We started the day with an early lunch at one of our favorite spots, Ivar’s Acres of Clams, a few piers down from our hotel. It was another walk down memory lane with the shops and the boats, but we missed the little train that once chugged along the waterfront.
Ivar’s did not disappoint. Ed had his clams and I had halibut.
We had a cozy seat by the window where we watched the seagulls begging for French fries from the carry-out portion of Ivar’s. It was quite a show to watch them jockey for position and swoop down to pluck a fry from a customer’s hand.
Later, we realized that this activity is encouraged.
Afterwards we walked into several of the shops, in particular, the Old Curiosity Shop with its collection of oddities, from shrunken heads to marine memorabilia. We remembered how much fun our daughter had looking at all these things.
From here we found the elevator up to Pike’s Market. Obviously everyone else did, too, because it was packed.
We stopped by the famous Pike Place Fish Market and watched the mongers throwing fish to each other. This one salmon covered the salesman’s head and then some — and then he tossed it!
We looked around some other shops and saw long lines for pastries and Starbuck’s, supposedly the original.
From the market we walked a number of blocks to “The Spheres,” which is part of the Amazon downtown campus. This whole area is now home to multiple modern buildings, with a very low-key identification.
The Spheres is a trio of geodesic domes that house native to mid-elevation cloud forest ecosystems at altitudes of 3,000 to 10,000 ft. The Spheres exist to provide Amazon employees with a creative workspace in a constant 72 degree environment surrounded by nature. Unfortunately, the public is only allowed in on 2 Saturdays a month, with a reservation. Something to do on a future visit.
We caught an Uber and went back to the hotel. While Ed rested, I walked to the Olympic Sculpture Park, only two blocks from our hotel overlooking the Bay. There were some interesting pieces, including this latter one by Calder.
Then I walked up to the Space Needle to check out the location of the Chihuly exhibit for tomorrow night. An interesting sculpture here had children climbing precariously on its tubular arms. See the person at the top. Made me nervous.
Tonight we went to T-Mobile Park to see the Mariners play the Angels. For some reason the traffic on Alaskan Way was backed up and our Uber driver drove a number of back roads to get us there in a timely manner — but we made it! Beautiful stadium. Great game.
The pitcher for the Mariners, Mike Leake, almost pitched a perfect game, but gave away one in the ninth inning. They did win 10-1. Afterwards it was such a lovely evening that we ended up walking back to the hotel through Pioneer Square and saw the lights along Miners Landing.
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