After the gum wall we only had a short walk to reach the Pike Place Market. We had been here two years ago but it's always a fun place to visit and you never know WHAT you may see. During the harbour cruise earlier that morning we had heard that all of the venders have to come first thing in the morning to pick a spot since each spot is sold on a per day basis. This means that everytime you visit the market the people could be different or in a different spot. That sure makes things interesting!
They do all they can there to make you notice their booth. Kendra enjoing all the sights, sounds and smells....actually she didn't like the smells at all. She has a VERY sensitive sense of smell and anything "fishy" makes her gag! Poor girl!
We also came across this very cute store in the basement of the market. They sell all things "animal". This picture is the display window, and it's so cute! We did buy a sign here that has "Lily" on it! They had an amazing array of products featuring every breed of dog you could think of! Very neat place!
After a quick trip back to the hotel for a bit of a break and a swimming pool time we headed back out to check out the Space Needle at night. Our CityPass allows you two visits in 24 hours. That meant we could go one in the evening, and once during the day. We figured the kids would LOVE this....well they loved the elevator ride...
When we got to the top they didn't seem to interested. Trevor and I thought it was quite fun, but it was VERY cold outside (remember they kept forcasting snow...which thankfully never materialized!) and really the little lights are nice to them, but not very interesting.
I love this shot of the space needle at night Trevor took. Could be an advertising postcard I think! The fun part about the Space Needle at night is the variety of people who visit. They have a revolving restaurant just below the observation deck and you see a lot of people dressed to the nines going out for a romantic dinner out, with valet parking at some astronomical price which I'm sure to match the price of the dinner in the restaurant there! We did go out to dinner after this since the kids were ready to fall asleep walking after such an action packed day...as a matter of fact Kendra did fall asleep during dinner which is a heavy weight to carry around afterwards....
we have tickets from groupon for the childrens museum in seattle. Sounds like seattle has lots to do.
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