Washington Part 2 - Seattle Day One

We got to Seattle around 10:30 in the morning, took the train from the airport to downtown and then walked the 5 or so blocks to our hotel. Even on the airplane we could tell there were going to be a lot of Nebraska fans in Seattle. There were probably 15 Husker fans on our flight alone that day. I hadn't realized it, but my red camera bag/purse helped to identify me as part of that crowd. We checked into our hotel, put our stuff down, checked out all the views and then decided to head out and see what was near by.

Just down the street was Pike Place Market. I bet every person who visits Seattle says this but I'll say it too - that place was amazing.

We had been told to make sure and get some Beecher's mac and cheese, so we did and it was AMAZING.

They make the cheese right there, you can see it through huge windows and Beecher's is just across the street from Pike Place.

We quickly walked through Pike Place, but since we knew we'd return the next morning for a full visit we moved on pretty fast to go and catch the ferry. We had planned to take a ferry across the lake to Bainbridge Island, mostly to get out on the water, see the skyline, and get a feel for how a ferry works.

It was cloudy and rainy, but at least we could see the entire Space Needle.

The ferry was very relaxing and Ben promptly fell asleep. It was quiet and rocked just ever so slightly. If I wasn't determined to take pictures, I probably would have fallen asleep too.

So, while he slept I snapped a bunch of photos of this sail boat.

On Bainbridge, you just walk about 5 minutes to get to all the shops on their Main Street. Very cute, well kept and expensive.

So, we looked around for a while and then decided we'd rather catch the ferry leaving in 10 minutes then stick around in Bainbridge for the next hour. So, we hightailed it back to the dock just in time to catch a ride back to the city.

There were wonderful houses along the water, it was fun to see them and wonder how life right next to a lake would be.

Back in Seattle we saw this fireboat and had to take a picture for our boys.

We walked through Ye Old Curiosity Shop, ate some fish and chips and then we went back to our hotel room to rest for a little bit. See, those are the stadiums - I told you we could see them from our room.

After we took naps, we headed out for supper and ended up at a Mexican restaurant. We were the only 2 there, which was weird and the food wasn't very good - I guess that's why we were the only two there.