Cultural Beat In The City Heat
Another hot day in Washington. If you’re not at work like yours truly there’s lots of things you can do. I don’t plan too much in advance though. But the days I have a car I do need to move it every morning before eight and then I might as well go out right away. So I decided to find a nice spot to run and perhaps swim afterwards. Lake Washington and Madrona Park were first out today. The water was freezing but I counted to three and went in for a few laps.
Being so bold I felt that I was worth something equally bold for a late lunch. Dick’sis a place recommended as a very Seattle kind of burger joint. It was like being sent back to a scene in Grease. The really ascetic menu made it easy to choose. Having hand-cut fries with skin on is not an everyday treat anymore.
I decided to drive south to Tacoma afterwards and visit the Musem of Glass. Now, my imagination of glass art is very narrow: glass art=stuff that people thought was neat in the middle 80’s, early 90’s.
And sure, some of the objects were indeed from that age, but as I moved along the pieces started to impress me. I ended up reading the story behind each single object on display. Unfortunately cameras were banned in the gallery so my favorite piece is not on MY memory card:
Endeavor by Lino Tagliapietra, reputation as the worlds best glass artist. At first glance I saw a river, a vivid stream of colours. Then I got closer and changed angle. I now saw boats, gondolas and they were absolutely fantastic.
