Gay-Friendly Nightlife ndi Zakudya ku Bellingham, Washington
Pamene mukuyendetsa I-5 kumalire a Canada kuchokera ku Seattle , mzinda waukulu wotsiriza womwe mumadutsamo ndi Bellingham (anthu 82,000), mzinda wotsegulira komanso wobiriwira ku Bellingham Bay, mkono wa Nyanja ya Salish, Madzi ambiri omwe amalekanitsa dziko la Vancouver ndi Puget Sound, Mtsinje wa Juan de Fuca, ndi Strait of Georgia. Kaya mumabwera ku Bellingham ndi boti (ndilo chotsika chotsika chotchedwa Alaska Ferry) kapena galimoto, malo amtundu uwu omwe ali pakhomo la kampu ya masamba a Western University University ndipo amadziwika kwambiri ndi mitundu yonyansa ndi mizimu yolenga, simungathe kuthandizira onetsetsani kuti mzindawo uli pafupi kwambiri ndi madzi.
Mphindi 90 pamtunda wa kumpoto kwa Seattle ndipo pamtunda wa mphindi 75 kum'mwera chakum'maŵa kwa Vancouver, BC (chigawo cha Canada chiri pafupifupi makilomita pafupifupi 20 kumpoto), Bellingham amapita kumalo otchuka omwe amatha kumapeto kwa mlungu ndi anthu okhala m'midzi yonseyi. Kuchokera kumtsinje wake, iwe umachiritsidwa ku malingaliro ochepa a zilumba za San Juan , zomwe ziri kumadzulo. Yang'anani kummawa, ndipo mudzawona nsonga ya chipale chofewa cha Mtunda wa mamita 10,781. Baker, komwe kuli malo ambiri otchuka omwe amapezeka mumlengalenga. Kuwonjezera pa masewera olimbitsa madzi ndi masewera a nyengo yozizira, derali liri ndi mwayi wopita ndi kuyenda njinga.
Bellingham ikhoza kukhala ngati mzinda wawung'ono, koma ngati umodzi mwa maofesi ovomerezeka ndi ovomerezeka m'boma, uli ndi anthu ambiri a LGBT okhalamo, ndipo muli oyenerera kukumana ndi anthu osiyana siyana, mipiringidzo, ma khofi , ndi malo odyera kuzungulira mzindawo. Mzindawu ndi malo a weekend a Bellingham Gay Pride, omwe amachitika pakatikati pa mwezi wa July chaka chilichonse, ndipo Gay InsideOut, LGBTQ community center kutumikira Bellingham ndi pafupi ndi Whatcom County, ndi chithandizo chothandiza.
Malo odyera kwambiri ndi otchuka kwambiri odyera ndi ophikira matabwa ali kumzinda wa Bellingham woyenera, womwe uli pafupi ndi State ndi Holly misewu, ndi mbiri yakale yotchedwa Fairhaven, yomwe inakhazikitsidwa ngati mzinda wodziimira kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1880 ndipo ili kumbali yakummwera wa Bellingham.
Bellingham ndi nyumba imodzi yomwe imakhala ndi abambo ambiri omwe amachitira zachiwerewere, Amphulupulu Cabaret (1119 Railroad Ave., 360-671-1849), malo akuluakulu, okongola kwambiri, ovina, DJs akuyendayenda pamapeto pa sabata, nthawi zonse kukoka zowonongeka ndi zosangalatsa zina, malo amaseŵera ndi mpweya wa hockey ndi zosiyana siyana, ndi malo ochepa osiyana kuti azisakaniza ndi kusakaniza.
"Rad" Kukwapula Lachinayi kumagwiritsa ntchito retro kuvina nyimbo ndipo ndi opezekapo kwambiri. Pali ola limodzi losangalatsa usiku kuyambira 6 mpaka 9 koloko masana, pamene zakumwa zamtengo wapatali zogulira mtengo ndizochepa. Ndi gulu lokongola kwambiri lachigawenga kwa gulu la kukula uku.
Zowonjezera koma kulandiridwa kwathunthu, Glow Nightclub (202 E. Holly St., 360-734-3305) wakhala akugonana usiku wamasewero nthawizina ndipo amakhala ndi njira zina zomwe zingatsatire usiku uliwonse. Lachinayi mpaka Loweruka, ndi malo otchuka kwambiri ovina kwa DJs. Palinso masewera othamanga ndi masewera nthawi ndi nthawi.
Pakhomo lolowera kumaphokoso, Boundary Bay Brewery (1107 Railroad Ave., 360-647-5593) ndi mtsogoleri wamkulu wa bungwe la Bellingham limene likukula mofulumira kwambiri la zomangamanga komanso za brewpubs. Malo okondweretsa okhala ndi patio yayikulu komanso malo okhala okongola kwambiri mkati mwake amatha kusinthasintha kwakukulu kwa azimayi osweka m'nyumba - amphamvu a Scotch Ale, Imperial IPA (pamene alipo), ndipo ndi ofunika kwambiri a Dry Irish Stout ndi zabwino zonse. Ngati muli ndi njala, mulowe mu mbale ya nachos, mtedza wamakono wa Bavaria wokhala ndi zokometsera za mpiru, nsomba yofiira-salimoni, pizza ya barbecue, kapena mbale ya Manila imamveka mu tomato-caramelized anyezi-adyo msuzi.
Ambiri amadya pano asanasunthire kupita ku mphekesera. Boundary Bay Brewery ndi wothandizira nthawi zonse wa Bellingham Gay Pride.
Zina mwazomwe mungachite kuti mafani ojambula mowa akuphatikizidwe ndi a Aslan Brewing (1330 N. Forest St., 360-778-2088), omwe amawoneka bwino, omwe amawoneka bwino (Ginger Rye Ale, Flagship IPA, ndi Cascadian). Zonsezi ndizoopsa. Zakudya za chakudya zimapweteka ku America ndi ku Mexico, monga nyemba zakuda zakumwa ndi chips ndi kirimu wa avocado, pulasitiki wosakaniza ndi bowa, wokazinga wa yam tacos, ndi owuma owomba bison. Sungani chipinda cha luscious Cascadian Dark Lager chosakaniza kirimu ndi Beer Barley Crunch ndi amondi. The Local Public House (1427 Railroad Ave., 360-306-3731) ndi wokondedwa wina wa okonda mowa, akutumikira pampopu kuchokera ku mabotolo abwino kwambiri kuzungulira kumpoto chakumadzulo komanso zosangalatsa zamakono zamakono.