Saturday in Seattle.

Today, we visited Rick Steves' travel store and home office! We love this guy, so it was a real treat to see where it all happens... only 20 minutes north of Seattle. They offer free travel classes on Saturdays, so we listened to a lecture about Italy's art treasures. Even better.

After we got back into the city, we headed to the Japanese Gardens in Washington Park Arboretum. The maple trees are turning red and the gardens are very nicely manicured. We saw some amazing turtles sunning themselves. If there hadn't been so many people wandering around, I think we could have taken a nap in the gardens' peaceful setting.