Meanwhile, in Seattle...
Seattle's been a busy place; it's been hard to keep up with making updates. I'm pretty tired, now, so this won't be a scintillating entry.
We're walking everywhere, or taking the bus, and haven't need to use the car since we arrived.
Our luckiest lucky find since arriving is In The Bowl, a hole-in-the-wall, vegetarian noodle place on Olive, just west of Broadway. Hungry and tired, we stumbled in on our way back from the Pike Place market. It was hot, crowded, noisy, and the food was excellent. I hope we make it back before we continue on our next leg.
While at the market we stopped at Beecher's, a cheesemaker. They had finished making with their making for the day, though, and were washing up the make room while we tried samples on the other side of the glass.
Yesterday, we made a stop I've been anticipating: Saké Nomi in the Pioneer Square area. We met the owners, Johnnie and Taiko, and spent an hour and a half sampling premium sake. I learned more about sake and Barbara found out that she likes some sake, after all. (We also have two bottles we have to figure out how to get home.)
Later, we took a turn through the central branch of the Seattle Public Library. It was a building full of surprises, open spaces, bright colors, and, presumably, books.
Today, we took whale watching cruise in Puget Sound aboard the Stellar Sea operated by Salish Sea Charters. It was chilly out on the water. Unfortunately, we spotted no whales, though we did see harbor seals, porpoise, and sea lions.
Tomorrow, we'll be having lunch with a friend of Barbara's out in Redmond, then off to the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame at Seattle Center.
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