Alaska Cruise from Seattle, Sep 2011

> Fri 9th - Seattle

Thu 8th - Seattle

We arrived mid afternoon on Wednesday and settled into our hotel, the Mayflower Park, for an early evening. On Thursday we walked down to see the sights at Pike Place Market and visited the Seattle Aquarium down on the waterfront. For dinner we found a Vietnamese noodle shop and had our first taste of Pho.

Our Room
Our Room
We spent three nights before our cruise at the Mayflower Park Hotel in downtown Seattle.
Our Room
Our Room
We spent three nights before our cruise at the Mayflower Park Hotel in downtown Seattle.
Moonrise Over Westlake Park
Moonrise Over Westlake Park
View from our room on the 11th floor of Mayflower Park.
Night Time
Night Time
Downtown Seattle after dark - is not very dark at all
Sunrise in Seattle
Sunrise in Seattle
A little morning light on the buildings.
Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market
Ah Shucks!
Ah Shucks!
Fresh fruit at Pike Place Market
Chocolate Krinkle
Chocolate Krinkle
Much bigger than mom makes them. More expensive too.
Pepper Garlands
Pepper Garlands
Beautiful and so colorful.
Pepper Garlands
Pepper Garlands
At Pike Place Market
Curd Stacking
Curd Stacking
Beecher's cheese shop at Pike Place Market
Starbucks Bears
Starbucks Bears
At the original Starbucks, Pike Place Market, Seattle.
Kellie's Addiction
Kellie's Addiction
Kellie ordering her iced coffee at the original Starbucks.
Original Starbucks
Original Starbucks
At Pike Place Market
Behind Starbucks
Behind Starbucks
Hidden garden on the hillside.
Kellie and her Coffee
Kellie and her Coffee
In the garden behind Starbucks
Pidgeon
Pidgeon
Strangers in the Park
Strangers in the Park
At the west end of Pike Place Market
Aquarium and Ferry
Aquarium and Ferry
Gold Man
Gold Man
Street performer at the Market
Flying Fish
Flying Fish
At the famous fish market in Pike Place
Crab Cocktail!
Crab Cocktail!
Kellie ordered her lunch, and it was called out to the whole building.
Brick, with flowers
Brick, with flowers
The textures caught my eye - wild plants growing in the bricks, and the flowering pipe cover.
Kellie Feeds the Piggy Bank
Kellie Feeds the Piggy Bank
Rachel is the unofficial bronze mascot of Pike Place Market
Beware of Attack Penguin
Beware of Attack Penguin
At Merry Tails, a pet-friendly gift shop in Pike Place
Need a Light
Need a Light
Curious light fixtures / sculptures on the back side of Pike Place Market.
Seattle Waterfront HDR
Seattle Waterfront HDR
Green Anemones
Green Anemones
In the Seattle Aquarium
Suckers
Suckers
Octopus on the glass
Fuzzy Mushroom
Fuzzy Mushroom
Actually its a sea creature of some sort.
Moon Jelly
Moon Jelly
Seattle Aquarium
Clownfish
Clownfish
We overheard mumbles of Japanese, interrupted quite clearly with "Nemo!" then back to Japanese.
Seahorse
Seahorse
Seattle Aquarium
Tropical Fish
Tropical Fish
Seattle Aquarium
Grumpyfish
Grumpyfish
Seattle Aquarium
Lionfish
Lionfish
Seattle Aquarium
Q
Q
Male Harbor Seal, Seattle Aquarium
Sea Otter
Sea Otter
Seattle Aquarium
Sea Otter Bench
Sea Otter Bench
Seattle Aquarium
River Otters
River Otters
Lontra canadensis pacifica, Seattle Aquarium
Black Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani, Seattle Aquarium
African Grey
African Grey
The man was daring people to try to pick him up so they'd get bit.