Saturday Exploration

We leave Kirkland going west on the 520 over Lake Washington.





























University of Washington stadium, the campus is in the background....





























The view from a park somewhere in Queen Ann area: downtown Seattle, the Puget Sound, and the mountains.

In this one you can just make out Mt. Rainier in the distance (in person it was much clearer).















The cruise ships...

























































Maybe our Christmas card picture?















And then we headed down to Pike's Place Market. The ally streets along the way down were super cute, filled with picturesque restaurants and random stores....





























We took a rest and watched the balloon guy across the street....





























And then the market!! What a unique place...





























Of course Jess' first priority was dessert - a HUGE maple bar (but she shared).















There were so many food shops, most giving out samples. We tried flavored honey, different kinds of jellies (white and red wine, beer, garlic, jalepenos), delicious fruit, chocolate noodles, crab sandwhiches, and macaroni and cheese.

This place had their vegetables strung perfectly.















There were also flower shops everywhere, and the bouqets are beautiful and cheap. The lower level sign leads down to two other levels, it is crazy!















And finally, the famous fish shop from the HR video....They did do their chanting when people bought fish, but a lot more people wanted to watch than buy.















It is hard to see in this picture, but those parrot fish were bright turquoise.















Someone's Flat Stanley went to Pike's Place Market!





























And this is supposedly the first Starbucks. They had live music outside and a long line winding out the door.















Thanks to Aadam for a wonderful day of exploring Seattle!!