It was another busy day as we tried to see everything else in our Seattle City Passes. First, the aquarium. On the way into town, we passed this strange building.
With 136 Starbucks within a 5-mile radius of their intergalactic headquarters, these eyes rule this town!
This very unique fountain was at the aquarium door.
The aquarium was smaller than the Atlanta aquarium, but it was still pretty nice. Like the Tardis, it seemed bigger on the inside than the outside.
Kind of an unassuming entrance - don't you think?
This was their "big" window, with a diver to interact with the kids.
I think this is a Sea Cucumber.
The diver was scooping his bubbles and smashing them against the glass to the kid's delight.
Dale Chihuly Puget Sound Forms, 1987 Blown Glass
Only a few tanks identified what was in them. I have no clue what this is, but it was very cool (about 12" x 18").
This is a different one, just as cool and even bigger. Believe it is some kind of live coral. The white is glowing (I'm guessing due to a black light).
So far none of the tanks have had any information, but I recognize Nemo!
Pacific Spiny Lump Sucker (little guy, 2" long)
Blackeye Goby and Orange Cup Coral
Wolf eel (subadult) - When it came out he was about 3 feet long.
Pinto Abalone. Way more complicated than I ever suspected. The yellow on the left is suctioned to the glass.
From the aquarium, it was a short walk to Pike Place Market (Thanks, Bob, for the recommendation!) The place was wall-to-wall people on a Monday! I'm glad we didn't try to see it on the weekend. We didn't see any great prices on local produce, leading me to believe this was more of a tourist destination and less of a serious market. I don't know what we would have done with produce anyway since we were not headed back to the coach for many more hours. A lot of interesting shops made it an experience that should not be missed.
I never caught it on film, but the fish were flying.
The place was a maze of interesting and unique shops and galleries.
BAZINGA!
The original Starbucks is across the street from the market. The line was out the door for overpriced coffee.
Next, we headed to the Museum of Flight. Since we had been to several air museums, we expected more of the same. We were surprised by the size and quality of this museum. It was huge. We had to be kicked out at closing time without seeing everything. That was a bit disappointing, but we had already formed a plan to visit again the following morning.
Admission was free due to our ASTC museum membership that we obtained while at the Florida Air Museum (gotta love it).
Fresnel lens
David took this F-18 for a spin. (In his dreams!)
This car/plane was on the way to commercialization in 1968!
That's my boy!
"In 1975, the William E. Boeing Red Barn was acquired for one
dollar from the Port of Seattle Duwamish River
Aircraft manufacturing clearly changed a lot from the early days.
Of all WWII aircraft, this one has the highest "cool" factor!
We had one wrapped up to take home.
The haze cleared enough for this to pop out on our way back home. I must say it was a pretty impressive sight!
At 14,410 feet, Mount Rainier grabs your attention!
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