Pike Place Market – Seattle


For my last birthday, MG and I ditched L.A. and flew up to Seattle for our very first visit. We had three days to cram in a lot of sight-seeing, but we managed to hit everything on our lists, including the top of the Space Needle, the aquarium, a harbor cruise, and yes… a gay piano bar, an insect museum and a bad-ass Henry the VIII puppet show featuring bloody beheadings, puppet blowjobs, and talking vaginas… in case you were wondering.
And of course, we spent a large chunk of a day exploring the Pike Place Market. It’s probably the biggest tourist attraction in the city, but one that’s actually worth every bit of accidental elbowing you may encounter. It’s been in operation since 1907 and sits on the corner of a very steep hill facing out to the Elliot Bay waterfront. Built into the Market are several lower levels with antique dealers, toy shops and eateries, but the star attraction is the street level itself. Endless food! Beautiful, aromatic, enticing food! I could have easily wandered around there from sun up to sun down. Plus, the day brought us just enough drizzle and ominous cloud cover to enhance the vibe without washing it away completely.


Here are some of the highlights from the day.
Tags: Farmers Market, Pike Place, Seattle
“Titanoboa”: Largest Snake in the World Comes to Smithsonian Channel
Dancing with the Stars Recap: May 14, 2012 (with VIDEOS and SPOILERS)
Simple Marinara Sauce Recipe
Person of Interest: Pilot (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars Recap: April 16, 2012
Game of Thrones Recap – Episode 16: “The Old Gods and the New”
Simple Hummus Recipe
Time to Play… “DIY Network or Gay Porn?”
Cherry Butter Bars and the Milli Vanilli Connection
Habanero Pizza Sauce – The Sauce that Bites Back!
Harvey Wallbanger
Project Runway – July 28, 2011 – The Top Tweets
Listening To: “Get the Party Started” – Shirley Bassey
Bachelor Pad: August 29, 2011 – Your Top Tweets
Woman Stabs Boyfriend Multiple Times for Cheating in Monopoly (with video from TV’s Cheers)
Dancing with the Stars: September 26, 2011 Nancy Grace Nipple Slip Twitter-Cap
NBC’s SMASH – Why is Ellis (Jaime Cepero) the Most Hated Character on Television?
BBQ Bison Burgers
Dancing with the Stars: October 24, 2011 Maksim Chmerkovskiy vs. The Judges – VIDEO
Pizza and a Movie #1: Greek Pizza with Pancetta and Hitchcock’s Stage Fright (1950)
Celebrity Apprentice Recap: March 27, 2011
Season Pass: Modern Family (ABC)
Listening To: “C’est Si Bon” – Ann-Margret
The Bachelor 15-3: Brad Womack to star in Love Hurts
The Bachelor 15-5: Brad Womack and the Two We Know Are Gonna Be in the Finals
Bachelor Pad: August 8, 2011 – Your Top Tweets
Listening To: “The Girl from Ipanema” – Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Astrud Gilberto
Television
Dancing with the Stars Recap: March 21, 2011
The Bachelorette Recap: June 13, 2011 (4 of 4)
The Bachelor 16-4: January 23, 2012 – Your Top Tweets
The Bachelor 15-2: Brad Womack and the Carnival Clowns
The Bachelor 15: Emily or Chantal? Former Cast Members Weigh In
I’m Taking My NuWave Oven to Bed With Me
Dancing with the Stars Recap: May 7, 2012 (with VIDEOS)