{Let's See Seattle} is a brand new series where I show you the best of, you guessed it, the city of Seattle. 

The focus here on Figs and Flights leans toward the destinations of my travels while the great eats, gorgeous spots, and weirdest attractions of Seattle aren't often mentioned. It's my goal to remedy that and show you Seattle, the surrounding area, and the Pacific Northwest area overall. 

I'm kicking off {Let's See Seattle} with the two biggest indicators of Springtime in Seattle - the Cherry Blossoms and Tulip Fields. 

It's been over five years since I moved to Seattle. After a year or two of living here the newness seemed to wear off. I'm always forcing myself to keep exploring and enjoying this city, even when I'm not entertaining out of town visitors.

That all being said, springtime is a wonderful time to be in Seattle. The rain stops, the days slowly get longer and fill with sunshine, and the residents crawl out from the shadows. We take advantage of rooftop decks and outdoor seating at our favorite watering holes and flock to Mother Nature's finest works. You'll find the quad on the campus of the University of Washington filled with pink and delicate Cherry Blossoms and acres and acres of colorful tulip fields in bloom about an hour outside of the city. 

Fav 5 Travel Guides are a short list of the best things I've found to do, see, eat, or drink in a particular location. This guide is for Dublin, the city in Ireland. 

Last week I did a Fav 5 {Travel Guide} for several other parts of Ireland which is useful if you're exploring around the island/country. 

Look no further for more on International Travel or Fav 5 Travel Guides within the US.

After spending several days road tripping around Ireland we returned the rental car (gladly, AMEN!) and settled into Dublin for the weekend.

Ireland's capitol is a wonderful place to visit. We were in town specifically for a Penn State football game so the city was overrun by Nittany Lions, our schools' mascot and my specific breed of human! While the bars were FILLED with Penn Staters we managed to get some proper Irish adventures in between the pep rally, American football game, and visits to the pubs amongst other alumni at Temple Bar. 

Ireland is the inspiration for the second Figs and Flights {event}. The celebration of Irish Hospitality will take place on Friday, May 17 at our favorite Irish pub in Seattle, Shawn O'Donnell's. ​

Ireland was the second and final country of my first International Trip. My husband and I went to Italy and Ireland in 2014 on our honeymoon. 

Bryce and I are both part Irish and we first met in an Irish pub in Honolulu, Hawaii, so visiting Ireland was a must for us. If that weren't enough reason for us to go, Penn State, my Alma Mater, was playing (American) football there! Our whole trip revolved around that game which we ended up winning in double overtime. 

We spent several days touring around the Emerald Isle before settling into Dublin for the weekend and football game. This adventure took us to several cities, towns, and landmarks and all over the roads, via the left side of the road and right side of the car (for me, the driver).

Ireland is the inspiration for the second Figs and Flights {event}. The celebration of Irish Hospitality will take place on Friday, May 17 at our favorite Irish pub in Seattle, Shawn O'Donnell's. 

The very first Figs and Flights {event} was a success! To sum it up in just a few words the event was fun, scary, and worth it.

My adrenaline was high all night and my nerves really kicked in just before I spoke to the entire room. Once that was done I was able to enjoy myself, a glass of wine, and the wonderful food and company.

Relive the night with me, whether you were around for the original event or not.

Tonight is the very first Figs and Flights {event}, Neapolitan Pizza! I'm so excited and ready to get the (pizza) party started.

Today is also the first day to get your tickets to next month's event, Irish Hospitality on Friday, May 17. 

From now until May 3, tickets are $38. From May 3 until May 13, or until tickets sell out, tickets are $44 each. The early bird gets the soda bread, that's what they say!