Yesterday morning I dropped Esther off at work and headed Downtown where I stayed until early afternoon. I mostly walked around Pike Place, stopping every once in a while to look at vendor tables and quaint little shops in the area. I also chatted with some of the locals and some not so locals. I lost count of how many times I had people ask me for directions; half the time I knew what to tell them, but the other half I had to reveal that I wasn't from around there. One of the places I didn't know directions to was the Gum Alley, so I joined the tourist in her search and helped get directions by asking one of the fish tossing guys. We were literally 30 feet away from the alley, so I decided to follow the woman and see the disgusting wall for myself. It really was disgusting, in a artsy/modern/intriguing sort of way. If you get close enough, you start getting whiffs of the faint gum. There are also some interesting finds stuck to the wall [besides gum]... some of which are cute or cool, but others were the opposite. Okay enough said. If you feel the need to see the Gum Alley now, by all means go, it's not like you have to pay to see it, but if you're content with not seeing it, that's superb.
Once I was satisfied with my Pike Place wandering, I headed east to the larger store district for an hour or so and then ventured even more east in search of my favorite coffee shop, Stumptown. The directions I had written down from Google were wrong, so I had to find the coffee shop all by myself. I over-guessed by 3 blocks, but despite the one way streets and such, I found my destination :). Having said that though, I still haven't got the hang of driving around the downtown area.... all the pedestrian crossings, bus lanes, different stop lights, etc., they are all so confusing. However, I am still in one piece and Jonathan's car is too, so I guess I'm doing okay.
Yesterday evening Jonathan, Esther and I headed back to the Downtown area where we caught dinner and a concert. Frightened Rabbit was playing at the ShowBox and a good show it was! The gig was quite entertaining, especially with Frightened Rabbit's lovely accents. The venue was nice too, a little big, but I'd prefer it over Cats Cradle any day.
Photo of the day:
North entrance to Pike Place Public Market
Food & drinks to note:
Beecher's melt in your mouth *amaziness* - mac&cheese
Pike Place produce stand honeycrisp apple!!
Stumptown americano
Mighty-O Donuts lemon poppy seed donut
Fun/interesting fact:
...I already mentioned the Gum Alley. So that's going to count as my 'interesting fact' for this post ;P
I've got to run. Cheers!
Rachel Grace
1 comment:
you are so making me want to visit seattle even more. i look forward to your posts every day! :)
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