A sunny day in Seattle, WA

Playing in the fountain near the Space Needle

Mumbi (Kenya), Akiko (Jap), Franzi (Germany), Lina (Switz.), Haruko (Jap), Melody and me on the Monorail.

The whole gang today!

The fish market at Pike Street Market

Today we started the day at 9:30. Our first destination was the Pike Street Market. It was delightful and exciting; so many great smells, flowers, fish, and crafts. Everyone was given just over an hour to look around and shop. I found a little butcher shop that sold landjagers from Germany; they were so delicious! It has been years since I had eaten one. I bought some fruit, nuts and groceries for the train trip tomorrow for both Kayla and I.

We walked a few blocks to the Monorail that took us to the Seattle Space Needle. Both were a fun ride. The view from the Space Needle is amazing. The kids just love taking pictures of themselves; that's all they did up there. They even make the funniest faces at the camera! The kids are having so much fun together, and I don't even think they know or care where they have been or where they are going next! It's just a matter of being together with each other.

We were done by about 2:00, and had the rest of the afternoon off to shop and get lunch. I spent a wonderful afternoon with Kayla. We got lunch at a great little Italian restaurant and then went shopping. She needed some shorts and a medium sized purse to carry her belongings on day trips, rather than her big backpack. I also got a haircut. We had a very nice time together. It was another day of walking, walking, and more walking!

This evening some of the kids went to a baseball game. Some kids didn't even know what baseball was; it truly is an American-only sport! The rest took a ferry ride in the evening to see the Seattle nighttime lights from the water. I hear it was beautiful. I had a headache, so stayed in :( . Tomorrow we have the first half of the day off to explore Seattle on our own, then leave for the train station at 2:00. We have a 16 hour overnight train ride ahead of us to Glacier National Park in Montana.