mile 4314

Wonder why we didn't post anything yesterday?  Phuh we were soooo busy doing the sightseeing thing in Seattle, and it was worth every minute.  As a matter of fact we got a little bit of a short sleep last night, met a couple from Germany (Hamburg) and ended up in a Kloen-Snack and forgot the time.  But was good talking to you two.
Seattle, what a city.  Of course first order of the day was to visit the first Starbucks Shop in Pike Street. Not that the coffee here tastes any different than in any of the other "hundreds" of Starbucks all over the city, but people standing in long lines here for a mug, T-shirt, or as Elke, to get one of the Original Store Starbucks Cards, exclusively only issued here.  Just opposite we then threw ourselves in to the hustle and bustle of the Pike Market.  What a vibrant place, so many vendors of all sorts of things, but one must have seen the fish and vegetable stalls, the spice stands, the flowers, the butchers and bakeries, unbelievable.  We didn't get to see the fish flying through the air, but even without that it was an experience for all senses.

Elke leaving the first Starbucks with her cards

Impressions from the Pike Market

Street Life around the Pike Market

We also visited the Space Needle (a must when in Seattle), and got a total 360 degree view of the city form the top platform.  Not that we can remember all the buildings and mountains, neither all the facts they throw at you during the 42 second elevator ride to the top, no need for that thanks Google.

Seattle's Space Needle

 

Impressions from the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit

But another highlight waited at the bottom again, the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibition.  Chihuly created a special form of colouring and forming glass objects, and those are displayed here in an indoor and outdoor exhibition.  His work is so unique and creative, a perfect setting here below the Space Needle.

The day closed with a nice seafood dinner (we didn't make it beyond the starters as there were so many lecker ones) and then we strolled back to our tent until we met the two from HH and talked for ages.

So the late night didn't bother us too much, as today was only a short ride into Vancouver, BC, just a bit more than 170 miles.  So this left us out of the weekend traffic rolling in and out of the cities, and for an easy day.  The tent was already up at 2:00 PM, and for the rest of the afternoon we did put the feet up and did a lot of nothing.  We will spend the next couple of days here in Vancouver and try to organize our trip forward through BBC (Beautiful British Columbia) and Yukon Territories.

"If Art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." - John F. Kennedy