We found out that the hotel had a car at the ready to take people where they needed to go, and would pick us up with a phone call, so that was our primary source of transportation for the day.
Since we did not really allow for much time to explore the market on Friday, we headed back bright and early on Saturday morning. There were gobs of people like us, but it was a really fun experience. We ended up buying a few things - flowers, cherries, some tea. We stopped at a crepe place for brunch and ended up having two huge crepes that were delicious. Although I have a great farmers market at my disposal in LR, I would have loved to buy some stuff here to whip up a great dinner. Maybe someday...
We went back to the room and relaxed just a little and then decided to head out to the space needle area. Since the space needle was built for a worlds fair, they have retained the theme park rides and stuff that went with the fair in the area. Lots and lots of people around. It had been overcast in the morning, but by noonish or so, the sun had come out. There were large crowds in the area, but it took about an hour to go up and come back down the needle. The views were great.
Also in the area was the new Science Fiction Museum and Experience Music Project. They are essentially in the same building, designed by Frank Ghery. In my opinion, the outside of the building was the most impressive part... the actual "museum" was just a homage to the things this guy won at auction.
We went back to the hotel to rest up for the Mariners game we had planned that night. It was a beautiful evening, great seats and our team won. What more could you ask for. Because of the time change, it seemed like a really long night, but it was so enjoyable I really didn't realize how tired I was until we got back to the room.
We finished up a little packing and we are ready to board the boat on Sunday.
Internet will probably be spotty, but I will do my best.
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