Since we stayed in a different part of Seattle for the 2nd part of our stay, we had a lot of new things to explore on our morning walks!
On Friday, we headed straight to the Olympic Sculpture Park.
The park was situated right on the water, in front of Myrtle Edwards Park, which had great running/walking/biking trails and views of the Puget Sound.
The sculptures were scattered throughout the park, some larger than others. Many of the pieces of art were a little too modern for my tastes, but it was still awesome to be exploring all of this art right in a park!
This enormous sculpture was one of my favorites.
And this, was not really art in my mind…
Tha famous red eagle.
And, a few other highlights.
After the park, we headed on to do more touristy stuff! We rode to the top of the Space Needle, Seattle’s landmark!
Even though it was a cloudy day and we could not see the mountains in the distance, the views of the city from the Needle were 100% worth the trip up!
We enjoyed the views for a while, then headed back down to hit up Homegrown for lunch!
Homegrown has a few locations in Seattle, we headed to the Fremont location. We went there when we first got to Seattle and I knew that I had to go back. They use all local and sustainable ingredients. Check out the theory from their website:
Our goal at Homegrown is not only to create sandwiches out of sustainable ingredients but also to make sandwich creation sustainable itself.
This goes beyond using fresh, sustainable ingredients in our gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups. Homegrown strives for sustainability as a local business through the green materials we print and serve on, to our rejection of bottled water, to our 100% compostable and recyclable product.
We consider our environmental impact for every ingredient choice, often between two competing theories: eating organic and eating local.
We take the best from both worlds to create our sustainable sandwiches. We like to call this sandwich environmentalism. Enjoy.
They list where their ingredients come from right on the wall!
Their menu is different and they offer a variety of vegetarian options! But, also offer meat options that my husband was psyched about! The best of both worlds. 🙂
I ordered The Veggie, which was unbelievable, along with a side of their homemade chips.
The Veggie – hummus, avocado, cucumber, sprouts and tomato served cold on toasted french or wholegrain
All of my favorites in one spot!
Check out how fresh those ingredients look. Mmmm…Homegrown was my favorite sandwich shop, for sure!
After lunch, we headed down the street for a Chocolate Tour!! More on that to come. 🙂
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