The document describes a trip to Washington state, including views from the author's sister's decks in Snohomish, WA, enjoying Pho de Bien soup in Snohomish, views from another sister's house, sights in downtown Seattle like Puget Sound, Ivar's Fish 'n' Chips, Bubblegum Alley in Pike Place Market, the famous fish market, the author's nephew watching cheese-making, a Tlingit whale relief on a manhole cover, Washington State Ferries, and Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood.