On the Road-Seattle-

PIKE PLACE MARKET

Located close to Puget Sound, this is a collection of many buildings on many levels which shops that sell just about anything. Most notable is the fish market with huge salmon and other fish on ice. When a customer makes a request for a fish, the men scream out and toss those fish around to each other to get to the customer. Also in the market are many produce places with giant fruit and flower arrangements. Our favorite stops have been at the bakeries like the 3 girls bakery. This market was set up near the end of the 19th c so that farmers could bring their goods directley to the public and cut out middlemen so decrease the cost of food.



SPACE NEEDLE

Origninally built for the 1962 World's Fair, it was the tallest building in Seattle. This is no longer true but the Space Needle still have the rights to the view so nothing can be buuilt to obsure the Puget Sound, the bays or the views of the city and outlying areas. One can feel the top floor observation move and bend with the winds and it has withstood the all of the Earthquakes since.

Also built for the 1962 Fair was the Science Center which at the time showed the new microwave oven and the touch tone phone. For this Fair, the city built the first monorail that was large enough to actually transport passengers.

OLYMPIC SCULPTURE GARDEN
A lovely park with seating to view the Sound and the sculptures. The biggest piec-or most noticeable is a Calder animal looking sculpture. Very interesting to me were the office supply sculptures which included a circular eraser with the attached brush and a file box.