I HEART SEATTLE (Part Two)

Surprise, Surprise...I couldn't fit all my "I heart Seattle" pics in the last post, so here goes round two. One of the things James and I always try to do when we visit the homeland is try to round up as many friends as possible, and this last trip we had dinner at Tutta Bella (amazing pizza) with Jay, Trisha, Evan, and Laura. Then Laura and I took off for capitol hill to meet up with Kristen at "The Garage," which is like an upscale bowling alley. Seem like an oxy-moron (upscale bowling)? It usually is, but not at the garage.

Here we are just outside The Garage with the neon sign in the background.

The girls at Tutta Bella.

And the boys.

One of our blessings on this last trip was the overbooked flight from Seattle to Philly - James and I volunteered our seats for flight voutures, a free night at a hotel, and one extra full day in Seattle. The day was sunny and glorious, and we spent it downtown at the Sculpture Park and Pioneer Square.

A silver tree in the sculpture park - I honestly walked right by it before James pointed out that it was a sculpture.

This piece here seems to be the most widely publisized. James doesn't care much for it, but I've grown somewhat fond of it.

This exhibit is called "waves" and is cool to walk through.

Here is James by his favorite sculpture. wink wink.

The gorgeous pier-side.

The interior of Elliot Bay Bookstore, a beloved Seattle landmark that I had never actually visited before. It was grand - I spent an hour looking through a book on Italian Architecture.

All of the buildings around Pioneer Square are so beatiful - rich, textured details that harken back to a grander era (aka pre-modern square cement cold architecture).

Pioneer Square

The Pioneer building

This is the headquarters to Tully's coffee--I actually love the way they transformed this brick building into a colorful and whimsical landscape. It used to be the old Rainier Brewery building.