a dose of culture..

Sunday we got an early start and headed back downtown to check out the acclaimed Seattle "Central" Public Library. In 1998, the city decided to double the size of the existing library. Award-winning Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas was selected to design the structure. The 11-floor building contains an innovative "Books Spiral," which allows patrons unprecedented access to the Library collection. The crystalline steel-and-glass structure contains five platforms — each devoted to a specific program cluster. Four open spaces are housed among the platforms.







After visiting the library, we checked out the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Keith had been anticipating the Japan envisions the West exhibit.





Finally, while downtown we had to check out another Seattle brewery!