Public Market in Seattle

Saturday, bright and early at the crack of noon, we headed back downtown -- this time with my camera AND its charged battery! We had figured out the bus system by this time, which made the trip easier. The bus system is really dependable and easy to use.


It turned out to be a great day to go to the famous market downtown. Ed didn't think so because there were so many people but I thought it added to the frivolity of it all.


The place is known for the fish stands where they make a show out of throwing the fish someone wants to buy to the guy behind the counter. The guys working there yell and chant, which makes it all the more entertaining. There are always lots of people watching, far more than buying.

Naturally, I couldn't stop looking at all the lovely flowers. Many of the vendors were Oriental and they were diligently making up bouquets. The combinations were stunning.

The mixture of people was amazing and we were surrounded by all sorts of languages. We saw more homeless people than any place we've been. Seattle is known for helping homeless people and obviously, the word gets out. Melinda Gates is going to have a big shelter built so they hope to get many of these poor people off the streets.

We also observed that 80% of the people were on some kind of electronic gadget texting, talking or using headsets. Someone pointed out that Seattle is the home of Microsoft and Amazon.com, which might have something to do with that.

Ed had his salmon and we ate outdoors down by the water. The weather has been absolutely lovely the whole week with the mid-70's during the day.

We're going to Butchart Gardens in Victoria, B.C. on Monday. After all the effort to get our passports set up, we'd better use them, eh?