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We had less than 36 hours to spend in Seattle before our Alaska cruise boarded. We’ll definitely have to go back in the future to spend more time there, but we tried to squeeze in a few highlights.
Ken and I are huge Dale Chihuly fans. We’ve seen his work in so many places in Atlanta, Las Vegas, and in Pittsburgh (not blogged about). So, when we heard there was an entire Chihuly museum in Seattle, we put that at the top of our to-see list!
Chihuly Garden and Glass
The Chihuly exhibit is located right next to Seattle’s famed Space Needle. After getting acquainted with that area for a bit, we stood in a short line to get our tickets and made our way into the entrance.
![Chihuly Garden and Glass sign at entrance Chihuly Garden and Glass sign at entrance](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883738244_b.jpg)
As always, the combination of glass work and accompanying lighting made for really stunning sights!
![Artwork on display at Chihuly Museum Artwork on display at Chihuly Museum](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883739454_b.jpg)
![Blue and yellow glass sculpture floor to ceiling Blue and yellow glass sculpture floor to ceiling](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31352366320_b.jpg)
![Closeup of the sculpture Closeup of the sculpture](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883746394_b.jpg)
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One room had glass work and lights on top of a clear glass ceiling. The walls were white, and the colors of the glass created beautiful designs on the wall!
![Glass ceiling exhibit at Chihuly museum in Seattle Glass ceiling exhibit at Chihuly museum in Seattle](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578740502_b.jpg)
![Glass ceiling exhibit at Chihuly museum in Seattle Glass ceiling exhibit at Chihuly museum in Seattle](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31687914396_b.jpg)
![Glass ceiling exhibit at Chihuly museum in Seattle Glass ceiling exhibit at Chihuly museum in Seattle](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578753022_b.jpg)
![Glass refractions on white walls Glass refractions on white walls](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578747592_b.jpg)
![Colored glass artwork Colored glass artwork](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609782481_b.jpg)
The next room was also gorgeous and expansive. It was called the Mille Fiori installation.
![Mille Fiori installation at Chihuly Museum Mille Fiori installation at Chihuly Museum](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578759652_b.jpg)
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![Mille Fiori exhibit Mille Fiori exhibit](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31725567235_b.jpg)
![Mille Fiori exhibit Mille Fiori exhibit](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609801871_b.jpg)
![Mille Fiori exhibit Mille Fiori exhibit](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31725569625_b.jpg)
The rooms were fairly dark allowing for all the focus to be on the glass artwork.
![Chihuly Museum exhibits Chihuly Museum exhibits](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609810281_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Museum exhibits Chihuly Museum exhibits](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578779462_b.jpg)
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After the indoor portion of the museum, you exited through the “Glasshouse,” which, according to their website, is “a 40-foot tall, glass and steel structure covering 4,500 square feet of light-filled space.”
![Wide angle shot of the Chihuly Glasshouse Wide angle shot of the Chihuly Glasshouse](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609839281_b.jpg)
And here’s how the glasshouse looks from the outside:
![Chihuly Glasshouse as viewed from outside Chihuly Glasshouse as viewed from outside](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609837101_b.jpg)
It was really amazing.
![Chihuly Glasshouse Chihuly Glasshouse](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883801904_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Glasshouse Chihuly Glasshouse](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31687955876_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Glasshouse Chihuly Glasshouse](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883803754_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Glasshouse Chihuly Glasshouse](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31725604025_b.jpg)
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Then, the gardens contained even more glass artwork.
![Chihuly Glass Gardens Chihuly Glass Gardens](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609835351_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Glass Gardens Chihuly Glass Gardens](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609837781_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Glass Gardens Chihuly Glass Gardens](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609841531_b.jpg)
![Chihuly Glass Gardens Chihuly Glass Gardens](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30933494703_b.jpg)
Pike Place Market
After the Chihuly museum, Ken and I met up with my sister and her family, and my dad (they were also going on the cruise and had traveled separately from us to Seattle).
We set out to Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market. Ken, my sister, my niece and nephew, and I all walked to the market from the Grand Hyatt Seattle (about a 20 minute walk, the weather was lovely). My brother-in-law took an Uber with my dad since my dad has a lot of mobility problems these days.
![Seattle Public Market Sign Seattle Public Market Sign](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31352447360_b.jpg)
![Outside of Pike Place Market | Seattle Outside of Pike Place Market | Seattle](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883852444_b.jpg)
![Outside the market Outside the market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609844391_b.jpg)
Pike Place Market was a fun (albeit very crowded) place to walk around. Lots of fresh flowers, meats, spices, fish, and bakeries all throughout the market corridors.
![Meat sign at Pike Place Market Meat sign at Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883837304_b.jpg)
![Pike Place Market fish storefront Pike Place Market fish storefront](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578839922_b.jpg)
![Bakery Bakery](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31725654735_b.jpg)
![Hallways at Pike Place Market Hallways at Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31725657105_b.jpg)
![Hallways at Pike Place Market Hallways at Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31725652905_b.jpg)
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Adjacent to Pike Place Market is the “Original Starbucks.” There were lines out the door. (However, I later learned that the original Starbucks was actually destroyed in a fire, so this isn’t the “original original.”
![Original Starbucks in Seattle Original Starbucks in Seattle](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30915717943_b.jpg)
The next morning, I even walked back to Pike Place Market to get some breakfast foods for my family (from Piroshky Piroshky. So delish!). It was a lot less crowded early in the morning! However, the shops were still all set up:
![Public Market Center sign Public Market Center sign](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883861024_b.jpg)
![Vegetables Vegetables](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30915733063_b.jpg)
![Fish market at Pike Place Market Fish market at Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31578854712_b.jpg)
![Fish market at Pike Place Market Fish market at Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31687999446_b.jpg)
One thing about walking back TO the hotel from Pike Place Market … those hills. Goodness gracious, the hills. I feel like Seattle gives San Francisco a run for its money!
![Steep hills in Seattle Steep hills in Seattle](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883850804_b.jpg)
The Pike Place Market area also had lots of picturesque old store fronts and other places to walk around. We also stopped at a nearby Target to get some stuff to take with us on the cruise ship, like some sodas and bottled water. (A lot cheaper to bring it onboard than to pay for it on the ship!)
![Buildings near Pike Place Market Buildings near Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/30/30883859074_b.jpg)
![Buildings near Pike Place Market Buildings near Pike Place Market](https://supernovaadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/old_flickr/31/31609870721_b.jpg)
After I walked back to the hotel, we all ate our breakfast, and before long it was time to hope in a taxi on our way to the Port of Seattle to board the Ruby Princess for our Alaskan cruise! Although we would’ve loved to have had more time in the Pacific Northwest, we’ll be sure to go back in the future and have the proper time to experience more of what it has to offer.