Minute Away video: Fish, flowers, fun in Seattle’s Pike Place Market

Here’s a busy minute of video from Seattle’s Pike Place Market, which goes back to 1907.

The place always makes me crave coffee, perhaps because Starbucks was born here in the 1970s, perhaps because it’s always full of such high energy, even if the tourists sometimes outnumber locals.

On its busiest days, up to 13 buskers (management keeps track) play alongside more than 200 vendors, shops and restaurants. If you’d like to know more, we’ve got more than a few tips and pictures here.

Meanwhile, here’s a question to ponder as you hear that music and taste the coffee: Would you rather see the fish and smell the flowers or see the flowers and smell the fish?

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