Tacoma

1926 Rolls Royce Ghost

We started our day at America's Car Museum. This place brings together several car collections. I particularly enjoy seeing the handcrafted cars from the early 20^th century, they are well represented here. Of course, they also have the more familiar makes of cars from the 20s through the 60s. The placards on the autos would explain the unique features of each auto. An especially interesting section of the museum was about Route 66 – the unique diners, motels, and attractions that encouraged vacationers to travel by car.

Wigwam Motels on Route 66

In the afternoon, we went to the Museum of Glass. Here we saw more Chihuly works and those by other artists. The museum would have been a disappointment because their main gallery was closed for a change in exhibits. But they also have a hot shot here, where they are creating glass pieces. We spent a fascinating hour watching all the work they put into create a large flask shaped bottle. That evening we had a steak and salmon dinner at Dick and Char's and daughter Julie joined us.