In September, I celebrated an anniversary with my amazing boyfriend. You’ve seen him. He’s the cute redhead in some of my photos. 🙂 We’ve been together for a little over a year and I am so happy he came to Washington with me! It’s been an incredible adventure! So for our anniversary, we decided to get a little touristy and spend a day in Seattle! We went to the Pike Street Market, the top of the Space Needle, and checked out the Chihuly glass museum. It was so much fun! There are mostly pictures to follow, because I don’t really have a lot to talk about with this trip! Take a look and enjoy!
Look at all that fog! 
Just imagine this space filled with swing dancers. Because I did. Haha. 
The Space Needle was conceived in 1959 by Edward E. Carlson. Designed by architect John “Jack Graham, Jr, the Space Needle was built in 1961 for the 1962 World’s Fair. In keeping with the space theme, John Minasian, the chief engineer, had designed rocket gantries for NASA. The original structure was completed in December of 1961, and opened in April 1962. The Space Needle is 605 feet tall and one of the floors rotates! So cool!
Our next stop was the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit in Seattle, a short walk from the Space Needle. The exhibit has been in Seattle since 2012. Chihuly was born in Tacoma and studied at the University of Washington, where he was introduced to glass. He received a Fullbright Fellowship and studied in Venice, enhancing his skills as he learned the team approach to glass blowing there. His works are beautiful and breathtaking. Some are tiny, and some are huge! But all of them are unique and a delight to look at. We spent a couple hours at the exhibit.
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Chihuli’s blown glass artwork is amazing!
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