Sunday, November 12, 2017

Visit to the US: Washington, Part 1: Seattle downtown

We got to visit my wonderful sister-in-law and her husband, visit his work in downtown Seattle + hang out with their adorable children :) (but they stayed home for this outing.)
In front of the Museum of Pop Culture (which in itself is already incredibly funky)
We were channeling the strange shapes :)
there was this famous sculpture by Claes Oldenburg (who likes all things small-made-large (like this giant shuttle cock in Kansas City, Missouri)+ made of strange materials (like the soft toilet)). This particular thing is a typewriter eraser (I had to look it up...some of you may have recognized it immediately :) ) And of course there is the Seattle Space Needle nearby.
There was also a wonderful playground
with amusing quotations + instruments + fun things.
More interesting sightings,
felted wasp nests, stone seats + stacks of books
funky structures,
and some organic-looking things (one even truly so!).
Hooray for recycling!
The chewing gum wall! (yuck! ah well)

No comments: