Today, we rode around Seattle a bit by car, and we walked all through the Pike Place Market. One's presence there all but announces, "I'm a tourist," or so it would seem.
It's nice, but it's nothing that hasn't been done elsewhere, in one way or another. Lots of little shops, and lots of street performers--like one might see at this time of year in San Francisco, Baltimore, etc., etc.
Seattle is a lovely city, but I think Portland has it beat, as far as we're concerned. Seattle is arguably more modern and busier, but that may be exactly why we liked Portland more. Portland had lots of trees, tons of parks, and an atmosphere that conveyed a palpable message... "slow down."
So we're enjoying Seattle, but we're already longing to return to Portland... and we shall. The only question is when. Barring a lottery win (as mentioned previously), it will have to wait until we can spare the time and money to come back.
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