Two days in Tacoma

After the Balloon Rally we continued heading west. We stopped for breakfast at the Green Olive Cafe in Sunnyside and then went on to Tacoma. We had lunch at the Metropolitan Market where the big kids were able to participate in a cheese tasting. We visited the gardens at Point Defiance. The dahlias are amazing. All of the women and Henry.After we were done walking around we took in the scenery on Five Mile Drive. We saw four raccoons by the side of the road! We stopped by the Museum of Glass before dinner. The best part was watching glass blowing in the hot shop. We walked across the bridge of glass to Indochine to eat. We ate a few entrees family style and everything was delicious. We rode the Max Light Rail part of the way back to our hotel.
The next day we toured Anja and Liisa's house. We went to the conservatory and saw the Wicked Plants exhibit. They have the most impressive pitcher plant there. There was a stop to shop at Trader Joe's and lunch at the Adriatic Grill. We did a little shopping at the Southcenter Mall before heading home. It was a longer drive than usual due to some road construction.