It was such a relief when our GPS returned to tracking miles instead of kilometers and we no longer had to think about pricing considering a conversion rate to US dollars, but don’t even get me started on calculating the gas prices and having to convert liters to gallons and then currency differences. I am so happy to be back in our country where, at least for me, life is much simpler.
Vancouver did take its toll on both of us and the RV so we spent two days getting ship-shape again and then off to the big city of Seattle. Once we got past the horrendous traffic issue, we landed at the infamous Pikes Place Fish Market and watched with amazement the choreographed transfer of sold fish from the front ice filled cases to the back for cleaning and packing. If you have never seen it you MUST go to You Tube to see what I am talking about. What a fun way to work!
Ugly Fish at Pikes Place Fish Market
We had lunch in a restaurant that is part of the Pikes Place Market and had a second floor seat by the window where I had fish stew with salmon, haddock and lots of clams and a prawn cocktail, while Jim made a feast of his dungeon crab melt.
View from Lowell’s Restaurant lunch stop at Pikes Place Market
Dungeness Crab Melt and Prawn Cocktail – Lunch at Pikes Place Market
The market was filled with stands selling fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, and every other thing you can imagine and mobbed with people.
Flowers in the Farmer’s Market
Shops in Farmer’s Market
Not too far away was our second stop of must see; the Seattle Needle.
No Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan but how spectacular. Tip to future travelers: This is so popular you have to make a reservation ahead of time. We got there around 1:30 and the tickets being sold were for a 5:30 entry time. This gave us 4 hours to explore everything around the needle including the gift shop for an extended time. Like so much in big cities, there was no shortage of people watching opportunities and lots of activity including a band from Ecuador singing and playing guitars and pan flutes .
Check out these flowers that are actually creating solar power.
Solar Flowers @ Space Needle – Seattle
View of Seattle Harbor from Space Needle
When we got back to the RV, we knew although this was not Seattle, we would not be sleepless.
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Jim’s photos are AMAZING! I felt like I was there.
The market would be fun just to walk through. The flowers are pretty. Do you go to the top of the space needle. In my Army day before being shipped over to Korea, went to the top of the needle. But that was years and years ago, it was new then.
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