabangi kakade, i-Ballard iyihlobo lendawo ye-maritime futhi iShilshole Bay Marina iya phezulu. Uma ungomkhumbi noma uhamba, iShilshole inezikebhe ezingu-1,500 kanye nomgwaqo. Uma ubheka ukuthi ube ngumthengisi, ungathola amakilasi okuhamba ngomkhumbi kanye nokuhamba ngesikebhe, kanye namaqembu amaningana, ama-brokerages kanye namabhizinisi okulungisa izikebhe.
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Hamba uyothenga
Ngaphandle kokuba ufune amabhokisi amakhulu amabhokisi kuphela, ukuthenga okuningi kwe-Seattle kungatholakala ezindaweni ezingaphandle kwedolobha elisemadolobheni. I-Ballard yindawo eyodwa enjalo. Ngaphandle kweBallard Avenue NW ephakathi kwe-20th Avenue NW nokuqhubeka nokuvimba noma ukufika ku-22nd Avenue NW, abathengi bangakwazi ukuhamba yonke into kusuka ezitolo zokugqoka kuya ezitolo zokuhlobisa ekhaya. Izitolo zizo zonke izindawo zendawo, kodwa nakakhulu-indawo isendaweni ye-National Register yezindawo ezidabukisayo, ngakho-ke ukubheka izimpawu zomlando kungaba ingxenye ye-adventure yezitolo, uma uthanda umlando omncane ne-yourrapy yokudayisa.
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Dine Out
Njengoba kuhlangene nesimo sebhiya esiphuthumayo, uBallard unendawo yokudlela enhle, futhi. Uma unesimo sengqondo sokudla kwasolwandle, ungenazo zokwelapha- I-Anthony's Homeport, i-Chinooks ne-Ray's Boathouse yonke ingaphakathi kwemingcele ka-Ballard. Ngaphandle kweBallard Avenue NW kukhona ukudla okunye okunye okukhethwa kukho, okuvela ezindaweni zokudla zasolwandle kufana neWalrus neThe Carpenter eya ePestle Rock (Thai) nangaphezulu. Ungesabi ukuzulazula futhi ubone ukuthi uhlangabezana nani.
09 kwezingu-10
Vakashela i-Nordic Heritage Museum
U-Ballard uyaziqhenya ngezimpande zawo futhi akukho ndawo (kahle, akukho ndawo ngaphandle kwesigameko sangamhlaka-17 Meyi) yilokho okubonakala ngaphezu kweNordic Heritage Museum. I-museum igxile kwifa laseNordic kokubili emazweni aseScandinavia futhi lapha eNyakatho-ntshonalanga. Kukhona futhi izenzakalo ezikhethekile nemisebenzi yezingane, futhi imibukiso ekhethekile iqinisekisa ukuthi njalo kukhona okusha.
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Yiya eKayaking
Uma uhlola indawo yasolwandle, indlela engcono kakhulu yokukhahlela izinto ezenzakalweni ukuphuma emanzini. Qasha i-kayak ku-Ballard Kayak-kusukela emanzini, bheka ama-yachts agibele eduze kwe-Canal Canal noma ahlole iJardin Gardens kwenye indawo. I-Ballard Kayak ibuye iholele izinkambo futhi ungakwazi ngisho nokuhamba nge-Ballard Locks kwi-kayak kwenye yezinkambo zabo. I-Ballard Kayak ivuliwe entwasahlobo nasehlobo ngonyaka.