Day Two: Seattle

After a good night's sleep we were ready to see Seattle!! We were thrilled to spend the morning at Pike's Place Market. The morning after Caroline was discharged from Seattle Children's we happened upon the Market during a quick walk for breakfast. Although we were excited to find it, we did not have time to explore it that day. Needless to say, we were excited to go back!

Bella went with us to the market. The hotel staff said that Seattle was dog-friendly and that we'd see many dogs at the market. Although a bit out of my comfort zone, we took her. She did fantasticly well!!! Bella loved being out with us and she brought so much joy to children throughout the market and random vendors we passed. She got lots of treats, and was even invited behind one booth so the wheelchair-ridden vendor could pet her.

The Market was about 1.5 miles from our hotel. It was a bit overcast, but by the time we'd made it to the market, we were stripped of all jackets and our sleeves were rolled up! We had breakfast from a bakery in the Market and a coffee from Starbucks (appropriate, right?!). After breakfast we watched the fish throwers, they were great, and Alaska Halibut was the big hit because it just came back in season .... oh, how we'll miss you fresh halibut!

We toodled through the Market and were in awe of the amazing produce, coming from Alaska it is nice to see such good looking fruits and veggies! The vendors all had handmade items for sale. There are many of these types of vendor/markets in Alaska, but the vendors at Pike's Place had different things. After talking to one vendor we learned that they have a roll-call at 9:30am to pick where they will be that day; each day they must unload at the beginning of the day and pack-up when the Market closes.

When we finished the Market, we took Bella back to the hotel and then we left to just tool around the city. The weather was nice and so we chose to stay outside and enjoy the opportunity to be warm and walking free of snow and ice. It was also nice to stroll in- and out- of stores ... good stores!

We were fortunate enough to have dinner with an Alaskan friend before calling it a day! I think it's safe to say that we all enjoyed Seattle and would be open to visiting again soon.