Pankaj went home for Ben's wedding last week, so I was here in Seattle by myself for a week (that's two whole weekends to myself!)
I missed him a lot, but there were a bunch places I haven't been in Seattle yet. So...
I went to the Seattle Asian Art musuem. The museum is on the grounds of Volunteer park, which also has a cool conservatory in the park. I visited both :)
The muesum was a lot of fun - it was very quiet on the Sunday I went - hardly anyone was there, so I got the place to myself. They had on display a special exhibit on modern art that highlights Eastern art's relationship to books (not reading, but books themselves). They also had older art, and a whole area devoted to statues of Buddha. Unfortunately, they did not have much Indian art - only a few statues in the main atrium. I very much enjoy Indian art, so I'll have to keep looking for that around here.
I also visited the Bellevue Botanical Gardens that day. It was a very nice park to walk around, and I had picked up some peaches at a farmers' market on Broadway before going to the museum. I walked around the park while eating a peach - the weather was beautiful, and I especially liked the Japanese garden.
On Monday, I went to the Museum of History and Industry. It was also very quiet there, so I could take my time and really enjoy myself! You could lose yourself in the history there for many days, but after about 2 hours, I had to go get some food and rest my feet - next time I'll wear tennis shoes! The MOH&I has done an amazing job recreating the history of Seattle - they even have recreated a street from Seattle in the late 1800s. There is also a cannery that you can walk through and see how salmon canneries were such a big part of the economy of Seattle.
Oh, I also made banana crumb muffins the other day - they were mighty good!
Here's the recipe - I used about 1/2 cup of white sugar and added just under 1/3 cup of brown sugar into the batter.
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