Hello Seattle--Cliff Notes Version

What a great trip--we didn't want to leave. Eli and I headed to Seattle on Monday, and we have so many stories to share! First off, the weather out here has been amazing. So the beginning--my first trip on a bus. The only bus I've been on is the campus bus at UNL and if I remember right my friends had to talk me through the process so I was a little nervous, but I survived!! It was such an easy way to get to downtown. Eli and I checked into our hotel which was right in the middle of the city!! We spent the afternoon getting coffee, sitting out in the sun, and doing a little shopping. Monday night we went out for dinner and drinks with a couple of Eli's friends who live in Seattle. Fish and chips, beer, and good friends--makes for a great night.

Tuesday, we spent the day exploring. We kicked the morning off with crumpets at The Crumpet Shop and then headed to Pike Place Market for our FOOD TOUR!!!!! We met in the Market Theater, and right outside is the Gum Wall. A wall of chewed gum. It is the second germiest attraction--second to the Blarney Stone (which my sister has kissed)-eeeek! I could go on and on about the food tour and the market, but I'll borrow from one of my aunts who has a love of good food and travel. She describes foods and experiences as beautiful, exquisite, or gorgeous and that's truly what the market and the food was like. The colors and smells were amazing. We visited the Seattle Aquarium and went on the Great Wheel (huge ferris wheel)--we stopped at the very top and I had to close my eyes so I didn't freak out :)

Eli and I rounded out the day with a tasty dinner at Seatown, which is one Tom Douglas' restaurants (he beat one of the Iron Chefs) I got 1/2 a dungeness crab!!! We stopped by the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on the way back to the hotel. It was an awesome trip. We both love this area so so much, it will be a little sad to leave--we're only here another 6 weeks! (Pike Place Market; Gum Wall; Eli on Ferris Wheel)