Hi everybody!

  Here are a few odd shots that don't show me traveling all that much,  but which didn't fit anywhere else.

First,  here I am in Olympia, Washington,  inside the state capitol building.




Here I am meeting a distant relative,  this is Elephants Gerald,  the famous jazz singer.




One day I found a fellow travel turtle!  It was very exciting,  even if I didn't get the chance to talk to him.  I wish him well on his travels.




Finally,  when I'm not traveling,  I live in Seattle.  Here is my home town.




~Jacques the Travel Turtle

Hello Everybody!

  I know it's been a while since I've written,  I'm hoping to get better with that.

  Last year I traveled to Forest Groove,  Oregon for the graduation of

rafe's sister.  Here I am hangin' out with her.  :)














-Jacquest the Travel Turtle.

 

 

Tags: forest groove, graduation, oregon, rafe's sister

Hello everybody,

  Here are a few pictures of me hanging out in Seattle,  near the public library downtown.  I've also included my "fashion shot,"  the one I'm using as my LJ icon.  When these pictures were taken I was taking a break from traveling.  I have a few more of me around Seattle coming up too.  Enjoy!











-Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: library, seattle
Current Location: Seattle

Hello all!

  Earlier this evening R1 wrote,  "Poor Jacques. I'm sure Sioux Falls is a nice place to visit, but having to be stuck there for a WHOLE MONTH with some ladies you don't even know, and during January and February, of all times. You really should go back to Pella."

  I agree.  Here I am back in Pella,  where I spent some time exploring downtown.

  Pella is proud of its Dutch heritag,  and every year they celebrate Tulip Time.  This is a large structure in the park in the middle of downtown that says "Tulip Time" on it.  According to www.pellatuliptime.com , this is called the Tulip Toren.  "Designed by a Pella architect, inspired by the biblical description of King Solomon's temple.  The Netherlands flag colors flutter above two soaring 65-foot pylons."





Beneath the Tulip Time Tower is the park in the center of town.  Many of the business that line the park have a Dutch-like facade.





Pella also has it's share of windmills. The first two pictures are of the non-functioning windmill that sits over the Pella tourist information booth.





In this second picture I'm hard to spot.  Click on the image to make it larger (and then one more time for full size)  and you should be able to see me.  :)





This last image is of a functioning windmill,  and is quite large.  Note the other buildings with a Dutch architecture exterior as well.





And that was it for pella.  I headed back to Seattle after a few days.

Yay!

-Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: dutch architecture, iowa, pella, tulip toren, windmill
Current Location: Seattle

Hello all,

  Here I am at the falls on the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls,  SD,  with some South Dakotan women.













Next week:  back to Pella, IA

~Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: big sioux river, sioux falls, south dakota
Current Location: Seattle

Hello all,

  In April of 2007 I traveled to Iowa and South Dakota.  It was a sad reason that I went there,  which I won't go in to,  but I made the best of it and tried to see some of the those two states.  I flew into Des Moines,  and then went to Pella,  where it snowed while I was there:





Later I went to Sioux Falls,  SD.  This is about half way there,  at a rest stop close to where I-29 and I-80 meet.  In the far far distance you can see Nebraska





-Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: iowa, nebraska, pella, south dakota

Hi Everybody!

  Early this year in the spring I went to the capitol of Washington,  Olympia.  I spent some time looking at the capitol building there and enjoying the nice spring weather.  All the trees were in full bloom,  and it was beautiful,  although the pollen was a little intoxicating for a small little turtle like me. :)










-Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: olympia, washington
Current Location: Seattle

Hello all!

  Here are the rest of the shots from my trip to Fort Casey.  Here's the beach:





And then spent a few happy hours playing on the guns and concrete bunkers











-Jacques the Travel Turtle

Next week:  The capitol building at Olympia, Washington.

Tags: fort casey, whidbey island
Current Location: Seattle

Hi Everybody!

  Last year I went to Fort Casey on Whidbey Island.  I played Settlers of Catan,


 


and then hung out at the large house that I stayed in while visiting.





It was kind of wet and rainy that weekend,  but it's often wet and rainy in this part of the world,  so you just make do and enjoy what you can.  I had a great weekend,  it was filled with friends,  great food and drink,  and lots of joy.  I consider myself to be a very fortunate turtle.





 - Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: fort casey, whidbey island
Current Location: Seattle, WA
Current Mood: grateful

 Hi Everybody!

  Earlier this year I went to Portland, Oregon,  and got some good reading in at Powell's books.




While I was getting my picture taken,  one of the staff came over and said,  "you're not supposed to take pictures in here."  I said,  "Oh,  sorry,"  and was ready to leave when she said,  "Well,  you can as long as it's taking pictures of people,  not the store."  I said,  "That's kind of what we're doing,"  and she relented and said it was okay.  I guess the rules that she had to follow didn't make distinctions between people and travel turtles.

After the bookstore,  I went and enjoyed a nice meal and some drinks.





Next week:  Hanging out at Fort Casey on Whidbey Island!

-Jacques the Travel Turtle

Tags: oregon, portland, powell's
Current Location: Seattle
Current Mood: creative