What is my favorite thing to do at Granville Island besides eating and drinking yummy delights? What does anyone do at Granville Island besides eat and drink and take in this incredible foodie paradise?
Do we ride the seas on the aquabus? Yes, we do that too. Sometimes we just ask them for a sight-seeing tour. Sometimes we go for a ride somewhere further and get out and walk around.
But when we get back to the market we love the handmade local treasures everywhere. I personally can’t get enough of the lovely locally made goods. This Track and Field Designs pouch can be found at Paper-Ya and I’m going to use it to store crayons in my purse. Paper-Ya has been at Granville Island forever and it’s one place I stop at every time we visit if it happens to be open. We also always stop at the bagel store and the soup store and the Blue Parrot Coffee shop too. We can’t really afford to find any new favorites because our list of places we need to visit keeps getting too long.
And when we go with grandparents, it’s fun watching the grandparents take pics of the toddlers and waterfowl while I hide with my hood on to protect myself from potential falling bird poo. Yes, this is another Granville Island adventure.
The Granville Island Market changes every time we come so it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what I love about this place. I have fond memories of going here with my mom and dad when I was little and I love bringing my guys here now that I’m a mom. And as I scurry from vendor to vendor trying to eat my fill of goodies and stock up on things I love to bring back with me to Seattle, it’s neat that my duo sometimes reminds me that my fondest memories will come from still moments like this one:
Two boys listening to a young girl playing a violin in a crowded market. This visit, this time, this moment was my favorite thing at Granville Island.
