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Magical Mystery Tour 2013: prePAX adventuring [SCHEDULE POSTED]
Buttons have been ordered thanks to some help from Lewie P's Mummy and nyankokimi. Hopefully they will be waiting for me in Seattle when I get there. The buttons, that is. I know those lovely ladies aren't attending this year
I'm calling the voting now. I'll work on the schedule sometime in the next couple days.
A note about Seattle buses: if you've been with us in the past, you probably remember the buses being free downtown. Unfortunately they've done away with the free zone. Be prepared to pay $2.25 every time we take the bus. Please bring small bills. Unless you get an orca card.
Edit: transfer tickets are good for 2 hours. We'll be sure to get one each time we pay for a bus ride and then we won't have to pay if we ride again in that 2 hour window.
Well, it's definetly putting the mystery into the MMT this year!
Looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow..
Now to survive a nice soothing trans Atlantic & continent flight..
Mystery tour indeed! Glad to see this is still going on. Hello everybody!
I'm awfully busy this week what with taking the four day weekend, but I'll be following the twitter. Maybe I'll stop in and say hi for lunch or something if you're all nearby.
Omg you guys. Is this tomorrow? Good thing I have a schedule for us :oops:
Wednesday:
08:30a Pike Place Market
09:00a travel time (#29)
09:30a Underground Tour
11:30a lunch (Pioneer Square)
12:30p travel time (#16, #11)
02:00p Japanese Garden
03:30p travel time (#11, #18)
04:30p Full Tilt (Ballard location)
Thursday:
09:00a Pike Place Market
10:00a travel time (walk)
10:30a Duck Tour
12:00p lunch (Westlake Center)
01:00p travel time (monorail)
01:30p choose your own adventure in Seattle Center
Notes:
- I think Wednesday's lunch might be a time crunch but if I give us more time, we won't get to the Japanese garden. I encourage you to buy something mobile, bring a packed lunch, eat a big breakfast, or whatever else.
- Full Tilt is right next to Cafe Mox/Card Kingdom so after you have your fill of ice cream and pinball, you can easily go get your board game on (and eat in case you skipped lunch). It is also near Old Ballard Liquor Co so you can go have drink also/instead of ice cream. (Hint: if you already have your pax badge, take it with you to Old Ballard.)
- Please bring cash! We have a couple bus trips on Wednesday and some places will give us a group discount if we buy our tickets as a group. Buying as a group also makes the ticket buying process a lot faster.
Omg you guys. Is this tomorrow? Good thing I have a schedule for us :oops:
Wednesday:
08:30a Pike Place Market
09:00a travel time (#29)
09:30a Underground Tour
11:30a lunch (Pioneer Square)
12:30p travel time (#16, #11)
02:00p Japanese Garden
03:30p travel time (#11, #18)
04:30p Full Tilt (Ballard location)
Thursday:
09:00a Pike Place Market
10:00a travel time (walk)
10:30a Duck Tour
12:00p lunch (Westlake Center)
01:00p travel time (monorail)
01:30p choose your own adventure in Seattle Center
Notes:
- I think Wednesday's lunch might be a time crunch but if I give us more time, we won't get to the Japanese garden. I encourage you to buy something mobile, bring a packed lunch, eat a big breakfast, or whatever else.
- Full Tilt is right next to Cafe Mox/Card Kingdom so after you have your fill of ice cream and pinball, you can easily go get your board game on (and eat in case you skipped lunch). It is also near Old Ballard Liquor Co so you can go have drink also/instead of ice cream. (Hint: if you already have your pax badge, take it with you to Old Ballard.)
- Please bring cash! We have a couple bus trips on Wednesday and some places will give us a group discount if we buy our tickets as a group. Buying as a group also makes the ticket buying process a lot faster.
@shadowscout. No, I tend to fly KLM/ Delta.. Normally don't have any problems, aside from someone parking a 747 in my flights gate, meaning I had 45 minutes to hightail it halfway across Amsterdammn airport..
But made it as now sat safely in hotel room.
@Punzie.. Sorry couldn't resist this morning (oh god, it's still Tuesday isn't it?)
Anyway, I shall see you all around the pig tomorrow then!
Ack! I forgot the meeting place is not a thing everyone just knows. Walk down pike st until you can't go anymore. We'll be behind some delivery trucks, in front of the fish throwers.
I'll be joining you guys on Thursday at Westlake center because that's the earliest I get in Could I get someone's contact number so I can get a hold of someone in the group? Or where are you guys meeting/eating in Westlake center?
I do not give out personal contact info any more as it has been abused in the past. The twitter feed (pax_mmt) is the best way to keep up with where we are. We'll be eating in the food court at westlake and then taking the monorail. You should be able to spot the large group of geeks fairly easily.
This was pretty great, and I had only popped in blind for the Seattle Center on Thursday.
I had a great time and got to hung out with some cool folks that I wouldn't have met otherwise for the rest of the show.
Thanks for setting this up, you fine people!
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Yeah - it was kind of an inside joke. Sorry about that. You'll understand if you make it to that particular stop.
Oh no. I'm sorry! I didn't mean anything by it. (Foot in mouth) I hope that one place gets chosen so I can understand too
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Visitor-Center
I'm calling the voting now. I'll work on the schedule sometime in the next couple days.
Dang it! I thought about that when I was looking at something else and then immediately forgot to look into it. Next year, next year.
Edit: transfer tickets are good for 2 hours. We'll be sure to get one each time we pay for a bus ride and then we won't have to pay if we ride again in that 2 hour window.
I'll go through the events when I have a bit more time but the list looks great.
Something that we may want to include next year is the living computer museum.
I'm hoping I can join up sometime on Wednesday afternoon once I can toss my luggage in my hotel room.
Sadly we won't be in Seattle until 8:00pm that night. Hopefully we will be able to meet up with everyone on Thursday.
Looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow..
Now to survive a nice soothing trans Atlantic & continent flight..
I'm awfully busy this week what with taking the four day weekend, but I'll be following the twitter. Maybe I'll stop in and say hi for lunch or something if you're all nearby.
Violets are blue
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Wednesday:
08:30a Pike Place Market
09:00a travel time (#29)
09:30a Underground Tour
11:30a lunch (Pioneer Square)
12:30p travel time (#16, #11)
02:00p Japanese Garden
03:30p travel time (#11, #18)
04:30p Full Tilt (Ballard location)
Thursday:
09:00a Pike Place Market
10:00a travel time (walk)
10:30a Duck Tour
12:00p lunch (Westlake Center)
01:00p travel time (monorail)
01:30p choose your own adventure in Seattle Center
Notes:
- I think Wednesday's lunch might be a time crunch but if I give us more time, we won't get to the Japanese garden. I encourage you to buy something mobile, bring a packed lunch, eat a big breakfast, or whatever else.
- Full Tilt is right next to Cafe Mox/Card Kingdom so after you have your fill of ice cream and pinball, you can easily go get your board game on (and eat in case you skipped lunch). It is also near Old Ballard Liquor Co so you can go have drink also/instead of ice cream. (Hint: if you already have your pax badge, take it with you to Old Ballard.)
- Please bring cash! We have a couple bus trips on Wednesday and some places will give us a group discount if we buy our tickets as a group. Buying as a group also makes the ticket buying process a lot faster.
You stole my joke.
I hope to actually tag along this year on Thursday
There's a statue of a large pig at Pike Place. We usually meet there.
well in that case I hope your not flying united like I am, (28 hour total trip time with 7.5 hours in newark ick)
anyway on-topic hope to be able to jump in for some of this
But made it as now sat safely in hotel room.
@Punzie.. Sorry couldn't resist this morning (oh god, it's still Tuesday isn't it?)
Anyway, I shall see you all around the pig tomorrow then!
Hopefully I can meet you all at Full Tilt. If not, see you on Thursday!
Violets are blue
お前はもう
死んでいる
I had a great time and got to hung out with some cool folks that I wouldn't have met otherwise for the rest of the show.
Thanks for setting this up, you fine people!