The other day I flew out to Seattle for some meetings at Amazon and managed to tack on a day after the meetings to explore the town. I hadn’t been to Seattle since I was in high school, and I’d forgotten what a cool place it is. The first day, when I was in meetings, was gorgeous — sunny and warm — and the next day, when I was wandering around, was typically cold and rainy. But I embraced the weather with what I assumed to be Northwestern equanimity and had a great time.
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| The view from my hotel room |
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| At the top of the hill, in Volunteer Park |
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| The very cool Seattle Public Library (designed by Koolhaas) |
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| The Seattle waterfront |
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| Seattle Olympic Sculpture Park |
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| Space Needle |
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| Brunch at Tilikum Place Cafe (brioche French toast with plum compote and sorghum whipped cream, with a side of bacon and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice) |
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| The Chihuly glass museum |
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| boats with blown-glass balls |
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| this sea-themed tower of blown-glass was probably 20 feet tall |
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| The Frank Gehry-designed EMI Museum (in which is also housed the Sci-Fi Museum) |
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| “As you wish!” The Princess Bride’s wedding dress and Westley’s Dread Pirate Roberts costume |
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| “Exterminate!” A dalek from the original Doctor Who series |
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| Seattle’s monorail connects the Space Needle complex to downtown; a convenient way to get back to the hotel. |
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 