April 19, 2012
Downtown Seattle has historic neighborhoods, high end shopping, ferries with which to venture across the Sound, coffee,and food everywhere you turn, just to start. I began my touristy day at the Pike Place Market full of vendors that sell just about anything you can imagine. The most colorful vendors sell beautiful and affordable bunches of fresh flowers, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh (raw) fish that one vendor in particular likes to throw from one sales person to the other to entertain everyone. Bakeries are also popular vendors at the Market. One vendor has a machine working non stop so you can have the freshest donuts of them all. The Pike Market is a wonderfully serious wake up call for all the senses.
Before wondering off to the waterfront , I walked by the Art Museum to get a shot of the Huge Hammering Man. Then a quick walk down some very steep streets took me to beautiful views across the Sound andmore shops and food, all with something catchy to get my attention. Today was fun and accompanied with some serious walking !
Market smells range from flowers to fish.
The Original Starbucks started at the Pike Market with this logo.
Hammering Man at Seattle Art Museum (click to see him hammer)
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop at the Waterfront
McDreamy Sighting on the Waterfront
Fish and Crowder restaurants on the Waterfront
Jeannie's Travel Addiction 