Marcell Madness: 30 Years and Going Strong

For our 30th wedding anniversary we went to Seattle for the weekend. We had planned to go up on Thursday evening and spend two nights but mom had a meeting for seminary on Thursday evening so we left on Friday morning. Seattle is about 3 hours north of Portland on I-5. It is really a pretty drive but we are west of the mountains so we did not have to contend with treacherous roads. We arrived about lunch time and headed to Subway for a quick sandwich. Our plans were to attend the Seattle Temple so we headed there right after lunch. We had a great day at the Temple.

Seattle is a great city with lot's to do . After the Temple we drove down to the waterfront and stayed at the Marriott Hotel. We had a water view from our room. Don't let the photo fool you. It was very nice out but it was cool and rainy. This is a view from our room.

Shortly after we arrived at the hotel we walked to Pike Place Market. We met Rachael the pig at the entrance. The market has all kinds of things for sale, from food to flowers to clothing to trinkets to souvineers. It is all enclosed but not really heated. It was a bit cold especially since the sun had gone down.

We all know mom's weakness and we found a bear that stated it perfectly.

After we walked through the market, we walked down to the restaurant for the evening. It was McCormick and Schmicks, a very fine seafood restaurant. We had swordfish, scallops and crab cakes. For dessert the restaurant treated us to a dessert of our choice. We chose Creme Brulee even though it is not moms favorite. See the congratulations around the outside of the dish?

After dinner we walked back to the hotel. It was too chilly to do much else outside as it had started to rain again. The next morning we went back to Pike Place Market for breakfast. We had the mini donuts from the bakery and they make them on the spot. We had a dozen between us. The were very small!

Dad was also able to get a photo with Rachael!

The market is large and covered.

After the walk through the market we headed to the waterfront. We found a seagull with a starfish in its mouth. Another fish was chasing it all around and making a very annoying sound. It wanted a free lunch!

Fortunately, the rain held off most of the day and we were able to see the sights.

After we checked out of the hotel we headed to the Space Needle. It was built in 1962 for the Seattle Worlds Fair. It is over 600ft tall. There is a great view of the city and Puget Sound from the top.

After the Space Needle we headed to the Olympic Sculpture Park. We were able to get in a pretty good jog and both of us were able to beat this group. The seemed to be almost standing still.

Most of you don't know what a typewriter is, let alone a typewriter eraser. This is one of the last in the world and we would hate to see the typewriter it is used on!