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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Posted by Rebecca's Mom on March 14, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Very clever heading . . . and beautiful photos! As I’m peeling and deveining Gulf coast shrimp, these pictures are fun to see!
Posted by Laura on March 14, 2009 at 7:22 pm
That shot out of the airplane is gorgeous!! Looks like a fun getaway.
Posted by karyl on March 15, 2009 at 8:20 am
And, what was it you went there for? Looks like you had a great time! And, I love the photos, too!
Posted by smithfamilyweblog on March 15, 2009 at 8:55 am
I attended a seminar–it was part of a preconference. The actual conference attracts more than 4,000 people.
Posted by Doug Smith on March 15, 2009 at 9:39 am
Terrific photos, Rebecca. The fish market photos tell the story very well. This is where they developed the “fish” philosophy about making work fun, right?
Posted by irolwolerts14 on March 16, 2009 at 8:56 am
I love the fish market and watching the people toss the fish around, shouting and chanting. Also the flowers…oh my, I wanted to buy every bouquet I saw. I’m glad you were there.
Posted by smithfamilyweblog on March 16, 2009 at 9:25 am
Doug, I think you’re right. It was so much fun–and the philosophy works. I went in to buy salmon. Many, many dollars later, I left with a huge box. Lori, I saw a number of people carrying those bouquets on the plane.