One last sight on my list that I really wanted to see was the Kurt Cobain bench. This is a bench in the small Viretta Park bordering his Seattle home (in which he eventually died). It's said he wrote many of his songs sitting on this bench and reflecting. While the boards of the original… Continue reading Seattle Day 7
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Seattle Day 6
August 24-31, 2021 After a late arrival from Vancouver the night before, we slept in. Around noon, we got up for the day and headed to Geraldine's, a famous diner that Erik and Nisha are fond of about 20 minutes away. After, I went out on my own while Erik went to work. I headed… Continue reading Seattle Day 6
Seattle Day 4
August 24-31, 2021 Friday started with a walk down to Seattle Center past the Space Needle and to Chihuly Garden and Glass. This is a showcase of Dale Chihuly's studio glass, and it is a jaw-dropping display of art. You can get a joint ticket to enter both the glass display and the Space Needle,… Continue reading Seattle Day 4
Seattle Day 3
August 24-31, 2021 Day three started with one of Seattle's highlights: MoPOP (Museum of Pop Culture). This was founded in 2000 and has a variety of rotating and permanent exhibits. Two of their permanent exhibits that I particularly liked were Stonewall & the LGBTQ* rights movement and Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses. After this,… Continue reading Seattle Day 3
Arriving in Seattle
August 24-31, 2021 Seattle, Washington, is about the opposite side of the country from my hometown in Maine. Although it's the largest city in WA and the Pacific Northwest (PNW), it's still relatively small for a city with a recent population of ~740,000. It's a known tech-hub with companies like Microsoft and Amazon headquartered here.… Continue reading Arriving in Seattle