Pike Place Market is easily as interesting as advertised. Lots of aged hippies, ethnic foods, enticing aromas, beautiful flowers. With a good guidebook in hand (thanks, Ben & Beth), I headed the right way the first time and had just a short 6-block walk to get there.No flying fish at Pike Place Fish Market when I was there (try Wikipedia for context), but the original Starbucks has taken up throwing things in order to save themselves a few steps. They toss cups-to-be-filled, however, not lattes. Followed Laura's suggestion and got flowers for my hotel room.
The Steinbrueck Gallery focuses on Native American art. Works by Rande Cook are exhibited right now. Stunning wooden works with price tags up to $25,000.
Food trucks are an art form here. The name of the one pictured is Maximus/Minimus. There was an impressive line of customers waiting at noontime today. Three guesses what it specializes in.
I wish we had food trucks. I hear we have a taco truck, but I haven't found it yet.
ReplyDeleteThere is one ice cream truck in G'boro. SeattleMet magazine rates 45 of the best "street eats." you would like it here.
Delete...fish tacos? Oo! Iron supplements! No, hang on. That was just two. Let me think about this and get back to you. It looks tasty, whatever it is; also, I'm hungry and we just ran out of ice cream.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of fish, we had some 'context' land at our feet last time we were in Pike Place. You can't tell if it polyester until it stops sliding, and I'm pretty certain the guys who work there know that.
Ice cream deprivation whets the appetite. Not all bad.
DeleteAs for the fish -- glad I missed it I think.