Seattle's famous market.

The entrance to the market.

The famous place where they throw the fish.

Flying fish!

The original Starbucks.

Outside the store.

The two stadiums, with Mt. Ranier in the background. What a terrific city, that you can see water and mountains from downtown!

Tee hee hee

An afternoon "snack"

The view from Maryann's condo.

Why don't I live here?

The Space Needle!

Maryann and Carrie in front of it.

The sound-and-music center/museum.

So cool!

... all these twists and turns!

The view from the ferry to the Western beaches

The whole of the city

Carrie and Maryann, aboard the ferry

MV and Kate

The Microsoft "Campus" -- workplace of MV

Maryann's building

The entrance

Maryann, in her natural habitat.

Look at her schnazzy nameplate!

and free soda! This is heaven!

Mt. Rainier

Snow?!? In July?!?

Crazy!

Climbing the mountain.

Taking a break . . .

. . . and admiring the view.

Carina Raquel, Alpine Queen.

Aw . . .

The view from the top.

. . . and us at the top!

Us, from a different angle.

Lunch atop the mountain.

MV and Carrie, hard at work putting together the south-beach-diet-box-lunches.

Goodbye, mystical mountain!

Seattle at night. The view from the famous space needle.

Maryann and Matt with the smoking dessert that we got at our final dinner. The perfect end to a perfect weekend!