Maggie to a T

As a very belated birthday celebration for my mum, we ventured to Laduree for a leisurely afternoon tea. Maggie's favourite sweet was the pistachio macaron and her favourite savoury was the croque monsieur sandwich. Everything was very Instagram-worthy. Speaking of Instagram, do you use it? We are thinking of getting an account for Quatch Watch.

Amazon et al.

My friend JK works at Amazon so he took us around the Amazon campus. Here's Clem at the front desk of Day 1 (all the buildings have nicknames). 

The Amazon Spheres are open to the public every other Saturday. You need to book a ticket in advance (and they book up quickly).

Clem enjoyed making a monster-sized Sphere in the learning centre.

 A highlight of our trip was Amazon Go. Clem was trying to find a snack to bring home to B.

Clem was curious what would happen if she climbed onto a veggie tray, or a yogurt. If you take an item off the shelf and put it back, you won't be charged for the item.

No trip to Seattle is complete without a trip (or several?) to Starbucks! The Roastery in Capitol Hill was really cool. Their menu was extensive. We were tempted to try a flight of espresso but didn't want to be up all night.

Pro travel tip: avoid the wait and order your chowder from Pike Place Chowder online! Clem had the Manhattan style chowder.

We explored Bainbridge Island on our last full day in Seattle. Clem liked the downtown since it had several cute shops. I liked the harbour. We had a local pint there to cap off our trip.

Girls Trip with Clem!

I went on a girls trip with friends from school last weekend. My friends met Maggie on previous trips to Ottawa and Nashville. This time, they met Clem! Our first stop was Pike Place Market.

We went on a nice afternoon stroll along the waterfront.

We also had a great brunch at Shaker + Spear the next day. Thanks JK for the recommendation!

We checked out the Space Needle and the surrounding attractions.

And we checked out a bunch of neighbourhoods, including Ballard. It had a lot of hip stores and restaurants. Clem tried Beecher's cheese with peppercorn toffee ice cream from Salt and Straw.

Kerry Park was a great place to view downtown Seattle. You should be able to see Mount Rainier on a clear day. Our first few days in Seattle were cloudy (and one day, a bit smoky from forest fires).

Clem joined us on a nice hike to Rattlesnake Ledge, a 35-minute drive away from the city.

At the end of our hike, we spent some time at Rattlesnake Lake.

Clem found the perfect shop in Pioneer Square! She was very happy because she loves (loves!) shopping.