Sun and Fun

What a gorgeous day in Seattle! For some reason, we were both awake at 5 AM. Maybe we were practicing for tomorrow, when we have to be at the airport super early. After showering, checking emails and finishing off the rest of the cookies from Two Tarts, we decided to check out of the hotel and take a look at the Fremont and Ballard sections of town. We also wanted to drive through the Queen Anne area, which is where we went first, but got a little lost and confused and didn't really see a lot there. Eventually we found our way to Fremont and they were having a big outdoor market. Hurray, one of our favorite things!

We also walked down several streets near the market and saw this store.

Why, you ask, would a statue of Lenin be standing in Seattle, WA? Hmmmm, good question. Maybe you would like to do a google search. Very interesting story.

One of the booths had some very tasty Mexican food. We started out with a snack as we walked through, then went back and ate our lunch there, too.

Lots of people enjoying the sunshine and the shopping.

We were excited to see Full Circle Farms represented! We stopped to chat with Peter about receiving our weekly box of produce in Unalaska. A guy who writes the blog for the market took down our names so he could mention our visit. I was wearing my Polar Bear Run hoodie, which has the words "City of Unalaska" on it--several people asked me what that "meant." They were amused/surprised to learn that there really is a place called Unalaska, Alaska.

These young ladies had great singing voices; one was playing the accordion and the other a saw with some sort of electric bow. Very cool.

Then to the Ballard section, where there was ANOTHER market, even bigger and more crowded!

Some drummers in the park. (See the attached video as well)

Funky art work.

We strolled the streets and had some mini cupcakes at a bakery before driving back to the center of the city. Here are a couple of shots of the Space Needle from the car.


We checked into the Edgewater, which looks more like a lodge than a city hotel. Rich says the Beatles stayed here once upon a time. :) We have a cute little balcony where we can sit and read a book. It got downright hot today, probably in the 70's. LOVE IT!! I hope we got enough Vitamin D to help us stay healthy.

We missed the barbeque cook-off, which apparently ended at 4 PM. We have a dinner reservation here at the hotel at 6. I checked on our flights and everything appears to be on schedule for tomorrow. We fly out at 8 and should get all the way home by late afternoon if all goes well.