Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Peace Park
It's springtime and Peace Park is in full bloom. I must say, Seattle has a host of tiny parks in some weird places. This one is at the entrance to University Bridge, which is a rather highly trafficked area. This park is pretty awesome because Seattleites take it upon themselves to dress the statue of Hiroshima victim Sadako Sasaki in cute clothes and paper cranes.
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. 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.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
I-5 park
I-5 park is my favorite park in Seattle.
Gasp all you want, but that's not going to change the fact that I like it better than Gasworks or Volunteer Park or Olympic Sculpture Park or... you get the idea.
Seattle has a somewhat eclectic and often hilarious park scene. I-5 Park (aka North Passage Point Park) is no exception. Nestled under the roaring Interstate 5, this unassuming park has a fairly dece view of the Space Needle over Lake Union. It also is in close proximity to Voula's.
Feel free to sit near the water. Benches (2), concrete, and picnic tables (2) are provided for that purpose. Lay in the grass near a homeless woman, watch boats go by with young children and their parents, or listen to the joyous shrieks of teenagers dry humping in the bushes.
But all joking aside, this is where Portage Bay meets Lake Union, or where a small park touches my heart.
Gasp all you want, but that's not going to change the fact that I like it better than Gasworks or Volunteer Park or Olympic Sculpture Park or... you get the idea.
Seattle has a somewhat eclectic and often hilarious park scene. I-5 Park (aka North Passage Point Park) is no exception. Nestled under the roaring Interstate 5, this unassuming park has a fairly dece view of the Space Needle over Lake Union. It also is in close proximity to Voula's.
Feel free to sit near the water. Benches (2), concrete, and picnic tables (2) are provided for that purpose. Lay in the grass near a homeless woman, watch boats go by with young children and their parents, or listen to the joyous shrieks of teenagers dry humping in the bushes.
But all joking aside, this is where Portage Bay meets Lake Union, or where a small park touches my heart.
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