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US: Seattle, WA – Rainbow Colors in Chihuly’s Macchia Forest

Monday, August 26th, 2019

When Dale Chihuly was developing his Macchia forest he had a goal to use all 300 glass colors available in the hotshop. He was able to push the scale of these shapes up to four feet in diameter.

Tags: art installation, Chihuly, Chihuly Garden, Chihuly garden and glass, Chihuly Glass, color, colour, coloured glass, Dale Chihuly, diameter, forest, glass, Glass Art, glass blowing, glass color, Hand blown, hand blown glass, hot shop, hotshop, Macchia, Macchia Forest, Nature, rainbow, scale, Seattle, Seattle art, shape, sights, sightseeing, studio, tour, tourist, touristy, travelblogger, Washington, Washington State

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US: Seattle, WA – Chihuly’s Macchia Forest Room

Monday, August 26th, 2019

Macchia Forest was created when Dale Chihuly noticed that stained glass windows look better on cloudy days. He developed a method of placing a thin white cloud between the glass colors to achieve a more vibrant effect.

Tags: art installation, Chihuly, Chihuly garden and glass, Chihuly Glass, cloud, cloudy, color, colored glass, coloured glass, Dale Chihuly, day, develop, effect, forest, forest room, glass, glass blowing, Macchia, Macchia Forest, method, room, Seattle, Seattle art, sights, sightseeing, stained, stained glass, stained glass window, tour, tourist, touristy, travelblogger, vibrant, Washington, Washington State, white cloud, window

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US: Seattle, WA – The Seattle Public Library

Monday, August 26th, 2019

How cool is this little study area inside the architecturally stunning Seattle Public Library.

Tags: architectural design, architecturally, area, city, city view, design, interior design, library, public, public library, Seattle, Seattle Public Library, sights, sightseeing, Space, study, study hall, study hall space, tour, tourist, touristy, travelblogger, view, Washington, Washington State, window, window pane, work, work space

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US: Seattle, WA – Inside Seattle Public Library

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019

Even the rides on the escalators inside the Seattle Public Library have artistically beautiful views.

Tags: architecture, artistic, books, city, city view, color, colorful, colour, contemporary, creative, design, downtown, escalator, library, looking up, modern, neon, public, ride, Seattle, Seattle Public Library, sights, sightseeing, structure, tour, tourist, touristy, travelblogger, view, Washington, Washington State, yellow

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US: Seattle, WA – Window View in Seattle Public Library

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019

Geometrically fun squared looking at the sky from inside the Seattle Public Library.

Tags: architecture, books, building, design, facade, geometric, library, light, modern, public, public library, Seattle, Seattle Public Library, sights, sightseeing, sky, tour, tourist, touristy, view, Washington, Washington State, window, window panes

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US: Seattle, WA – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019

You can “hang out” with the ideas and achievements of Bill and Melinda Gates when you visit this headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Tags: achievement, agriculture, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, clean water, climate, climate change, do-gooder, End Polio, foundation, funding, Gates Foundation, global, global fund, global funding, global health, headquarters, health, humanitarian, idea, innovation, innovators, Melinda Gates, microsoft, nonprofit, optimist, organization, philanthropist, philanthropy, poverty, Seattle, vaccines, vaccines work, Washington, Washington State, water

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US: Seattle, WA – Miracle Toilet Shown at Gates Foundation

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Cranford University has helped the Gates Foundation by inventing a toilet which does not require water, sewer or electricity. Their goal is to contain, remove, treat and dispose of waste safely. This is a godsend for the remote communities which they are helping.

Tags: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, billion, charitable, community, contains, contamination, Cranford, Cranford University, disease, disposes, electricity, Gates Foundation, generate, giving back, how it works, human, human waste, humanitarian, humanity, innovation, membrane, microsoft, Nano, Nano Membrane Toilet, nano technology, people, philanthropist, poverty, remote, removes, sanitation, save children, save the world, Seattle, sewer, soil, soil contamination, spread of disease, technology, toilet, toilet technology, treats, university, Washington, Washington State, waste, water, world

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US: Seattle, WA – Innovation in Toilets at Gates Foundation

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Meet the Nano Membrane Toilet which does not require water, sewer or electricity, to safely treat human waste. Not only that – but IT generates both electricity and water. Approximately 2.3 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets. This leads to soil contamination and the spread of diseases. This toilet contains, removes, treats and disposes of waste.

Tags: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, billion, charitable, contains, contamination, disease, disposes, electricity, Gates Foundation, generate, giving back, human, human waste, humanitarian, humanity, innovation, membrane, microsoft, Nano, Nano Membrane Toilet, nano technology, people, philanthropist, poverty, removes, save children, save the world, Seattle, sewer, soil, soil contamination, spread of disease, technology, toilet, toilet technology, treats, Washington, Washington State, waste, water, world

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US: Seattle, WA – Meet Bill Gates

Monday, August 19th, 2019

We got to “meet Bill Gates” at the Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA. Through talking screens, we learned about him and the problems he and his wife are trying to solve around the world. Fascinating.

Tags: around the world, benefactor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, causes, do-gooder, donor, Gates Foundation, global health, humanitarian, innovation, learn, Melinda Gates, microsoft, philanthropist, philanthropy, screen, Seattle, sights, sightseeing, talking screen, tour, tourist, touristy, travelblogger, Washington, Washington State, world

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US: Seattle, WA – Strawberry Shortcake in a Cup

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Why not eat dessert for lunch? Here’s a cup for two – strawberry shortcake layered up in front of us. Original street food for sure from Biringer Farm.

Tags: Biringer Farm, city of seattle, dessert, food, fresh, freshly picked, layered, lunch, Seattle, Seattle shortcake, Seattle Space Needle, shortcake, Shortcake in a Cup, shortcake shack, shortcakes in Seattle, sights, Space Needle, strawberry, strawberry shortcake, street, street food, sweet tooth, taste, tasting, Washington, Washington State, whipped cream

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When Dale Chihuly was developing his Macchia forest he had a goal to use all 300 glass colors available in the hotshop. He was able to push the scale of these shapes up to four feet in diameter.

Macchia Forest was created when Dale Chihuly noticed that stained glass windows look better on cloudy days. He developed a method of placing a thin white cloud between the glass colors to achieve a more vibrant effect.

How cool is this little study area inside the architecturally stunning Seattle Public Library.

Even the rides on the escalators inside the Seattle Public Library have artistically beautiful views.

Geometrically fun squared looking at the sky from inside the Seattle Public Library.

You can “hang out” with the ideas and achievements of Bill and Melinda Gates when you visit this headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Cranford University has helped the Gates Foundation by inventing a toilet which does not require water, sewer or electricity. Their goal is to contain, remove, treat and dispose of waste safely. This is a godsend for the remote communities which they are helping.

We got to “meet Bill Gates” at the Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA. Through talking screens, we learned about him and the problems he and his wife are trying to solve around the world. Fascinating.

Why not eat dessert for lunch? Here’s a cup for two – strawberry shortcake layered up in front of us. Original street food for sure from Biringer Farm.