There’s too much to do!!!!!!
I tell you – we have been so busy going and seeing that I haven’t had a minute to write a post! After driving downtown Seattle once, we’ve decided the best way to go is to ride the “lite rail” or subway (even though most of it is above ground😊). We catch a station just 10 minutes away and get to have a relaxing drive instead of a scary drive! We spent Saturday a week ago hanging around Pike Place Market – we met up with some friends from Little Rock who were here on vacation and had breakfast at a Georgian restaurant called Skalka that served one thing five ways, Khachapuri. (Ed. Note – Interesting choice!!!) It is described on their website as “boat-shaped pizza-like cheese bread” usually served with an organic soft yolked egg that you pull off chunks of bread and dip into the mixture. It was surprisingly good! We went our separate ways and the hubs and I went to discover what we could find in the market. It is a maze! We visited shops with crystals, clothes, chocolates, books, toys, food, etc. We passed the famous “Gum Wall” and the guys throwing fish across the hall to each other – it was cool! (Ed. Note – What you end up with is a bunch of folks watching two dudes throw a fish back and forth but nobody actually buying fish!!!!!)
I wonder how long it would take nowadays!!!!!
A couple of days later, we headed back to downtown Seattle. First stop was the Space Needle – the subway stop was a little far to walk, so we took an Uber (my first time!). (Ed. Note – It’s mostly like riding in some dude’s car – plus the money thing!!) The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World’s Fair and took only 6 months to build. It has been through many renovations and some additions over the years. The most recent renovations were glass side enclosures around the viewing area that lean back so you can take a picture with the city as your backdrop and on the level below it a glass floor that you can stand on – or rather, that other’s (besides me) can stand on.😉 (Ed. Note – It’s not that scary – plus there’s glass below that glass, you could probably grab the support beam on the way down!!!)
Leaving the Space Needle, we saw a couple of sculptures:
The sculpture below is located by the Science Center, called Sonic Bloom. It was designed by Dan Corson after a call was put out for public art demonstrating solar energy. The “blooms”, powered by solar energy, light up at night and put out a humming sound during the day showing that even in the very cloudy northwest, solar energy will work.
Those who live in glass houses….
We walked over to the Chihuly Garden and Glass. It was FANTASTIC! Dan Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Washington and began his study of glass in 1965. He went on to start a glass program at the Rhode Island School of Design. He observed the team approach to glass blowing and used it to build his chandeliers and some of his sculptures. The Garden and Glass exhibition in Seattle was opened in 2012 as a long term exhibition. Walking among the glass sculptures was amazing, they are so vibrant and bright in color with interesting shapes. The exhibit offers a theater room showing Chihuly working on several of this works and an outdoor garden with interesting shapes among actual plants and flowers. It is a MUST SEE if you visit Seattle. (Ed. Note – Yep!!!)
So that’s what a 15 degree hill looks like!!!!!!
One thing that has astonished me about Seattle is how hilly and mountainous it is. And I mean hilly like I’ve seen on tv in shows set in San Francisco!! I had no idea and let me tell you, walking UP or DOWN on these streets is hard. This picture does NOT do the experience justice! (Ed. Note – You can rest when you get to the top!!!) (I heard that A LOT!!)
Yes, we do have SO MUCH YARN!!! Oh, you’re talking about the shop, well, I stand by my statement!!!!!
We decided to head back by Pike Place Market where I found a little shop right outside called So Much Yarn. It was lovely to come inside the shop out of the noisy and bustling market. I wore my mask and used the hand sanitizer that was placed right inside the door before touching all the yarn I wanted and was greeted immediately and thanked for following their COVID protocol. (Ed. Note – We’re still in a freakin’ pandemic!!!!!!) I certainly don’t mind keeping myself and those around me safe! They really do have SO MUCH YARN. (Ed. Note – So do we!!!!!!!) The shop was a good size with a table for sitting and knitting. Yarns were on shelves and in baskets and there are some great samples. One sample in particular caught my eye and I decided that was a pattern and yarn I needed. I’ll tell you about the pattern when I start on it – it won’t be long! But I’ll give you a little taste by showing you the yarn! (Ed. Note – We already have SO MUCH YARN, please, I’m begging!!!!!!!) (You can NEVER have too much yarn😁)
Love all the pictures!