We spent the afternoon of Columbus Day in Poulsbo WA. A quick 30 minutes drive north from where we live is a little ‘Norwegian’ town. As he entered Poulsbo from the freeway we were greeted by a ominous giant Norseman statue.

We continue down Front Street and drove through the quaint little village. We parked in the marina parking lot at the end of town, the kids are always immediately drawn to water so we head straight for the crystal clear water. We stroll along the waterfront Boardwalk where we watched small sea planes take off and land, boats pulling in & fishermen catching the fish of the day.

We meandered up the stairs that brought us back up to Front Street and we casually wandered through town grabbing tea, coffee & hot chocolates at La Vida Dulce. We spotted a few treasures in the Nordic made store – they even had Irish tea! A trip to Poulsbo is not complete without stopping in to Sluy’s bakery, it is filled with familiar yummy treats and some unfamiliar pastries but we just had to get some native Scandinavian Lefse!

We crossed the street so the kids could get lost in Liberty Bay Books bookstore and the adults got lost in the Red Plantation Consignment store. Before heading home we ventured up to Valholl Brewing for a glass of one of their in-house brews & some rootbeer, the kids were able to play outside and pick wild berries growing in the parking lot!! A sweet treat!
We had a fun afternoon checking out a little bit of Norway 1/2 an hour from our house, we will definitely be bringing family members when they come to visit.