Monday, July 28, 2008

Fun with Mckay and Danielle

When we lived in Chicago we enjoyed going to the "Taste of Chicago." So when we heard that Seattle was doing the "Bite of Seattle" we thought wherever there is good food we must be also. McKay and Danielle flew in on Friday night and we were glad they could join in on the fun. Saturday we were up and off for a fun day ready for some good eatin'. Everyone ate something different...so much to choose from with all the different restaurants set up from all over. Emmy saw this meat on a stick and assumed it was chicken and was set on getting it. I tried to talk her out of it because the sign said it was alligator. Hmmmm. I asked the lady, "Is it really alligator?" 7 bucks later Emmy was chewin' on her alligator telling everyone how good her chicken was. We all took bites and it definitely didn't taste like chicken, but it was good.

Danielle had grilled salmon with rice. McKay had something goulash looking in a pita that was from the Australian booth.
Maryn had some Chinese, Jeff had the same Australian goulash, Ady had dessert crepes and I had a chicken artichoke crepe. Everything was scrumptious!

We walked around squishing ourselves to everyone else on the super crowded sidewalks. Jeff couldn't pass up the Hawaiian shaved ice stand. And then we posed in our usual favorite Space Needle pose and lounged on our favorite large sculptures.


We rode the ferry over to Bainbridge Island, taking our swimsuits and towels after hearing there was a neat park with water fountains. Well, to say the kids were disappointed at finding no water fountains is a gross understatement. We didn't bring our car so we walked a bit too far for their pleasure also. Things were smoothed over after we discovered Mona's Homemade Ice Cream. (yes, the very same that our realtor told us about when we moved here.) Even McKay said that it could very well be the best ice cream EVER! We indulged and enjoyed it so much and thought that the whole ferry trip was worth it just for the visit to Mona's. We'll be back for sure! ...next time we'll bring the car. We did find a park for the kids to play at and of course crossing the street with the orange flags was funner than anything we did the whole day.

The ferry ride over and back was 35 minutes each way. It was a clean, smooth and very nice ferry including a cafe and gift shop. WOW! The views were lovely and the whole ride was so relaxing and enjoyable. We were glad we brought our own cooler of snacks to enjoy.
The city skyline was nice but seeing 2 cruise ships lined up along the ports against the skyline was pretty neat.
The kids mostly wanted to go outside and inside and upstairs and downstairs, while the adults just wanted to take naps and sit quietly.
Our first photo with our new city...Seattle. We can't believe it's already been 9 months that we've lived here. Finally we're getting out and enjoying the place. Look at that blue sky!
We loved having Mckay and Danielle with us. They were so fun, laid back and easy to have around. They enjoyed going to a Mariners game and also took a fun tour of the Underground City...things we haven't done but are on our list. Thanks for a fun visit guys! It was a shorty but a goody.

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