Museum of Popular Culture and Last Day

Yesterday 4 March, Chris and I took a trip to MoPOP, the Seattle Museum of Popular Culture. To our surprise, we discovered it was a Frank Gehry building with lots of twists and turns and curves just like the Bilbao Guggenheim. A lovely thing to behold form the outside, and the inside, varied and interesting.

The tours were all fun and I found them nostalgic too. I especailly liked the Fantasy and Sci Fi exhibitions and seeing costumes and props from famous shows that I grew up with.

After so long standing looking at the exhibitions, we were ready to sit down in the bar for a bite and a prosecco for him, a cherry cider for me and charcuterie board of meats and cheeses with a warmed yummy pretzel. That's a bread stick drawn into various shapes, not one of those Aussie cracker things we call pretzels. Delish!!

Some rain after we left and had a coffee in a nearby garage/cafe and a walk home since we had our umbrellas and it wasn't too heavy. Relaxation followed at home with leftover pasta from our night out before, and we finished a movie.

Today, 5 March is our last day in the States if you don't count tomorrow's travelling day. We walked back down in the warm sunshine to the Seattle ferries and caught one back out to Bainbridge Island, this time on a nice sunny crossing, the water as smooth as glass. A trot around the main street, some touristy purchases in one of the gift shops, and a leisurely ride back over the Sound to home and a relax. We'll head for a drink before dinner, and then we'll kickk back for the evening.Read more