July 16, 2015

  • Ballard Seafood Fest

    On July 11th, we headed downtown for the Ballard Seafood Fest. Veronica was visiting Cousin Jane so Judy and three boys walked down for the festivities. Streets closed to traffic and venders set up stalls along Market all the way to Ballard Ave.

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    Carl found a pig roast!

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    Seattle PD displayed their Urban Assault Vehicle and several robots.

    Other activities included local businesses like Swedish Medical, Insurance companies, even a Metro Bus. Judy and the boys filled out a survey at the Geico booth and walked away with a key chain dongle. Later we happened upon a juggler about to start his act. This was the point where the juggler said he was going to attempt to jump into the lasso while twirling it, and an excellent child heckler yelled, "Light it on fire!"

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    Broccoli Man put on a good show. The finale involved juggling a small child. It was no coincidence he set up a block away from Swedish Hospital.

    After all that fun, we had to try the food vendors.
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    Carl chowed down on a sausage and kraut roll. Étienne chose the classic corn dog. I am always looking for great pickled herring in this Norwegian community and found this herring sandwich.

    A great day in Ballard. The City of Seattle is promoting more street closings to promote non-motor vehicle activities. Several streets in Downtown Seattle will become pedestrian walkways for a day this summer. My neighbor has a permit to close his residential street for three hours once a week allowing the kids to play in the street. Yesterday, his "Play Street" attracted kids from several blocks away. Just one more example of the Emerald City enjoying this great weather.

Comments (1)

  • Neat idea to close the street for a few hours a week to allow the kids to play. That's a great compromise to create quality of life for families in crowded urban areas.

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