Tossed salad and scrambled eggs

Yesterday afternoon we arrived in Seattle, Washington. In the evening we met up with a colleague of Matt's and his family for some Chinese food.

This morning we treated ourselves to a nice lie-in. It was nice to be in a proper bed!

When we finally left the hotel we headed down to the waterfront of the bay...

We then headed to the market at Pike Place

We were then ready for lunch and so we headed to "the crab pot" for an amazing meal. We ordered the Westport Seafeast for 3 people (Dungeness crab, snow crab, shrimp in the shell, steamed clams & Pacific mussels, andouille sausage, corn on the cob & red potatoes in their jackets).

It arrived in 2 buckets which were then dumped onto the table and we were given wooden mallets and then left to rummage through the delicious assortment of seafood.

We were also provided bibs as it can get rather messy when you're smashing the hell out of a crab...

Matt, fat and happy after the feast :)

 Josh's shellfish remains...

It was a really fun experience, we were there for about 90 minutes slowly making our way through the feast. It was a really good value for the amount of seafood that we ate, $25 per person. Anybody visiting Seattle should definitely give this place a go.

After lunch I was in need of a nap so I headed back to the hotel while Matt and Josh took a ferry tour of the port.

We then met up again and headed to the Space needle, which is a lot smaller than I had previously thought.

As we are in Seattle we thought it only right to grab a Starbucks, although we didn't go to the original one in Pike Place. Joshua, who doesn't like coffee, found that he has a fondness for non-fat caramel frappacinos! He had a sip of mine and then was hooked!
We chillaxed on a lawn beside an amphitheater next to the space needle.

We then went to see the International fountain...

And watched some young Koreans play the drums...

We then headed back to the waterfront, past some interesting fountains...

Saw a train...

And decided to stop at Elliot's Oyster House for dinner. Josh tried his first Oyster, there wasn't a second one ;) Matt and I asked the waiter to pick a selection for us. I'd never had more than one type of Oyster at a go, so it was interesting to notice the differences in the tastes and textures!

For my entree I chose the Cioppino, a shellfish and fish stew. Delicious!

Here was our view from the restaurant...

Goodnight Seattle, we love you!