10am
Pike’s Place Market
People. Tulips. Yummy Smells. Tulips. Awesome Lobster Tail. Tulips. Crowds. Tulips. Smells. Tulips. Fish. Tulips. Colors. Noise. Pirozhky. Tulips. Vibrance. Excitement. Tulips. Knick-Knacks. Tulips. More Sea Fish. Cheese shop?! Yes Please. Yum!!! Totem Poll Copying, Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar Buying, People Watching – EXCELLENT MORNING!
These nuts smelled SO good.
Talk about a wicked lobster tail!
SO MANY TULIPS!
What am I looking at? No idea. That's some great vinegar though.
Seattle Underground Tour: Seattle was built on hills (as previously mentioned in older posts) Originally it was a 47% grade and they were able to get it down to an 18% grade after much sluicing and hard work. The city of present day Seattle was literally built up around Old Seattle. For a more comprehensive history see link.
Our tour guide was fantastic. She had punch, pizzazz and I’m quite sure is a big name in Seattle’s theater productions. I was laughing so hard that it almost turned to tears – especially as she so “delicately” explained why there were so many women in Seattle who claimed to be “seamstresses” and yet there were no sewing machines to be found. Oh dear…tisk tisk. Ken had never gone on the tour. That made it even better because neither one of us knew exactly what to expect while walking around down there: gross water falling on our head, stories of ghosts, entertaining stories and a seeing room that had been converted into a set for a movie were just some of the delights. :-)
hello eerie tunnel
ingenious sky lights
Not going to lie, after such a full morning and early after noon we were just a bit tuckered. After returning to Ken’s place we decided that he was super tired :-). A 45 minute nap and he was ready to rock-n-roll. At first we were thinking a bike ride, but alas I am too short for his bikes. Well never fear, there is still plenty to do in this city …. Let’s think …. Grocery shopping!! Off we went to Trader Joe’s. It’s a cute little market. Ken bought some YUMMY treats and then we headed off to the VW dealership across the street.
VW GTI ? – yes please.
Hatch back? Check. Manual? Check. Sun roof? Check. White/Black/Grey? Check. Second hand smoke? Check …. Um …. Do we want that one checked? OK – will look into further. Good bye dealership.
Went to get pizza. Definitely not enough time before the movie. OK. We’ll just have to get some when Ken comes to Utah (after all, the Pie is the BEST place for pizza). Chipotle did the trick. Race to the movie theater (thank you Boeing), find a wicked parking spot (thank you Shelley), race up the stairs – close race, but Ken won (thank you heels – hahaha just kidding – he’s just faster than I am regardless of how much I tried to cheat by blocking him.) Met up with Stephanie and Christian to see “The Conspirator.” Interesting – sparked good conversation.
Finished the night at Ken’s house eating delectable cookies and milk. What a great Saturday night!
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