And finally... Seattle!
Today at work I had that "it's as if I never had a holiday" feeling. Definitely time to pick out a sample of the over 300 (!) photos I managed to take in Seattle to share with you and remind myself how fun it was. Oh it was such fun, such a great trip all round.
We got the train from Portland up to Seattle, fabulously comfy knitting opportunity ahoy.
We stayed right by Pike Place Market which is a maze of little shops and stalls, quite focused on the tourists but fun nonetheless.
The views from the roof of our hotel out over Puget Sound were wonderful.
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I may have become a little obsessed with the view across to the port and the cranes which look to me like some sort of prehistoric monsters standing waiting to feed on the container ships.
I think I could stare at this view forever and never tire of it as it changes so much.
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Loved the sculpture park.
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Had to visit perhaps the most famous public library in the knitting world.
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Took a ferry out to Bainbridge Island. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlxEM7uTpcBOcyqjVGInUy_pdjUXxei3xw_5IdLXWM05szEJpv319cx3yI6tad0UQNLWolsTKFKHfyfGwV1TK4SiDTez4KO3gcSGX8njM8ewEgAoP8wh72gpGTvYVW1OzRFO1cRtESA0/s400/P1100496.JPG)
Great views of the Seattle skyline on the return leg.
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We ate pizza at Delancey.
I'm sorry it was too dark and I was too shy for better photos! It was the place to eat in Seattle for sure, we read up and knew to get there at opening time to get a table. By 5.30pm there was a queue and by 6pm it was a BIG queue. It's only a wee place, 10/12 tables, very simply and stylishly decorated though to me it felt a little bare and cold until it was full when the guests create the colour and warmth. The food was of course great: simple salad/antipasti to start, charred, chewy flavoursome pizza and a delicious chocolate chip cookie to finish. It's a real shame you can't see the kitchen from the dining area, but they're hampered by the space which is two smaller shops put together I think. The bar/kitchen/gathering place for the mighty queue is one half and the dining room through a doorway is the other. Molly wasn't there when we were which at least saved me the dilemma of whether or not to tell her how much I love her book!
Ah it feels good to remember.
Thank you all for the lovely comments on stages one and two of the trip, hope you enjoy Seattle too. I need to hear your latest knitting news so I hope I'll be stoppping by and catching up with you all in the next few days and then I'll be back here to have a paw through my souvenirs.
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Thank you all for the lovely comments on stages one and two of the trip, hope you enjoy Seattle too. I need to hear your latest knitting news so I hope I'll be stoppping by and catching up with you all in the next few days and then I'll be back here to have a paw through my souvenirs.
Comments
In the sculpture park, there's a giant typewriter eraser (you have a picture). Isn't it strange to think that kids will never know what that thing is supposed to be? ;-)
Can't wait to see the souvenirs!!
Thanks for sharing all those photos.
Glad you made it home safe and sound even if it feels like you never left! :(
I have to say though that I didn't quite get 'the most famous public library in the knitting world' reference; I suppose I will be laughed at (hey ho!) but still: trying to think, Seattle:, knitting, library... hmm? Btw, I know I told you this before, but I definitely want your job. X
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Kyoko