US Trip 2013 - Weekend In Seattle - Day 2

On the second day, we woke up at around 8am, washed up and went down to the hotel lobby for their complimentary breakfast. Food selections were quite good and we had a heavy breakfast to start off the day.
After breakfast, we checked out from the hotel and drove to Pike Place Market, the world famous fish market. It is known for their tradition of fishmongers throwing fish that customers have purchased, before they wrapped. We all enjoyed looking at their performances.

 Rachel the Piggy Bank is the mascot of Pike Place Market

Volcanic Ashes Crafts

Ate Clam Chowder at Pike Place Chowder

We then walked to the Market Theater Gum Wall, which is a local landmark in downtown Seattle, in Post Alley under Pike Place Market. It is a brick alleyway covered with in used chewing gums, YUCKS!!
We kept reminding Emily and Jared to avoid touching any part of the walls :)

We also found the very 1st Starbucks Coffee Store located at Pike Place Market, built in 1971. Many tourists were queuing outside to get into the store and we joined the queue where hubby bought a nice thermos for his coffee.

We walked across some streets and went to the Pier area.

It was almost 4pm when we ended our tours. Everyone was tired with such long walks and the kids slept in the car on the way back to Hillsboro.