We decided to fly into Seattle and drive up to Vancouver which saved us enough money to almost cover the cost of our shore excursions. Since we had never been to Seattle we arrived a day early and stayed at the Maxwell Hotel near the Space Needle. Here’s my review on TripAdvisor. I will definitely stay here again on future visits. During our short visit to Seattle we took the hotel’s free shuttle to the waterfront near Pikes Place Market.
The market was filled with vendors selling mostly seafood and flowers with craft vendors sprinkled in between.
We stopped at a Starbuck’s (102 Pike St) across the street from the market thinking it was the original but it wasn’t. After finishing our drinks we meandered around the corner and found the original store (1912 Pike Place)with a long line out the door. I’m glad I didn’t have to wait that long for my Frappuccino.
After shopping we stopped at the Hard Rock Café for a drink then headed over to Fisherman’s Restaurant on Pier 57 for dinner. This seemed appropriate after seeing all that seafood at the market. The food was delicious. We shopped a little more after dinner.
I discovered my new favorite store, Pirates Plunder. This place is pirate heaven.
Then we headed back to the hotel to rest before our big drive to Vancouver the next day.