Seattle and Fremont (continued from previous page)
The good thing about the market is … everything! The bad thing about the market is … leaving. There’s only one way. UP.
Huff! Puff! “Can we stop for a moment?”
Huff! Puff! “Hold on please, I need to catch my breath.”
Huff! Puff! “Oh look! What is that in the window?” (A clever ruse to cover up the fact that you’ve had to stop 3 times in one block!)
Huff! Puff! Pant! Gasp!
Those are some seriously steep hills! For flatlanders like me, it’s a workout! I absolutely loved it but it was tough on this old gal!
The Seattle Public Library is a tourist attraction in and of itself. Opened on May 23, 2004, the Central Library is very typical of Seattle’s Seattle-ish way! Seattle does everything big, and the library is no exception. It doesn’t come anywhere close to the typical stately and boring library. Its architecture is amazingly brilliant and funky. From the moment you walk through the doors onto the wood floors carved with writing that can’t be deciphered, to the neon elevators and escalators, to the tons of steel and glass, it’s an optical adventure! The automated book drop scans the books that are put into the depository, sorts them into categories and delivers them to the area where they are to be stocked! I visited with a handful of employees, all of whom are excited about working there and seem genuinely interested in their work! When was the last time you came across that in a public library?
Pat, bless his Seahawk heart, spent two (Or was it three – or more?!) hours going through microfilm with me. The library has state-of-the-art equipment for scanning and printing articles. The film goes into a microfilm reader and is displayed on a computer screen. When you locate an article you want to print, you press a button on the reader and it scans the microfilm article and transfers it to a computer. From the computer you can zoom in or out, crop, lighten, darken, or sharpen the image prior to printing. You can queue your print jobs to the laser printer on the same floor or you can print them out one at a time. The computer keeps track of your prepaid account and deducts $0.10 per page. Although the scanners seemed a little slow, I was impressed with the way the research library was set up. Very efficient and just a pleasure to work in! I was scouting for articles from 1976 on the Seahawks pioneer team and found a treasure trove, thanks to Pat’s shared dedication to the project!
Having spent long enough in the library, after all, who takes vacation to the Emerald City to be holed up in the library, we headed towards Pioneer Square. It was early afternoon when Karyn and Craig joined us for lunch at a small bar, Seahawks Headquarters (as all the dining establishments were called!), a block south of Pioneer Square. Again we ate outdoors on the beautiful Seattle afternoon, enjoying good dining and terrific company.
Take me to the troll, please!!
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