one last thing before I quit

Day Three in The Emerald City. It wasn't too bad. It started off with a late breakfast at Lowell's. It took a bit of finding, but we managed to make it before the breakfast service had finished. Lowell's is a 3-floor restaurant and bar found in the famous Pike Place Market. It had a great view, overlooking Puget Sound and Bainbridge Island. I also hear that a scene from Sleepless In Seattle was shot there. I certainly do enjoy Tom hanks, but I haven't seen that movie. I'll believe it though. Even though it was just a breakfast, the food was extremely delicious.

Following the good eats, we went to a little shop called World Spice Merchants. They've got over one hundred different kinds of spices and seasonings available, and at a great price. You simply get to walk around, smelling the different kinds of spices in jars, and you just write down how much of what kind you'd like. You then drop off the list and come back in a bit to pick it up. We picked up 5 different orders for people back home, spanning roughly 40 different varieties. I personally picked up 5 different kinds of BBQ rubs.

We left the Pike Place Market area and went up to the business district for some shopping. The business district features more of the national chains as opposed to the local shops. We spent a bunch of time in Urban Outfitters with a super huge bill to finish it off, but it's well worth it. There's always some interesting items there. I even picked up an Arcade Fire - Funeral vinyl. It was just $14 which is well worth it. Awesome.

The night finished off with a nice dinner at Assaggio Ristorante. We had some fresh pasta and shared a delicious coconut sorbet actually served in a coconut! The services was great and the food was even better.

Day three ended with me learning that Mike McCready is playing the national anthem at the Mariner's game on Tuesday. Hmm. I'll have to consider that.