"Mini-Moon" Plans....Planes, Trains & Automobiles

With so much going on lately we hadn't had a lot of time to really sit down and decide how we wanted to spend our "mini-moon".   Not quite a full long extended "Honeymoon" like we really wish we could do right away.  I'm using up pretty much all of my vacation time the week of the wedding while my family is in town.  None the less though we just wanted time away for just the two of us.  We had kicked around a few ideas on how we could keep the the travel time to a minimum so that we didn't have to lose so much time trying to get to wherever we were going.

The thought of going back to Maui where we got engaged sounded amazing.  I could sit at that adult infinity pool again for days!!  But we've been there and could go back anytime.

#WaileaBeachMarriott #AdultInfinityPool #CompleteBliss

We thought about going to San Francisco because I've never been and have been dying to go see the city and ride in the token San Fran Cable Cars up those big crazy hills that San Fran is known for.  Again though San Fran really isn't that far away and Wesley travels up north for work often enough that we could always just extend a weekend and go.

And then there was Vancouver, BC.  I've always heard that its really one of the most gorgeous places and that there is just tons of stuff to do around the city and if you want to adventure outside the city a bit, plenty to explore.  Now I know most of you know of my fond dislike for Canadians BUT I really do limit it mostly to the "BUFFALO CANADIAN'S".  (Hopefully) I have heard from quite a few people and through a bunch of the travel sites that I've been checking that the people in Vancouver are amazing.  Believe me, you DO NOT hear that about people in Ontario region. UGH.

So we did a little bit of a poll among some friends and it became very clear to go to the place neither of us has ever been! (With a bit of a pit stop along the way).  We've decided on the following "mini-moon".  I'm naming it Planes, Trains & Automobiles because we're going to utilize all forms of travel possible :)

Orange County, CA to Seattle, WA to Vancouver, BC

Fly it Out --> SNA-SEA, Stay 1 Night
Train it Out--> SEA-VAC Stay 2 nights

Train it Back --> VAC-SEA
Fly it Back --> SEA-SNA

We're honestly really stoked about this trip.  We decided to not fly all the way to Vancouver because the cost in flights was DRASTICALLY higher than flying to Seattle and then taking the train.  Bonus was getting to spend a day in Seattle which will be great for Wesley because he's never been and I'm pretty sure that this train ride is going to have some amazing scenery.   I'm so excited to show him around the Public Market Center in Seattle though.  It is probably one of my most favorite parts of the city.

#Let'sThrowFish #PublicMarket #LoveSeattle

We're going to splurge and stay at the W Seattle Hotel.  I can't wait.  It's centered right downtown so we're going to be able to walk it all over the place.  Our train is going to get in around 11am so we'll be able to go drop the luggage and just start enjoying the city.  I think once Wesley's sees this place he's going to definitely want to come back again in the future.  Here are some pics of the hotel from their site. EEEEEK!!!

http://www.wseattle.com

#WSeattle #Exterior

#FabulousCornerKing

#Lounge

Then we'll be off to Vancouver to just full explore on a whim.  Neither of us has ever been so it will definitely be an adventure!  Again we're going to splurge on the hotel.  We might as well, it's our Mini-Moon!!!  We're going to stay at the Shangri-La Vancouver Hotel.  It looks absolutely gorgeous. 

http://www.shangri-la.com/vancouver/shangrila

#DowntownVancouver,BC #It'sTheTallBuilding

#DeluxeKingLounge

#DeluxeKingRoom

Other than having picked the hotel where we want to stay we haven't really nailed down anything specific we're going to do.  We probably will just do the same thing we did with the majority of our Maui trip and ask the locals for their advice.  But either way we've got this trip planned for an extended Labor Day weekend at the end of August into Labor Day.  We can't wait!!!

103 Days Till The BIG Day!!!!