Carl and I went out touristing this morning. It was a rainy, windy Seattle spring day – so time to get out and about. (At least it was not snowing this weekend, yet)
The impetus was a member’s event at EMP(Experience Music Project) at the Seattle Center. The event started with breakfast (coffee, fruit, pastries) and then off with a tour guide. You had the opportunity to choose the type tour you wanted (or none at all). Since I had not been there at all before we chose the general tour. Our guide was the museum curator, and he gave a great taste of what they had available to see and experience. I do want to go back, although I am sure it will be more crowded next time. FOR ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY COMES OUT TO VISIT US – this would be a great stop. There is a Science Fiction museum as well. We went through there briefly on our own. Sci-Fi fans could really spend some time there. My favorite was the cyclone of guitars and the place where you could play instruments, either by yourself or with others – all sorts of hands on things. They told of a 10-year old who was playing a tune on a guitar, and some members of a touring punk band asked if they could join in with him on the drums and bass, and another group of 3 teenagers in a studio they have that were joined by Carlos Santana for a jam.
From there we fed the meter and returned to the Space Needle. The real reason was to up Carl’s membership, but we went up while we were there. The windy, cold rain kept our stay on the outdoor observation deck to just around the block once.
Next we headed for the waterfront and the Aquarium. Carl wanted to share some artwork by Ray Troll he enjoyed in the aquarium. It was rather crowded (mostly indoors and a rainy weekend). Carl said this crowd was really different from the normal class group and tourist crowds he sees during the week. I did enjoy the art. On the creature front our favorite (viewed by standing in the rain looking in a window to the dryer inside ) was an Oystercatcher, picking up mussels wedging them in between rocks and working his/her bill in and the mussels out.
Then finally, before returning home for lunch, we got a latte. (Had to – it is Seattle)
It is fun every now and again to just go out and see what there is in the city. While I visit the Zoo regularly (close to home and incorporated into many walking routes), I don’t get out to other sights very frequently. Carl has passes to many, many places where he takes the kids. So he is the expert tour guide. [Almost ashamed to say I have not even been on the Underground Tour, but Carl has been several times. As the tour guide for our rather infrequent visitors, he takes the time, and I have usually been at work.]
Jeopardy update – Ben Bishop won his quarterfinal round, so will be playing at least one more game, either Wednesday-Thursday-Friday (the web-site did not have the match-ups for the semi-finals up yet.
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