End of Cruise, We disembark in Seattle

Monday was a relaxing day at sea.  It was nice to sleep in and to have lots of time to pack at night.

Tuesday we reached Seattle.  We took a Taxi to the Comfort Suites downtown where our car was waiting in the underground garage.  We loaded the car up with our luggage and then set off on foot for the Duck Tour.

This lasted 90 minutes and was a lot of fun.  Its hard to take decent pictures on a moving tour but here are a few art installations

This is an Aluminum tree.

This is Ivars on the Pier.  Ivars is a very well loved chain of restaurants in the Seattle area with wonderful Clam Chowder. 

This is an old manufacturing plant that they left as a kind of art installation on Lake Union.

View of the Space Needle while floating on Lake Union.

  

I would like to know what that building on the top is, I didn't get a chance to ask.

The floating house from Sleepless in Seattle.  This is not a houseboat because it is tethered to the shore for sewage and such.

After the Duck Tour we made a quick stop at the Experience Music Project and took the Monorail to 5th and Pine.  We then walked to Pikes Public Market. 

These pictures are all right side up.  They are light fixtures between the buildings in a covered area on the second floor where we finally ate our bag breakfast from the hotel.

This is one of the Boardwalk type ramps to get between levels.  Notice the "Welcome Down Under" sign on the right.  These are the old small stores underground.

This to me is typical of the little stores, everything crammed in to make use of the small space.

More of the same store.  Little salt & pepper shakers and kitchen nick-nacks.  He also had old cookie jars.



You have to see the fish or you haven't been to Pikes.

This is a big piggie bank at the front entrance.  It took forever to get a picture without people hanging all over it.  The place behind it has the yummiest dried fruit.



A Police Horse at the main entrance

An interesting find at another store.  This one has more floor space.

After walking around and in and out of the Market we walked back to our hotel.



This Bumbershoot was on a building near or on Pike.

Building detail as we walked.

For dinner we were back on the Pier.  My husbands brother treated us to dinner at Anthonys Seafood Restaurant and I took this picture from our table.  "Mount Ranier is out" the locals say.  Tomorrow we continue the road trip.