Last night we had dinner at Barolo which was not great. Why do I mention it? Because on the menu they had “100% Natural, Hormone-Free, Humanely Raised Veal Scaloppine”. So they are very quick to point out how well these animals were treated but what they fail say is that these critters were JUST BABIES! and THEY MURDERED THEM!
I was really excited about today because we were due to go to see the Astros play the Mariners. On these baseball trips I have to placate Patrice by agreeing to participate in activities that appeal to her. After all she has been such a great sport agreeing to go to baseball games with me. Patrice wanted to go to Chihuly Garden and Glass. Our daughter, Erica, while in college attended a Dale Chihuly workshop where she learned how to work with glass. The exhibit was spectacular.
In addition to the indoor exhibits Chuhuly had beautiful gardens with a variety of glass sculptures to accent the natural beauty. I took some pictures but they don’t do the exhibit justice so I won’t even bother to post. But let me say this, the garden looks like someone is caring for it 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I have never seen a garden that has demonstrated such meticulous care.
Next to the gardens is the Pacific Science Center which had a special exhibit of Terracotta Warriors from China. Followers of this blog might recall that I went along reluctantly to visit the Judaic and Asian Museum in Memphis but was pleasantly surprised and greatly enjoyed what I thought was a hidden treasure. Today I was much less reluctant and again I was rewarded. This collection of Chinese Terracotta Warriors will only be displayed here in Seattle and in Philadelphia prior to their return to China. I could speak volumes about the art work but I won’t (is that applause I am hearing?).
Also in close proximity was the Seattle icon, the Space Needle, so we took a trip to the top. Since we bought a package to view all three attractions we received a “Blast Pass” which is the Space Needle equivalent to Disney’s Fast Pass. While others waited an an extremely long line to get to the top, we essentially walked straight to the elevator and were escorted to the top.
From the Space Needle we took a ride on the monorail to Pike Place market. This is similar to the Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles and I am sure many other cities. We did see one very interesting store that showed they offer the 3 main food groups.
A bit further down the street we found a market that offered a wide variety of very tasty looking fruits and vegetables.
There is one very interesting city landmark at Pike Place Market and that is the original Starbucks store. The chain has grown to a coffee monster but this little store seems to be doing just fine. Check out this tour of the store that I filmed today. https://youtu.be/eTK4UGaRmT4
Enough for now. It is time for baseball.
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