I know I've been seriously slacking in the blog department... getting a social life can do that to a person lol. But I've really hit the editing table hard and have finished up all the pics from Mom and I's Seattle trip.
The drive up to Seattle was nice, but overcast unfortunately so we didn't get to see too many of the big mountains like we had hoped, Rainer was particularly playing hard to get. Luckily the drive back was more rewarding and we saw many things we had missed on the way up. Here are the pics from the drive to and fro:
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When we were up in the city we did quite a bit of walking around and seeing the vibrant energy of it all. Downtown was awesome, really huge buildings, many shops and restaurants, lots of street vendors... we had delicious fried mini doughnuts, mine topped with mango sauce and coconut and moms with chocolate and other yummy-ness. Like Portland, Seattle has a thriving food culture and bears wafting aromas in the air to prove it. There was much interesting public art and grand architecture to be seen on virtually every corner. Mom and I ended up driving out of the downtown at one point and eating at this Irish place with a great view of Mt. Rainer close by. It was a hip neighborhood and the outside patio let us appreciate the perfect weather. We also checked out a freshwater beach covered with more driftwood than I've ever seen, an old abandoned looking lighthouse, a busy fishing port with huge piles of nets, and a cool old but still functional railroad bridge. Also cant forget the space needle :) Here's some pics of our travels around the city:
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One of the main focal points of our trip was the famous Pikes Place Market. It was everything I'd hoped for and more. I really wish I lived in Seattle just so I could frequent it. It was a smorgasbord of color, sound, and smell. There were vendors for everything edible and not, and most all of it was locally grown, made, or caught. I could have spend much more time there wandering around. It was larger than I'd anticipated and we missed a portion of it due to it getting too late in the day. We got to see the men throwing fish, street musicians, hand made arts and crafts, fresh raw seafood of every variety, exotic looking wild foraged mushrooms, beautiful huge bouquets of flowers more, types of produce than I've ever seen in one place, and shoulder to shoulder people, some local, some tourist like us. If you ever find yourself in the rainy city, make sure to go to Pikes Place:
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The last photo album is the view from the top of the Bank of America tower. We had read that most people pay an arm and a leg to go up in the Space Needle, but for a fraction of the cost you could get twice as high in this behemoth of a skyscraper. The elevator ride up to the 73rd floor was a little unnerving for me but it was actually not as bad as I'd feared. We passed a starbucks on the 40th floor when transferring elevators and it made me chuckle to think of lattes being made in the sky. I'm so glad we went up there, it's the best view I've ever had from a building and the best in general second only to an airplane, speaking of which we saw one from the top and it looked really close lol. Also saw a pod of helipads on the roofs of some of the buildings downtown. I'm really happy with the photos I got up so high:
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