Walla Walla is a long way from Seattle. When you need a break from the Puget Sound traffic or rain, this is one of my favorite places to visit in Washington. We have the added incentive of visiting family who live there and too much time had passed since we last did.
From Seattle this is at least a 5-hour drive to the far southeast corner of the state where wheat, sweet onions and wine grapes dominate the landscape. There are now over 100 wineries in the Walla Walla area.
I highly recommend the Best Western Walla Walla Suites for lodging because this is another inn that has always been in the "Hospitality" business. For example, after my Saturday morning run through the campus of Whitman College, the agent at the front desk offered me a towel when I walked into the lobby.
On the Whitman campus, we saw several of the public art displays included in the Sculpture Walk. "Three Stories" is pictured above. The campus is also home to some of the oldest trees in the state and buildings of architectural interest if you like that kind of thing.
You can spend a lot of money on dinner in Walla Walla, but we chose a newer place that satisfied everyone in our family group of 7. TIKI Teriyaki Grill bills itself as a Hawaiian Teriyaki Grill, but this place exceeded my expectations for teriyaki. I feasted on the Kahlua Pork plate and other dishes included Kalbi Ribs, Tilapia and burgers. Restaurants I'd like to try are Whitehouse-Crawford and T. Maccarone's.
We found time to visit two wineries of the 100 or more. These 2 are on the south side, a semi-rural area with vineyards everywhere you look. Trust and Tertulia both had very nice facilities and were very welcoming. I tend to lean toward the red blends such as Sobra from Tertulia.
I think I could live here.
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