The Bremerton Harborside area has the most amazing fountains I've ever seen. Oops! This isn't one of them.
We caught the ferry to Seattle and grabbed a quick clam chowder lunch at Ivar's right on the waterfront.
While having our lunch I noticed this strange upside down rainbow in the sky.
We ate our lunch under the careful, expectant gaze of a hoard of sea gulls.
We decided to try the Seattle Underground Tour.
We learned a lot about how Seattle is built one story above the original town. It was rebuilt after a fire much like Chicago. It is also named after Chief Seattle. (I'll bet you spell it differently. I'd check it out but I'll be honest and say I have got to get myself to bed. I'm pooped!)
Also learned how Seattle imported a bunch of toilets invented by Englishman, Thomas Crapper. The toilets used to be called crappers after the inventer.
Next came Pike's Market which was a bustling, exhausting place.
I ran into Chuck Pefley there. He is a Seattle blogger whose blog I visited a while back. It was a lot of fun to meet a fellow blogger.
Back to the ferry from which we could see the beautiful Seattle skyline.
The haze had cleared and we got a good look at Mt. Rainier.
The waterfront and Ivar's, the Market, a ferry ride across Elliot Bay, and THE MOUNTAIN!
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Oh, and the Underground Tour. I haven't done that one.
ReplyDeleteYou met Chuck Pefley, the famous blogger, by accident?? And those are his photographic works on sale? How great is that! It's a small blogger world, I guess.
ReplyDeleteAnd what an amazing rainbow! And an underground tour.
Who ever knew about Mr. Crapper. :D
Strange sign that says you're welcome to feed the seagulls but "do not feed pidgeons [sic]."
How do you guys do all this in one day??
Oh wow, another great day Kay. Fabulous photos. I've enjoyed it more than I can ever say.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be having a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteThat upside down rainbow is a large sundog. Beautiful.
And your floral shot is just magnificent. All of you pictures are great.
Kay, you and Art take the most wonderful photos. The seagulls lined up under the Seagulls Welcome sign is wonderful, and I love the shot of the sky smiling down at you! Even in the shot of Mt. Rainier, the seagull seems to be posing just for it. Gorgeous, all of them.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about Seattle's fire, that's interesting history. My son was looking at your photos last night with me and he loves them too!
fun day, we've seen the underground tour, pike's market and other sights of seattle. have a son who lives and works there and loves it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool city. I've never been that direction of the US, may have to go.
ReplyDeleteOh my! Thank you for sharing another exciting, colorful and interesting day. I especially got a chuckle at the feed the seagulls sign. And the photo of Mt. Rainier was so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteKay, thanks for stopping by my booth at the Pike Place Market. It was fun meeting you and Art, and always a surprise to meet another blogger ... our world is huge, yet incredibly small, no? It looks like you're having a wonderful tour of the Pacific NW! Enjoy your travels!!
ReplyDeleteYou have had the perfect tours of our beautiful city! So very glad you're enjoying your trip! Friends of mine from Portland will be here Monday and we'll be going to Pike's Market for our yearly visit! And you did get a great shot of Mt. Rainier!
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful day and you got to meet another blogger!
ReplyDeleteThere is soemthing waiting for you on my blog Kay.
What a fun outing!
ReplyDeleteThanks and aloha, Kay
Those flowers at the market were beautiful. I may have had to just sit down and spend the day there staring at their beauty.
ReplyDeleteKay, if you have time and the weather cooperates, you might want to check out Kubota Garden. We rediscovered it this morning. See my blog http://lindaletters.blogspot.com
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