Brian and I spent a few days up in Tacoma, Washington at the beginning of July. It felt like home to me--the dense forests everywhere (I was born and raised in Seattle.) I could have stayed forever. We didn't have anything except my cellphone camera to document the trip, so the photos are pretty sketchy but better than nothing.
We stayed in the Murano right in the middle of an entirely refurbished and renewed downtown Tacoma. The hotel was fantastic: modern and chic and displaying its own private glass scultpure collection.
The lobby. That dress in the foreground was made of cut glass.
Our room. The lamps had a lightbulb inside that glowed through the red glass.
Our bathroom. The counter was a sheet of blue glass. The offset faucet looked cool, but it was really awkward to use.
The view of Mt. Ranier from our bedroom window. The room was all windows on two sides.
On Friday, we drove up to Bremerton to see the aircraft carriers in the harbor, then took a ferry ride across the Puget Sound to Seattle.
Since I'd just broken by toe a couple of days earlier and couldn't do much of the touristy walking things, we ended up driving down to Mt. Ranier National Park and checking out the visitor's center and the gorgeous scenery.
The view of Mt. Ranier from our bedroom window. The room was all windows on two sides.
On Friday, we drove up to Bremerton to see the aircraft carriers in the harbor, then took a ferry ride across the Puget Sound to Seattle.
Since I'd just broken by toe a couple of days earlier and couldn't do much of the touristy walking things, we ended up driving down to Mt. Ranier National Park and checking out the visitor's center and the gorgeous scenery.
On Saturday, we finally had a chance to visit the glass museum that I'd been wanting to visit since we reached Tacoma. I only had an hour to check it out before we had to leave for the airport but I wasn't disapointed.
You walk across a bridge with three installations by Dale Chihuly (the most famous glass artist ever and a Tacoma native) to reach the museum. These giant sugar-crystal-lolipop-looking pieces were made by Chihuly.
Inside the museum, they had a working glass-blowing studio where you could sit and watch the artists at work and learn abuot the process. I was amazed at how many people--and steps--it took to make one piece. They were making beach balls out of blown glass. It was absolutely fascinating; I could have stayed all day.
Overall, it was a wonderful trip and one that I will always cherish the memory of.
5 comments:
It's nice to get away from the rat race once in a while. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad it was such a good one!
My brother-n-law makes some pretty cool stuff blowing glass. I have a few necklace pendants that he made. It is an amazing art.
I was lucky enough to visit the island of Murano the summer after high school graduation - and to visit a glass-blowing studio there. I didn't take any pictures at all! But it was way cool :) Glad you had an enjoyable trip.
How did you break your toe?!
Impressive cell phone documentation! Looks like a great trip, too bad about your foot...
The pics give me hope. I thought Washington only had gray skies all year round! Glad you had a fun trip!
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