April 6th, 7th and 8th
Having finally reached our destination, we proceeded to thoroughly enjoy our stay in Seattle. On Tuesday we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary (actual date is April 5th) by exploring the city and having dinner atop the Space Needle. We enjoyed the excellent views from Kerry Park, did some shopping at the Pike Place Market and discovered a great local coffee, Tulley’s. Our dinner at Sky City was pretty much as expected; the view trumps the food, and the prices are commensurate with the height of the needle. Still, it provided a memorable experience, and that was the point after all. Looking forward to the next 30 years!
On Wednesday we headed down to Puyallup to visit my mom’s sister, our Aunt Marian. Her daughter Teresa also dropped by, along with her 2 kids, so that added to the specialness of the day. We had a great time visiting, playing with her puppy (Bandit), and generally enjoying each other’s company. Kansas is a long ways away for all of us. After lunch we took a drive, and dropped by a local tulip bulb grower where we took some pictures and bought some bulbs to be delivered this fall. Here’s one of the mixtures we ordered, the Murilla mix:
Thursday we continued our quick affair with Seattle, returning to some favorite places, and also discovering new areas, such as Ballard, the west Seattle shore and the Gasworks Park. We had a good time at Archie McPhee’s, an indescribably fun store stuffed with oddities every kid (or kid at heart) is sure to love. After enjoying the sunset at Kerry Park we headed back to our room to enjoy our special home-made crab salad, made with fresh cracked crab purchased earlier in the day at Pike Place.
Bonus link: Nice Seattle Photos