Seattle August 4, 2012 PT 2

Hi again.  Hannah and I have created a little tradition for ourselves in the three days we've been here.  Each morning we go to the coffee shop, Seattle's Best, around the corner to get her a cinnamon roll.  It's two blocks away and a pleasant walk, especially because we get to pass these beautiful hanging baskets.  Some of these pictures were taken from directly below the basket.  They don't even look real.

We pass this wooden wall and Hannah covers her nose.  She says it smells, but none of the rest of us smell anything yucky.

Saturday we walked to Pike's Place Market.  On the way we stopped at an interesting store called Paper Hammer (http://paper-hammer.com/).  After that we walked a few more blocks to the Market.  I wish I could've taken a picture of flying fish, but a little girl kept whining, "Ooh, it smells like fish... let's go..."  We got something to eat, then headed down to the farmer's market section.   

 Don't these look pretty?  

Anyone wonder what came of Marion Barry, the former mayor of DC?  Me neither, but I did discover Marionberry jam.  Ms. J told me about Marionberries last year, but I thought she was making them up, until I saw this for myself.  They do NOT come from the politician.

Afterwards we wandered around some more, got Hannah some ice cream and discovered what could possibly be the most significant thing in all of Seattle.  You know how in Jerusalem, at the Wailing Wall, people write prayers and shove them between the cracks of the ancient stones?  Seattle has its own special wall.  People don't yet write their prayers on paper and shove it on the wall, but business cards aren't too different from prayers, right?

Yep, it's the gum wall.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Wall) It is disgusting, but real.  Covered COVERED with gum and it smells like it too.  Yes, like bubble gum, chewing gum, gum.  One does NOT want to get drunk and stumble down this alley way.  Yuck, Blech, and a host of other such words.

Before I came out here I bought a new umbrella to replace the one my evil son stole (He denies it, but I know he took it), but it was too large to pack in my bags.  I found the perfect hat to replace it.

We went back to the apartment for dinner and stayed in for the night.