Days 2 and 3: No Wonder It's Called the Emerald City!

Of all the places we could have gone, we don't we could have chosen a better city to visit. The experiences we have had here are phenomenal and we'll be very sad to leave on Saturday morning. And the Penn Club of Seattle gave us a great welcome last night. Check out the picture below!

We have had a lot of free time to explore, so we all went our separate ways to enjoy our time here. We went to a lot of amazing places:

The Experience Music Project Museum, an inredible museum dedicated to all of the things that constitute and contribute to the progress of pop culture. Seriously, where else can you go to see an exhibits on the Fantasy genre, Jimi Hendrix, Horror movies, Nirvana, and Science Fiction, in addition to enjoying an entire interactive sound studio? There's no doubt that this is a must see of Seattle. And you can play ultimate frisbee as soon as the museum closes! What more could you ask for?

The Seattle Underground, which is a network of underground passageways and basements in downtown Seattle that exists because of a high water table and a great fire in the 1880s. There is literally an entire system of walkways underneath the streets! Apparently after the fire the city built up the streets themselves an extra 15ft high while the business owners reopened at the original height. How strange is that? It took them years to realize that was a bad idea and raise the sidewalk...

Bainbridge Island, just a ferry ride away! Although it might not be on the mainland of Seattle, this is definitely an amazing place. The ferry ride itself is great and the island is even better- great shops, great views, and great kayaking on the Sound! We can't tell you how happy we were to get away from it all and just relax with some fantastic blueberry ice cream.

Gas Works Park, one of the more interesting parks we've seen, is on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company. That may sound a little strange, but when you see it you'll appreciate how great it is. While some of us were at the EMP, others went to this park and enjoyed the beautiful weather here. There is no doubt in our minds that if Philly weather was like this, everyone would be happier.. que sera, sera..

This is by no means an extensive list- if we were to recount everything that happened, we would have to write a novel. We also visited the sports stadiums, a dry soda store, the original REI, a very serious pizza place, the great pike place market, the original Starbucks, the aquarium, Chinatown, and, in addition to the many other places, the Seattle Space Needle. We went all together and had an amazing time- check out the picture below! It was constructed for the World's Fair in 1962 and it is just as impressive today- check out that view!

That's all for today- we've got to rest up for all of tomorrow's adventures!

Cheers to all of you!

The Penn Glee Club



We performed for the Penn Club of Seattle! What a welcome to this great city!

We couldn't visit Seattle without seeing the Space Needle, and the weather could not have been any better!