Shepard at the Pacific Science Center

The Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA

Here we are in scenic Seattle.  The human is now occupied with her conference, but yesterday we had plenty of time to go exploring.  She *almost* didn't take me with her, but her friends persuaded her otherwise.  I was getting tired of the dorm room.  We took the bus to downtown Seattle, and then walked to the Seattle Center.

Outside at the pools

The human has a museum membership with membership reciprocity around the country, so that was abused immediately at the Pacific Science Center.   The pools and fountains outside were very attractive.  Less attractive was the fact that at least 3 day camps had kids there, and both the human and I got stares.  (The human was wearing a Charmander Shepard t-shirt.  It was her own damn fault.)

Gemini Capsule

Wonder of wonders, there were no small children in the Gemini Capsule, so I could get a quick picture there.  The small children showed up approximately 2 minutes later, so we went elsewhere.  To the giant bugs.  Of course there are giant bugs everywhere.  (Also naked mole rats, but those pictures didn't come out so well.)

Giant animatronic praying mantis/rachni

Bugs are meant to be ridden, right?

Giant animatronic scorpion too

The next building had some fun hands-on exhibits, which is why I'm in a giant carbon nanotube structure.  No small children tried to help the human build this, but some adults did.  It ended poorly.

Platonic solids

Trapped in a carbon nanotube

Back outside again, we found these sea life sculptures that the human and I had to take pictures of. 

The bronze sculptures outside

Further adventures (no pictures) included a ride on the monorail and a trip to Pike's Market where the human bought some more fabric and convinced someone to buy an AG doll for their daughter.