Jeremy and I joke that at least it isn't raining as we walk down the orderly Seattle streets, past rows of closed restaurants and cafes, toward Yesler Way. We had walked up to Kerry Hall and back in the pouring rain on Saturday and it was a relief to see dry skies. Of course, as soon as we reach the tangle of streets that marked Pioneer Square, it starts to sprinkle. Our first destination is the totem pole in the middle of the tiny park.
"What totem pole?" Jeremy asks. "Oh." The pole is not negligible, but it lacks a sense of power, considering there are buses and bums and trees covering and surrounding it. We take a picture of the glass posters written in (what Google has informed me is) Lushootseed and we move on.
For the most part our journey is documented in pictures and jokes about tattoo parlors and rug shops. We run into several of our classmates and it is almost like a regular Friday field trip! However, since it has begun to rain severely, we decide it would be best to head back so, with a quick stop for food, we hurry home.
A lasting impression of Pioneer Square: kind of dirty? I'm sure I'll have to go back and explore more when I'm not so worried about catching pneumonia.
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