Good Food and Views are Worth the Journey
The photos here are from one of the galleries – the Persian Pergola Ceiling – at the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at the Seattle Center. Dale Chihuly is a well known glass artist from Tacoma, Wa. whose work can be found around the world.
For a view of Seattle's city skyline, I took a ferry to Bainbridge Island. Going on a Saturday morning also meant I could check out the farmers' market - a big plus as I discovered a most amazing cinnamon bun. The ferry ride is an easy 35 minutes and you also get sight of Mt Rainier looming over the sound on the way.
I'm in Seattle for a week visiting relatives and with the unusual run of dry weather, keen to take a bunch of photos. One of the nicest views of the city can be seen...
Chicago's amazing architecture is best seen from the river and doing so at twilight adds something special as building lights illuminate. The Chicago Architecture Foundation's (CAF) river cruise is fun and relaxing and for around 90 minutes, it was nice way to find out more about the architecture along the Chicago River and also a great way to photograph the buildings.
The twilight river cruise starts at 7:30pm and ends at 9:00pm (only runs in the late Spring through Summer) and I...
A pleasant way of seeing Chicago and enjoying a nice day out is to do a bike tour around the lakefront, which provides some great views of the city skyline. While I think you can also rent a bike for your own tour, I chose to join Bobby's Bike Hike. This saved me the stress of trying to figure out where to go and our guide was a great source of info about the city.
The start point was at Bobby's Bike Hike (website), which is conveniently located not far off Navy Pier on...
Before I left for the U.S. earlier this week, I went to check out Capitol Piazza - Singapore's one month old shopping mall located opposite City Hall. There are obviously a lot of places yet to be opened but I think the new restaurants should be welcome additions for those working nearby and tourists staying in the area. Parisian cafe Angelina is already open as is London's Hong Kong style restaurant Four Seasons and food hall Palette that has a variety of local coffeeshop specialties.
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