We got an early start in the morning and went directly to Chihuly Garden and Glass in order to beat the crowd. Our strategy worked well and we walked through the exhibition almost by ourselves. This art gallery is not to be missed. Beautiful glass sculptures illuminate the space with an array of colors and…
Category: America
Bainbridge Island
On our way to Bainbridge Island we stopped for coffee in Port Gamble. This quaint little town could be the scene for a TV series and even though we had planned to just drive through we found ourselves walking around browsing through gift stores. Also Port Gamble hosts a wonderful quilt store. I have always…
Cape Flattery
We left Forks in the morning after grabbing coffee from one of the many coffee shacks that are an excellent alternative to the ever present Starbucks stores in America. Our next destination was Cape Flattery, the most northwestern tip of the American continent. Cape Flattery is located on the Olympic peninsula and is part of…
Lake Quinault
Further along Highway 101 you reach Lake Quinault at the Southern gateway of Olympic National Park. The Lake belongs to the Quinault Indian Nation. We were up for some hiking and decided to hit the Rainforest Nature Trail which led us through the beautiful “Valley of the Rain Forest Giants”- a series of very old…
Forks
From Moclips to Forks we came along the Big Cedar Tree, another one of the old trees in the area. On the short hike off Highway 101 you get to experience the magnificent quiet of the rainforest. We really enjoyed hiking this short path as we had originally intended to do a hike in the…
Olympia and walking along the Pacific Ocean
A city that really surprised us was Olympia, capitol of Washington State. We walked around Heritage Park from where you have a good view of the capitol building, had lunch at a Mexican food truck and then continued to the harbor. All along the way we were greeted by very friendly people, something I had…
Mount Rainier
Being jet lagged we had an early start the next day. Our plan was to drive around Mount Rainier anti clockwise from Puyallup to Ashford, near the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. We had seen the images of Mount Rainier against a backdrop of blue skies. This view, however, was not in the…
Snoqualmie Falls
Life changes and it certainly does for us at the moment. Daughter One moved out from home at the end of last year and daughter number two will do so in a few weeks. So hubby and I decided to explore the world once again as a couple for the first time in almost two…
Los Angeles- day 2
Angel Wings by Colette Miller The first thing we had to do on day 2 was to hunt for the Instagram- worthy Angel Wings. Los Angeles based artist Colette Miller has started painting these wings all across Los Angeles as part of her Global Angel Wings Project. As her website states these wings “… are…
Los Angeles- day 1
Hotel When we checked into the last hotel on this trip I was immediately smitten. The first thing I saw in the lobby was this: It just had to be a good omen for the next two days. But the rest of the hotel was equally nice. Here is a picture of the pool and…