Union Station in Tacoma

Across the bridge is the old railroad station in Tacoma. It has been converted into a courthouse, but the lobby area is open to the public. It is a really beautiful building and the domed area inside is gorgeous.

They have several displays of Dale Chihuly's work inside the Station.

Marty was thinking of taking a journey with his new buddy, but alas, the trains no longer depart from the station. The world has moved on from when trains were the most luxurious way to travel across the country. Marty had to compromise with hopping the trolley line that runs through downtown Tacoma and seeing the sights with me. His buddy stayed frozen in time in front of the station, dreaming of times past.

Tacoma Glass Museum

Last Monday was the only day we had to visit the Glass Museum in Tacoma. Unfortunately, we had forgotten that Monday is a favorite day for museums to be closed, and the Glass Museum was closed, as well as the other museums in downtown Tacoma. The museum area is across the railroad tracks and a freeway from downtown Tacoma and there is a bridge across those that has a display of Dale Chihuly's work. He is a well-known glassblower in the Tacoma area. Below is a picture of the museum and pictures taken on the bridge.

More Cars--100s More

Marty managed to find some more old cars, this time at the LeMay Musuem at Tacoma that had 300+. We did a tour that took 2-1/2 hours, and there were still more cars that we didn't see. I think they had just about anything you could imagine. I'll put together a slide show later when I have more time.

Point Defiance Zoo

We went to the zoo yesterday. They have an aquarium and a zoo together, so we saw some fish and elephants and tigers and meercats and lemurs and many other critters. The merry-go-round was at the zoo.

Merry Go Round Favorites

Bright and Lyra rode the Merry-go-round. Their favorites horses were Seaweed and Rusty.