Meanwhile in…
Jul07
I’ve been to Seattle a few times. The last trip was probably 2002. I did not, however, get to The Space Needle. Next time.
Randie and Ryan
Tripping through married life…
I’ve been to Seattle a few times. The last trip was probably 2002. I did not, however, get to The Space Needle. Next time.
Some structures are just camera hogs…..Eiffel Tower, Big Ben…they pretty much shout at you until you give in and take their picture. I like taking pictures of the small stuff….interesting pavings, or small statues behind churches, things that you will never find a post card for. Things that, if you don’t photograph them, will be lost amidst the bigger memories of the day.
That explains all the picture of the tile and concrete sidewalks. Ha hah…. just kidding… I agree. Sometimes the tiny voices of the smaller details go unheard. They are no less interesting. I’ll still take a bazillion pictures of the Tour Eiffel…
Seattle: people don’t tan, they rust.
Ha! There’s A LOT of brick in Seattle. I noted this on my last trip. My problem is… I don’t like mildew on my drawings… I own lots of paper. Lots of books. When it’s damp… you get mold. I hate that. So Seattle is a nice place to visit… but I wouldn’t want to live there.
If Ryan thinks someone is being pretentious, then you better believe they are really, REALLY pretentious.
…and there’s also a beautiful city drawing!
Thank you… Smiles… Seattle really is pretty at night.
I especially like the multiple takes on the city. While I’ve never been able to get around much even in my native province of Ontario (admittedly a frigging huge place), I’ve known so many people that have done and not one ever has only one opinion about a given city or even town. Well, except for peoples’ hometowns. Oddly they tend to have only one real note to give about them (mine being ‘Population 250 in rural Canada, what do you THINK its’ like?! That plus water.’)
Cities are funny things. They are the result of their own politics, history, people, & geography. But cities can change, too… while others refuse. Again, it depends on politics and people. Look at Seattle’s “sister city”, Portland (ha- ha)… they went from being called “Stumptown” … a name given to them because they cut down all their trees, and left stumps. Now they are a model city of quirkiness and green living. San Francisco, once a city full of artists and bohemian living… is now a city whose rents are so high, artists cannot afford to live there… it tops even Paris in rent.
But back to Seattle… it has a wonderful “Underground Tour” that makes fun of its own humorous history. I like it when a city has a sense of humor.
Space Needle is a must do. But sometimes it’s way too crowded. May I suggest the Smith Tower. http://smithtower.com/
I love the website! I love old photos of cities and the way they looked years ago. I also love it when a city preserves its past. I imagine the view from Smith Tower is amazing.
Ryan had an interesting and revealing approach about the city in his notes. It’s as though he was TRYING to like Seattle but things kept getting in the way. I’m sure there’s more to come, but so far I’m guessing Ryan is leaning toward a C- in his grade of Seattle.