Abun Nishaɗi da Gayu da Restaurants a Bellingham, Washington
Yayin da kake kaddamar da I-5 zuwa kan iyakar Kanada daga Seattle , birnin da za ku iya wucewa shi ne Bellingham (yawan mutane 82,000), wani tashar tashar jiragen ruwa da ke tsiro a kan Bellingham Bay, wani yanki na Salish Sea, tsibirin- ruwa mai zurfi wanda ke raba yankin daga tsibirin Vancouver kuma ya ƙunshi Puget Sound, Strait na Juan de Fuca, da kuma Jigon Georgia. Ko kuna zuwa Bellingham ta jirgin ruwan (shine ƙananan 48 na Alaska Ferry) ko mota, wannan al'umma da ke cikin ɗakin ɗakin karatu na Jami'ar Yammacin Washington da kuma wanda yake da sha'awar shahararrun waje da ruhaniya, ba za ku iya taimaka ba lura da kusantar da ke kusa da ruwa a cikin ruwa.
Kusan minti 90 zuwa arewacin Seattle da kuma minti 75 a kudu maso gabashin Vancouver, BC (Kan iyakar Kanada yana kimanin kilomita 20 a arewacin), Bellingham ya yi kyan gani tare da mazauna biranen biyu. Daga gefen bakin teku, an ba ku ra'ayi mai zurfi game da tsibirin San Juan , wanda ke da yamma. Duba gabas, kuma za ku ga dutsen dusar ƙanƙara a kan dutse 10,781-Mt. Baker, wanda ke cikin gida zuwa ɗaya daga cikin wuraren da ake kira ski. Baya ga wasan kwaikwayo na ruwa da kuma wasanni na hunturu, yanki yana da damar da za a iya yin hijira da yin biking.
Bellingham na iya zama birni mai kama da ƙananan gari, amma a matsayin daya daga cikin mafi yawan sassaucin ra'ayi da fasaha a jihar, yana da yawancin mazauna LGBT, kuma kuna iya saduwa da haɗuwa da dukkanin fuskoki da kuma manyan sanduna, kofi na kofi , da kuma gidajen cin abinci a kusa da birnin. Birnin shine shafin Bellingham Gay Pride karshen mako, wanda ya faru a tsakiyar watan Yuli a kowace shekara, kuma Gay InsideOut, cibiyar cibiyar LGBTQ ta Bellingham da ke kewaye da Como County, wani abu ne mai amfani.
Hanya da mafi yawan shahararrun abinci da cin abinci suna cikin garin Bellingham daidai, wanda ke kewaye da tituna na Jihar da Holly, da kuma Fairhaven na Fairsaven, wanda aka kafa a matsayin birnin mai zaman kanta a ƙarshen 1880s kuma yana da ƙananan yanki a ƙarshen kudu na Bellingham.
Bellingham yana gida ne zuwa wata mashaya tare da gayayyaki mai yawa, Rumors Cabaret (1119 Railroad Ave., 360-671-1849), babban filin sararin samaniya tare da ɗakuna mai dadi mai girma, mai ɗorawa mai ɗorewa, DJs suna yin wasa a karshen mako, na yau da kullum ja da kuma sauran kayan nishaɗi, wuraren wasanni tare da hockey na iska da sauran raguwa, da wasu wurare daban-daban don yin siyo da kuma ƙullawa.
"Rad" Throwback Al'umma'a na nuna raye-raye na raye-raye kuma suna da kyau sosai. Akwai kwanciyar safiya na dare daga 6 zuwa karfe 9 na dare, lokacin da ake sayar da abin sha masu mahimmanci daidai har ma da ƙananan. Yana da kyakkyawan gay kulob din ga al'umma da wannan girman.
Mahimmanci amma duk masu maraba, Glow Nightclub (202 E. Holly St., 360-734-3305) ya gudanar da wajan dare a lokacin kuma yawanci yana da wani abu na wani zabi bayan duk abin da dare. Jumma'a a ranar Asabar, wannan wuri ne da ya fi dacewa don rawa ga DJ. Har ila yau, akwai lokutan wasan kwaikwayo da wasan kwaikwayo daga lokaci zuwa lokaci.
Kusa na gaba zuwa Rumors, Boundary Bay Brewery (1107 Railroad Ave., 360-647-5593) shine babban sakatare a cikin Bellingham da ke ci gaba da yin amfani da fasahar sana'a da kuma brewpubs. Wannan wuri mai dadi tare da babban gabar dabarar da yawa da ɗakin ɗakin da ke cikin gida yana ba da babbar juyawa na ƙananan gidaje - mai karfi Scotch Ale, Imperial IPA (idan akwai), kuma Dry Irish Stout mai haske ya kasance da kyau. Idan kuna fama da yunwa, ku shiga cikin wani farantin nachos, kayan ado mai suna Bavarian da ƙwayar kayan yaji, ƙwarƙara mai yisti da aka fi so da ƙanshi, gurasar giya-barbecue, ko kwano na alamun Manila da ke cikin tumatir-caramelised albasa-tafarnuwa broth.
Mutane da yawa suna cin abinci a nan kafin motsi zuwa Rumors. Boundary Bay Brewery mai bada tallafi ne na Bellingham Gay Pride.
Wasu kyakkyawan zaɓi ga magoya na giya gwanon sun hada da slick, mai suna Aslan Brewing (1330 N. Forest St., 360-778-2088), wanda ya nuna juyayi, gwargwadon giya (Ginger Rye Ale, Flagship IPA, da Cascadian Organic Dark Lager duk abin mamaki ne). Abincin abinci yana jin dadin Amurka da Mexican cizo, irin su baki-wake wake tare da kwakwalwan kwamfuta da kuma avocado cream, waffle fry poutine tare da naman kaza gravy, gasashe yam tacos, da kuma durƙusad da bison burgers. Ajiye ɗaki don tasa mai ban sha'awa Cascadian Dark Lager mai laushi-bauta wa ice cream tare da Beer Barley Crunch da almonds. Gidan Gidan Kasuwanci (1427 Railroad Ave., 360-306-3731) wani mashahuriyar masoya giya, yana aiki ne a kan matsawa daga wasu kyawawan yankunan da ke kusa da Arewa maso yammaci da kuma kyakkyawan kudin shiga na gidan yada.