Introducing our adventures in Seattle!
DAY 1:
First things first: top of the Space Needle! The morning was sunny and the view was beautiful!
We also went to PIKE PLACE MARKET. Aka the mother of Farmer's Markets, aka a little slice of heaven :)
Lots of fruit...
Lots of veggies...
Lots of seafood...(and fish being thrown!)
And lots of flowers...
(sunflowers are becoming one of my new favorites!)
PIROSKY PIROSKY for lunch! Treated ourselves to Smoked Salmon, smoked mozzerella/mushroom/broccoli, cherry white chocolate, and a chocolate cream hazelnut roll!
With some Ginger Beer for dessert :) Big fans of the Pink Guava and White Peach!
Made it to the GUM WALL to give our offering to the gum gods... (like they needed it)
And if you weren't already grossed out, here's a close up version for ya (with my offering included :)
DAY 2:
Walked around the Seattle Temple grounds!
yada yada yada....BISQUE
(but on a serious note, we went to PIKE PLACE CHOWDER for lunch and it is bomb! Clam Chowder, Smoked Salmon Chowder, and some seafood bisque for lunch. YUM)
After lunch we went to the ORIGINAL Starbucks which is in Pike Place. After getting our hot chocolate there, we spent a lot of the evening walking around downtown Seattle, and visiting two other Starbucks that day...
One even had a roastery inside!
DAY 3:
We spent our last day hanging out at PIER 54, feeding seagulls our french fries (hilarious btdubs!), and enjoying a great BBQ before heading home!
And now for some SEATTLE BLOOPS:
Let me just say, blowing a perfect bubble isn't easy my friends. At least I got an A for effort (work shown below)
At least mine turned out good here.... ;)
And I would like to call this next piece, "The Many Faces of Feeding a Seagull"
I started out with the closed-eyes approach. But then I thought, if I don't see it, did it really happen? (for all I know, maybe Payton was hungry and would take it for himself??) So then I gained the courage to take a look....
Aaaaand nothing. Okay seagull, just fly right by acting like I'm not giving you FREE FOOD which is practically MY DREAM.
But then BAMB. I am suddenly french fry-less (and sporting a golden smile!)
So okay, back to business. Worked on my form and went with the "Relaxed Arm" approach. I wanted to seem more inviting, you know?
Okay okay TOO INVITING. This guy caught me by surprise, causing us to get off on the wrong foot...
So we had a little chat, discussed how it was a whole misunderstanding, and I handed the french fry over. Yay for feeding seagulls!
And dare I say, the winner of them all. I'll let the picture speak for itself.
Until next time Seattle!
Me
