Sunday, November 22, 2009

Things to do when your mom comes to visit: Volunteer Park

Making Pennies, trying to solve life's conundrums one at a time: (this time, what do I do in Seattle when my mom comes to visit?)

1. Start off at the SAAM. If your mom is the museum type (as many are) go on in and have some fun. Otherwise, take a walk to see the water tower, explore the koi ponds, and take obligatory corny photos of the space needle, through the gaping circle (above).


2. Visit the conservatory. It's free, but only open til 4pm, so get there early. Cactus room (above) and chrysanthemums the size of my head (below) were highlights. I'm not sure if these things are here all the time, or if they rotate. You can also see carnivorous plants, if you're into that.


3. Walk over to Lakeview Cemetery, and visit Bruce Lee's grave. Did you know? Bruce could have made it onto this year's ANTM cycle, because he was only 5'7" (ish).

4. Take the 10 bus for a super short trip down to Coastal Kitchen on 15th in Capitol Hill for a delicious meal. Here, brunch is pictured. Try their coffee cake. So good, it's bad.

1 comment:

kate said...

a huge chrysanthemums. I like carnivorous plant. I should go there