Seattle, Washington
July 2010
Despite the fact that we had an apartment instead of a hotel room in Fairbanks, we spent very little time there. In the very early (yet very light) hours of Day 14, we boarded a flight from Fairbanks to Seattle. Upon arriving in Seattle we went to Pike Place Market and then to the Space Needle. We walked around the waterfront and tried to see as much as we could in the less than 24 hours we had in the city. We ended the night with dinner of what else, but more salmon. The following morning we flew back to Philadelphia and reality.
City Fish Company at Pike Place Market
Flowers are inexpensive and plentiful at Pike Place Market
Sailboat in the Puget Sound
One of many ferries that come and go from Seattle each day
Candles at Pike Place Market
Pottery at Pike Place Market
You don't see these varieties of honey at home
Washington State cherries
Fresh Washington State raspberries & blueberries
I love old neon signs
Fresh Washington State raspberries, golden raspberries & blueberries
You can find any kind pf produce you want at Pike Place Market
I wish I could take one of these on the plane with me
Mmmm, salmon
Pike Place Fish Market
Pike Place Fish Market is known for their employees' fish throwing skills.
Better than making fish head soup out of it, I guess.
It's hard to see but if you look to the lower left of the sign, you'll see a fish flying through the air.
We went to a public market on the first and last days of our trip.
Peppers and more peppers
Pike Place Market
Qwest Field and Safeco Field with Mount Ranier in the background
Olympic Sculpture Park fountains
Olympic Sculpture Park
The Seattle Space Needle
The Seattle Space Needle
The Seattle Space Needle's elevators are almost as cool as the panoramic ones on the cruise ship.
Seattle Waterfront as seen from the Space Needle
Mount Ranier
Qwest Field and Safeco Field with Mount Ranier in the background
Qwest Field and Safeco Field, homes of the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners
Seattle as seen from the Space Needle
Lake Union
Floatplanes are here in Seattle too
Experience Music Project
KOMO 4 News helicopter
My last dessert of the trip was a flourless chocolate cake with caramel sauce and sea salt.
My mother's last dessert of the trip was cheesecake with fresh Washington State berries.