Seattle

The souvenir photo taken at the Space Needle

Whew! Today was a busy day, as I wandered all over Seattle.  I slept in (much needed after HP7), so I didn't get into the city until around 11:30. I headed straight for Seattle Center and the Space Needle.  I found a deal where I could get a pass to a bunch of attractions for thirty-nine bucks, and I took full advantage of it.  Up into the tower I went...took some pictures...and came back down. Then I headed over to Experience Music Project (EMP), a music and sci-fi museum.  I jammed in the sound lab and checked out the Battlestar Galactica exhibits, and generally wandered around.

Then, I hopped on the monorail and headed downtown to visit Pike Place Market, where I spent a good deal of the day just wandering.  It was my kind of place: bustling, filled with produce stands and fish mongers, street musicians and performers, tiny hole-in-the-wall used bookstores, and a general cheeriness.  I got a crumpet at The Crumpet Shop and oysters at Emmett Watson's, both recommended in the food book I bought yesterday. Both lived up to the recommendation. I got coffee at the first Starbucks, and mostly, just wandered as my whims took me. It was perfect.

Tonight, I'm too sleepy to double-post pictures here and on Facebook, so here's the album.

Tomorrow: Portland!