Seattle 6-16-08

We spent the night with Nancy’s cousin Marv and his wife, Joyce. They have a nice little place in Maple Valley, Washington. Today (Monday 6/16), they took us on a tour of downtown Seattle. When in Seattle, you have to go up the Space Needle. Easy elevator ride up and great views of the city, the lakes and Puget Sound. We also went to the public market by the riverfront. It’s quite a place and worth a trip. Fresh fruit, fresh fish, fresh veggies, arts and crafts, flowers … almost anything you could want to buy is there. The highlight: the flying fish at the Pike Place Fish market (http://www.pikeplacefish.com/). People place their order for fresh fish and the attendants throw the fish to the packers for wrapping and packing. It’s quite a sight to see fish flying all over the market.

Here are pictures of our trip thru Washington and touring Seattle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14772189@N03/sets/

On to Oakland.