But, Spring has come to Seattle! We have already had a few 50*+ days and some warming sunshine. I am once again getting the desire to leave my little cave of a room and explore. Some such exploring was aided by the arrival of my dear friend Haley and her husband Andrew.
I love rain. I really do; I love the way it can turn the whole sky anywhere from a pearly grey to a violent violet. I love hearing it on windows and roofs or trickling down a gutter. However, unless it is a warm rain, I hate it getting me wet. This, of course, makes winter in Seattle a very unmotivating time (for me). Being indoors too often can leave me feeling disenchanted with a location. But, Spring has come to Seattle! We have already had a few 50*+ days and some warming sunshine. I am once again getting the desire to leave my little cave of a room and explore. Some such exploring was aided by the arrival of my dear friend Haley and her husband Andrew. Unfortunately the day they arrived was nothing but rain, so we stuck to coffee shops to stay warm and dry. The next evening we met for dinner at a hidden little gem beneath Pike Place called Il Bistro. The restaurant is very small and rather cellar-like, but comfortable and pleasant. Their mushroom ravioli is absolutely to die for and our server was nothing less than perfectly affable. For dessert we headed to Molly Moon's for Earl Grey ice cream to accompany the watching of The Rescuers Down Under. It was a very grown-up treat for such childhood nostalgia. The next day was spent playing tourist- walking around Ballard, visiting the Fremont Troll, Bottleworks, Red Mill Burgers and Golden Gardens Park. It was definitely a fun little spring break, even though I did have to work. But more importantly it reminded me that there is still so much to be gleaned from this area. My excitement for the coming months is ever growing. Same with my list of things to accomplish before another winter takes over my mind and sends me back into hibernation.
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I am so in love with this place already. It is beautiful, fun, vibrant, dynamic and a bunch of other adjectives that are going to seem trite if I list them all. The downtown area is really one of the best I've been in. It is very clean, both local and tourist friendly and idiosyncratic. Last week I spent a few hours exploring and thought I'd share some of my pictures with you all. I'm sure everyone gets sick of seeing pictures of this sign- the market is one of the most recognizable things about downtown- so I doctored it a bit. I just loved the blue sky/white umbrellas combination, so I had to include it. This is Maximus Minimus. He is run by one of the owners of a local cheese shop within the market and serves up amazing pork sandwiches. It was definitely worth the wait. If you happen to stop by Seattle and find yourself at 2nd and Pike, I recommend queuing up for this meal-on-wheels. I just had to share this little guy with you because he is a part of something that it quintessentially Seattle- the gum wall. Located in Post Alley near the Market, there is an expanse of brick wall entirely sheathed in chewing gum. It is gross. You want to stand far away from it and yet, its sheer weirdness draws you closer. And then you find awesome things like the above. People take their art seriously, even if it is a grotesque form of graffiti. Just to give everyone an idea of what I mean. This is maybe one-third of the actual length of the wall.
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