I had the good fortunate of traveling to Seattle for a seminar Wednesday and Thursday. It was a short trip–my alarm went off at 2:45 am on Wednesday, and I was back home by midnight on Thursday. I connected through Denver, and the rest of the flight north provided this incredible view:
When I arrived in Seattle, it was a gloriously clear but cold day. Mt. Rainier was in full view. I had a couple of hours of free time, so I headed down to Pike Place Market.
The vendor displays were amazing–especially the fish shops. I brought home salmon, live oysters, prawns and a crab from Pike Place Fish–you can see the fishmonger packing my box below. We made an incredible shrimp and salmon dish with these ingredients last night.
My crab:
Other vendors offered fresh produce and flowers. I even found one vendor selling black truffles.
I found an “Ava” bracelet among this collection and brought it home for a very happy little girl.
Downtown Seattle was quite beautiful, and the local coffee, which kept me highly caffeinated the entire time, was worth the trip alone.
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