Seattle

I'm beginning to understand that Tacoma is the red-headed step-child to Seattle.  When you say Tacoma, most people probably think it's a glorified suburb of Seattle, where it really is its own bonified city, just sitting in the shadow of Seattle.  Poor Tacoma, it's like the homely sister related to a beauty queen.

So this weekend we decided to see what all the fuss is about and visit Seattle to see some of the sights.  It takes a little over an hour to get to Seattle with the wind at your back (and Stevie at the wheel!) and we arrived in the middle of another beautiful sunny day (where is this rain we hear speak of?) to the center of this bustling city.  Right in the heart is Pikes Market, the famed fish-throwing, flower-selling, coffee drinking market.  This really is a fun place with lots and lots of shops selling lots and lots of great products, mostly homemade by local artisans. 

The biggest things, of course, are the fish stalls packed with huge salmon and other types of fish.  Just for show, they'll toss some of those fish around - not sure why, but it's fun to see.

Could that photographer get any closer?

And then there are the stalls and stalls of gorgeous flower bouquets.  Oh, I would buy a bunch every day if I lived close.

And then there is the original Starbucks (no photo here as I totally missed it.  Apparently my mom and Steve saw it but failed to point it out to me!)

So it was a fun afternoon, albeit a short trip this time, leaving us more to explore next time...