Been a long time

Sorry for being away so long. So where was I? Ah, yes Seattle. I spent the bulk of the next day meandering around the Seattle Center. I started with The Pacific Science Center. It turned out to be more "kid oriented" than I was expecting, but being a bit of a "big kid" myself, I still had a good time. For some reason, I found a sign showing how many times a button had been pushed since 2003 rather amusing.

The next stop was the Space Needle. I had been up it once before during my previous visit to Seattle in 2001, but the view is always worth a look.

The last stop is two museums in one building. The "Experience the Music Project" and the "Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame". Both are very cool for a sci-fi/music geek like me. The music museum has a great collection of costumes worn by various performers like Hendrix, Cher, and many others I can't remember now, and this is out in the lobby area, so you don't have to pay a dime to see them. Inside the museum is a nice collection of exhibits and hands-on stations where you can "learn to play" guitar, keyboards, and drums. They also have a stage a group of people can go "perform" on and for a "few extra dollars" can come home with a DVD of their performance.

The Sci-Fi museum has a fabulous collection of all things Sci-Fi. It starts with books, and moves into movies and television. They have props, costumes, and set models. I had a great time wandering through the collection.

The next day, I boarded "The Empire Builder" and spend an overcast and rainy 40 hours travelling to Chicago.