Pike's Place Market - Seattle, WA

September 2, 2008

So, Pike's Place Market wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I always figured it would be a bunch of little shops, probably touristy. Well, it was pretty touristy, but it was...a market....go figure! There were little shops (full of junk) on the 5th floor (the weird thing being that the 1st floor and 6th floor are both at street level, just on different sides of the building), but the top floor was fruit stands and fish stands and people's crafts, like jewelry, clothes, paintings, and all the other things you would find at any farmer's market. One guy had actually taken plain white t-shirts and written funny sayings on them with a sharpie and was selling them for $10! And people were buying them! On the opposite side of the street from the market were open store fronts selling stuff like baked goods and other food and of course the assortment of tourist crap. But also there was the first Starbucks store ever, not so special to me who doesn't drink coffee, but I had to go in and get something for Dad! So, overall, a pretty cool place. Reminds me of the Monterey Farmer's Market, just bigger and everyday, so it's pretty nice if you actually live in the area, (not that Seattle doesn't have a ton of other Farmer's Markets too).

The big sign on top of the building (but I'm sure you already figured that out).

The pig in front of the market. Never figured out the story behind it, but Monica's friend Christel told us her name (which I quickly forgot). What you can't see is all the pig prints in the ground with people's name's in them.

The famous fish throwing place...but they only throw fish if someone buys something. But don't worry, there's always something to see....cute fish guys!!!