Monday, August 25, 2008

AUGUST 3












The Seattle Public Market (Pike Place Market) (1) wakes up slowly on a Sunday morning. We started our day with a tasty brunch at Café Camplaine . We walked through the market marveling at all the fresh fish, veggies, and flowers, and of course t-shirts (6).

Mark and Catie would have had coffee at the original Starbucks, except for the long line! (5)

We walked several very long blocks to the 1962 Worlds Fair site to see the famous Seattle Space Needle (4). The site is on74 acres and includes performance centers, a huge “waterball”, a small amusement park, a science center, and lots of beautiful landscaping.

Walking back toward the waterfront we visited the Olympic Sculpture Park. (Now that’s a traffic cone!) (3)

We spent at least 2 hours exploring the Seattle Public Library. (2,10,11). Designed by Rem Koolaaas and built in 2004, it has been called a “light filled temple of books”.

We closed out the day by going “above” the city to Volunteer Park. They have the most fantastic conservatory with a large collection of orchids, succulents, and tropical plants. (7,8,9).

3 comments:

Clocks said...

2-Looks like the Temple has collapsed
3-Traffic Cone? What will they sculpt next a cement barricade?
4-Space Needle just goes to show you how dated the future can be.
6-I like Mark's parasol.
7-Nature can be so erotic.
9-They're growing these in the wrong direction.
10-Another weird sculpture, looks like a tractor seat on a spaceship.
11-Get out of there quick! It's coming down!

Clocks said...

2-Looks like the temple has collapsed 3-Traffic Cone? What will they make a sculpture of next, a cement barricade?
4-The Space Needle just shows you how dated the future can be.
6-I like Mark's parasol.
7-Nature can be so erotic.
9-They're growing these in the wrong direction.
10-Another weird sculpture. Looks like a tractor seat on a space ship.
11-Get out of there quick! It's coming down!

Uncle Claire said...

Love the conservatory pics. They remind me of Wave Hill and Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, NC.
Incidently, Catie and I are going to quit our jobs and travel the world with our expensive cameras taking award-winning photos. We might be willing to take on a partner...