Sunday morning, we headed straight for Pike Market. There were tons of people there! Our first shop was at Le Panier, a french bakery my aunt told me I MUST find. And oh.my.god. It was so amazing!
We also happened by the original Starbucks, which I didn't even notice until I started to wonder what the massive line was all about!
We didn't even bother going in, the line wrapped clear around the block.
So we wandered the entire market - inside and out. Inside, there are several stories worth of shops, vendor booths, etc. There were massive displays of fresh flowers, fresh produce, hand-made crafty stuff, clothes, fresh seafood, etc. Anything you can imagine was there.....even an awesome Boston belt buckle (which was overpriced).
This guy was awesome - he was playing some nice blues music, which I love. I stood and watched him for quite a while.
Then we made our way to the stadium for the day game. When we got there, the roof was closed, but they ended up opening it right before game time.
Properly attired and sitting in another hugely opulated Boston section. It really felt like we were at Boston home games. Not a ton of support for the Mariners.
I wanted to get more action shots this game.....more than just the guys up to bat.
And yes, we were still waiting on Ortiz to hit #400.
During one of the innings, the grounds crew broke out into a dance. It was pretty amusing!
Out by a mile!
Even Moose was "helping" out.
Pedroia jacked one out......for such a little guy, he sure hits the ball hard!
Boston ended up winning this game in extra innings.....both games went into extra innings. Hey, free baseball is okay for me!
After the game, we headed back down to Pike Market. The people were starting to close up, so they were having some good deals. Eric ended up buying a couple pounds of cherries.
We also managed to find a little hole-in-the-wall mexican place serving up authentic tacos. They were incredible!
After we finished up at Pike Market, we made our way back to the hotel. We were both exhausted from the previous days and wanted to just relax in the hotel room. We found a really good ice cream place on our walk back and enjoyed ice cream cones on our walk.
All in all, it was a really great vacation. While we missed our kids like crazy, it was really nice to get away from them for a few days and enjoy the city by ourselves without worrying about snack time, nap time, bed times, cranky kids, etc.
Our next family adventure is in September.....and it's bound to be a good one!
1 comment:
It sounds like a successful trip to Seattle! How cool that you had the chance to visit the original Starbucks! Who knew it was destined to be a tourist attraction!
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