Exploring Seattle

Before Tim started back to work, we took the ferry to Seattle and spent some time at the Public Market and surrounding area. I had no idea, but the market is actually 3 levels with permanent shops below the farmers' market area. We had a wonderful time perusing those as well as the fresh veggies and flowers above ground! I wish we had been able to do our grocery shopping here, but we weren't headed back until the evening & thought our produce would spoil.
I did get some earrings, a buddha statue for the living room, two cute pot holders, an ocarina for Tim, and some blackberry honey.

After we finished at the public market we got coffee at the first Starbucks and sat down in a park to enjoy it! It was a perfect afternoon & we can't wait to go back - even though that may not be for a while with this current work schedule. 

On the Ferry

Mt. Rainier in the distance!

Seattle

Tourist shot! (I guess technically we were still tourist even though we live here now)

 fish market made famous by MTV's Real Life

We had skewers from a Korean BBQ stand. The food was FANTASTIC! The shrimp were fried with the head and skin on... that was the only part I couldn't stomach to eat. I tried one... but the texture was too much!

Also, notice Tim sporting his "liberty beard." He didn't shave from April 6 to May 15!!! (We took this trip around the beginning of May.)

Fantastic produce! I wish we could buy our weekly groceries here!

Original Starbucks!

Established 1971... the line was out the door, but we had to do it!

This park looked out onto the water and the Olympic Mountain range is in the distance. It was so great to people watch, there were business people on lunch break, hipster types, and several homeless people napping. Plus several tourists like us.

This is my last picture, there were neat pieces of art all over the area of the city we explored.

We had a fantastic day! We tried out happy hour at The Brooklyn (which we do NOT recommend) and then at The Diller Room (which we highly recommend) and finished the evening with dinner at a local Thai restaurant with our friends Jennifer and Peter before heading back home on the ferry. 

~Katie