Pike Place Market

The Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. It is a place of business for many small farmers, craftsman and merchants. Named after the central street, Pike Place is one of Seattle's most popular tourist destinations.

We visited the market several times while in Seattle and were welcomed to the area by several iconic signs.

The fruit and vegetables looked delicious and I particularly thought the raspberries and the Rainier cherries looked fabulous. The vegtables were varied and looked so fresh.

Fresh flowers were everywhere in the market. Merchants were arranging bouquets behind their booths and all around the streets of downtown Seattle people were carrying recently purchased fresh flowers...in their hands, sticking out of their backpacks and purses.

At the Pike Street entrance is the famous fish market where when someone buys fish, the merchants calls out the kind of fish and they throw the fish behind the counter to be wrapped for the customer. Great fun to watch.

Dungeness crab was stacked and displayed to tempt buyers. They were huge! We did have Dungeness crab one night for dinner and it was delicious.

While Steve attended the conference I went down to the market a couple of times by myself. The place is very entertaining with street musicians and entertainers.