Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Pike's Place Market

This was not my first time at Pike's Place Market, but it was my first time there as a Seattleite and not just a tourist, which was cool because it allowed me to view the area with a fresh perspective.  Instead of looking at fruit and artwork and thinking, "I wonder how much it would cost to ship this home?" I was able to look at everything and go, "Hey, I bet I could walk down here to do some of my shopping!"  When the fruit vendor complained about all the tourists (especially the Nebraskans) who were ruining Pike's Place market, I could assertively say, "Yeah! Effing Nebraskans!" instead of clearing my throat uncomfortably and staring at my feet.  It was a cool feeling. 

My favorite thing about our quick tour of Pike's Place was the gum wall.  I loved it because it seemed like such a trivial thing that quickly spiraled out of control and is now a part of the history of Pike's Place.  I was very tempted to add my gum to the wall, but Allison wanted to get as far away from the used gum as possible, so we left fairly quickly.  It's still the thing that sticks in my mind.

My least favorite thing was the cheese store.  I hate the smell of cheese so much that I wasn't able to really appreciate the store for what it was.  We took our quick pictures, and then it was my turn to urge us to leave quickly as I tried not to gag. 

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