Seattle

Before school started, P and I were determined to go on a mini-trip to ANYWHERE. Due to limited time and a busy work schedule for P, we settled for Seattle and some shopping at the Premium Outlet and Alderwood Mall on the way (you know...good currency exchange rate). Weather was initially very nice and our shopping was going well. This time around, we booked our hotel through Hotwire and it turned out to be awesome. We had a great room at Mayflower Hotel with 2 bathrooms! The hotel was located in the centre of downtown where everything was within walking distance and the customer service was excellent. Most importantly, we only paid half the regular price! Unfortunately, we were so busy with valet and loading and unloading luggage to and from that we forgot to take a picture of the hotel!


We got a chance to walk around downtown Seattle before returning to Vancouver and we walked by this mobile PIG sandwich stand and had to give it a try. The pulled pork sandwich turned out to be juicy and good though for a pricey $6 without any sides or extras. And of course we had to go visit Pike Place Public Market...that's just a tradition!

The market was as I remembered it last time I visited at least 5 years ago. There's still the throwing fish stand, the beautiful bouquets of flowers and the colourful fruits. Ahhh...memories.