Day 9 - Disembark in Seattle

We arrived in Seattle early on the last morning, and were one of the first groups off the ship. We had decided to take a late flight so that we could spend some time in Seattle, so we had the ship take care of our baggage, and we headed up to see the sights of Seattle. We started off by heading up towards the Space Needle. It was in the same area as the Experience Music Project and the Science Museum that we wanted to visit, but we arrived a few hours before anything opened. Luckily the weather was nice, so we just hung around outside, waiting for things to open up.



First we went to the music project which was more fun than I expected. There was an exhibit called "Sound and Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories" that was really interesting. It was a big room set up with lots of stations to sit down and listen to interviews with different people from the music industry. I really enjoyed listening to the stories, but the seats were very uncomfortable. If they would have had a couch to lounge on, I would have listened to them all day. There was also a Jimi Hendrix room, a guitar gallery, and an exhibit about The Supremes. The interactive part was probably the most fun - there's a room set up where you can try your hand at different instruments. They will teach you how to play whatever you want. There's even rooms set up for "Jam Sessions" where you can record your music. We skipped the jam session, but did attempt a few different instruments. Turns out I still have no musical talent.



Next we headed over to the Science Museum. Unfortunately, we had JUST missed the IMAX showing of Toy Story 3, which I would have loved to see. So we just enjoyed the museum. Nothing too exciting, just a typical science museum. There was a butterfly room which is always fun. And of course some hands-on exhibits to play around with.

We headed back to Pike Place to pick up a few souvenirs, stopped at Top Pot donut shop (which we had seen on the food network a few days before we left), and eventually called it a day.
Like all of our trips, we had a great time, and were sad to see it end. But we're always happy to come home and reunite with Wilson!