Wednesday, May 17
We said goodbye to Danny and his boys, and then Elaine drove us into town and dropped us near the Space Needle. We had some breakfast and then went into the Museum of Pop Culture. There were some special exhibitions on horror movies and science fiction movies, with lots of costumes and models from famous movies of these two genres.
We then moved on to the music side of this museum, with a special area on Jimi Hendrix, Seattle's biggest ever rock star. There was also a great gallery on the development of guitars over the centuries, and how they changed once electricity was readily available. It was fantastic seeing some of the real guitars that different rock stars had used, as well as videos of some of the great American guitar players of the last century.
This museum had lots of interactive displays, some of which were beyond us like "Indie Games"! We weren't as confident as the young kids in attendance who loved the sound booths where they could try different musical instruments, but at least I had a go on the drums!
We walked around the Space Needle and Chihuly Gardens and through the gardens as we headed for the retail area of the city. We couldn't get over how much Seattle is like Melbourne. After lunch we continued our walk and eventually reached the Library where Elaine picked us up. She then drove us to our hotel near the airport in preparation for our flight to LA in the morning.
We've had another great time in Seattle and we look forward to returning as there is still lots to see and do here.
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