We loved Seattle, not only the museums which were fabulous,  just walking the streets was fun.

Underneath the Space Needle, the lines to go to the top of the Needle were so long, such a shame because I SO wanted to go to the top…….NOT!

Museum of Pop Culture

Exhibits of Seattle pop icons – Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam and of course Nirvana, as well as sci-fi and horror exhibits. Loved it!

Jimi Hendrix song writing

Guitar sculpture – amazing!

Loved the instructions at the top of this

Robot from Terminator 2

Hover boards from Back to the Future

Really, you will be towed!

Museum of the History of Flight 

You could spend days here I think. Absolutely anything you want to know about the history of flight, from pre-Wright Bros to Space exploration. Having just been to Alaska I loved the history of flight in that icy wilderness, the Boeing story is interesting and the stories and exhibits of planes in the various wars were all moving. The videos of the stories of the two Space disasters Challenger and Columbia were heart wrenching, especially the moment when the Space Shuttle Columbia didn’t appear as scheduled and the guys in Houston realised that it wasn’t returning.  I wasn’t the only person watching who shed a few tears.

Replica of Amelia Earhart’s plane

Early passenger plane to Alaska

Car plane

Predecessor to the Boeing 707

World War 2 fighter

Soyez Space Capsule

A hornet, my fave plane.

A plane loaded with a drone

The reading room in the Public Library

Colorful buildings

 

Chihuly Garden and Glass 

Stunning exhibit of works by American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly. This was my favourite museum in Seattle.

Along with Desiderata, Chief Seattle’s letter was the script of my generation. I was very excited to find his statue tucked away in a leafy square

Chief Seattle (c. 1786 – June 7, 1866) was a Suquamish and Duwamish chief. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers.  The city of Seattle was named after him. He gave a widely publicized speech arguing in favor of ecological responsibility and respect of Native Americans’ land rights (Thanks Wikipedia)

“Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”

“Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.”

“All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man… the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.’