Seattle! Starbucks...

Here begins a small series of blogs, dedicated to our time in Seattle! Here we are at the first Starbucks at Pike's Place Market, a fascinating large market which, of course, I neglected to take pictures of, overwhelmed by the beautiful flowers, goods, and crowds!

Starbucks began here, and so did our first full day:

Here is the inside, completely devoid of comfy chairs and other Starbucks amenities, however with coffee paraphanial galore. It was almost like a coffee version of Disney-world, completely with someone who told you when to get on the "ride" - aka to order your coffee. Fascinating.

So - I had no idea it was founded back in 1912? At least the building was....

... or maybe that's just the building's address. We tourists aren't sure how things are done around here.

Jon happily drinking a delicious drink (even though they ironically got his order wrong...) near the totem pole.

The park was right next to a highway, and we found this graffiti rather amusing. Still wondering how they got up there to paint it so. In the background you see the beautiful water and the edge of the mountains.