I lived in Seattle for three years; it’s a great city, so long as you know a few things.
The traffic is gawd-awful. If possible, stay downtown or in the U district (close to UW), so you don’t have to drive anywhere. Seriously.
The climate in Portland is similar to Seattle; it will be 45 degrees pretty much the whole time you’re there, day and night. It will rain, although, it (almost) never rains hard – more like a steady drizzle. It’s quite lovely for running/hiking! I would bring waterproof coats/pants/hats to the game, because odds are, you will get wet – and it’s just cold enough to make your dampness miserable.
Husky Stadium is gorgeous! It sits right on Lake Washington, and if I remember correctly, one can see Mt. Rainer on a clear day (which, it won’t be in November). Hubby and I sat pretty close on the 50 yrd line, and I’ve only been the one time, so I can’t offer any other seating advice, but it was a great environment! I went the last time Utah was in Seattle, so the UW faithful were less than enthused with the result 🙂
Seattle has amazing restaurants and bars. For the full ‘game day’ experience, you could hang out at pubs near the stadium – but those will be exactly what you think they will be – crazy, drunken, youthful debauchery. So, if you’re into that …
The area known as Capital Hill will have more grown up places to eat/drink – it’s across the water from the university, on the east side of I-5. The area directly south of Lake Union (called ‘South Lake Union’ unsurprisingly) also has lots of brunchy, small plates type of places to hang out. Hubby and I lived in a neighborhood called Eastlake and hung out at a place called the Eastlake Zoo. The Zoo is an acquired taste: no food, beer and wine only, cash only. If none of that bothers you, the people are friendly and it’s about a mile walk across the bridge to the stadium, so it’s pretty convenient.
Have a great time at the game – let’s hope you bring home the victory!!!
Cheers
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