One of the main reasons I wanted to cross the border and go check out the Emerald City was to really experience Pike Market to its fullest. I’d been before, but this was a long time ago and I had forgotten what it was all about. Staying only about 4 blocks away from the market was a treat as the GF and I walked down to the market every morning for a cup of coffee and some brekky.

The first time we ventured down we made sure to see every knick knack and explore every corner. The Pike Market has everything you can imagine from fresh fish to comic books so I experienced a bit of sensory overload to begin with. Obviously we watched the fish tossers for a while, smelled the fresh baking and had ourselves nice walk through the place. Come to think of it, it felt like we were this old retired couple checking out the sites for a little while…

dynamic chiro Seattle Recap Part IIAfter the market we took a walk through downtown to go meet up with Dr. Lee. We were actually staying about a block away from his chiropractic office so it wasn’t hard to find. We went up the elevator and to our surprise found the title “Dr. David H. Lee” stenciled on the door. I guess you had to have grown up with me to really understand the irony of this, but to see a childhood friend’s name with the title Dr. in front of it was a bit of a trip.

Dr. Lee works at Dynamic Chiropractic in downtown Seattle and to my knowledge, this is the absolute best chiropractic office on the west coast of… the world. Okay so I might be slightly biased, but you gotta support. He showed us around for a bit, we went to lunch and then the GF and I headed north on Pike to check out some of the boutique shops.

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I’m not a shopper, in fact I kind of hate it. The process of looking, trying things on, then spending cash just baffles me – good thing I had a professional with me and she showed me the ropes. Dr. Lee’s friend dropped us off at the top of Pike and we walked back down towards our hotel. This allowed us to check out some of the sneaker shops which is my only saving grace when it comes to retail therapy. I picked up some shirts and another pair of P-Rods from a place called 35th North; we also checked out Rock Paper Scissors and Goods. Seattle’s got a nice sneaker scene; they know their way around a skate shoe, but that isn’t surprising.

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The evening brought us back down to the market where we dawned bibs and hammers and smashed our way through a great Crab Pot dinner. I recommend this place to anyone looking for good shell fish and good times. There’s nothing better than taking a hammer, smashing your food all over the table, then eating it.