I-Seattle Yithandwa Kakhulu

I-Starbucks, Izinsuku Zezinyosi, I-Chihuly Nokuningi!

I-Seattle ikhuluma ngeqembu lama-grungy ama-grungy ephoyisa ikhofi emvuleni, akunjalo? Hhayi, hhayi ngempela. Kodwa i-Seattle idume ngambalwa ezimbalwa zezinto-ngokuvamile ngesizathu esihle. Indawo eyingqayizivele yaseSttleti ehlukaniswe phakathi kwePuget Sound ne-range Cascade Mountain, i-tech boom yayo kanye nokuthanda kwayo ikhofi (newayini nobhiya) wonke usizo ukwakha idolobha futhi zonke izingxenye zezizathu ezenza abantu bathuthele lapha emsebenzini , bukhoma futhi udlale.

Funda ukuze uthole ukuthi yini uSattle eyaziwa futhi kungani!

• 01 ngo-08

  Ikhofi

  I-Seattle ikhona emaketangeni ambalwa ekhofi aye ahamba ngamazwe-Starbucks, i-Seattle's Best ne-Tully phakathi kwabo. Ngenkathi ama-Seattleite aseMelika anemibono ehlukene ukuthi ngabe ikhofi-igama elithi ikhofi lamukelekile noma cha, iqiniso liwukuthi akukho ukuntuleka kwezindlu zekhofi nama-amathilomu ase Seattle, kungaba ngamaketanga amakhulu noma ama-cafes ase-indie. I-Seattleites (kanye neNyakatho-ntshonalanga jikelele) bathanda ikhofi yabo. Futhi kungani? Isimo sezulu sivame ukupholisa. Imvula isifushane emini futhi ngokuvamile imvula. Ake sibhekane nakho. I-Seattleite idinga ukukhuthazwa okuyigugu okungukuthi i-caffeine!

• 02 ngo-08

  Imvula

  I-Seattle inegama elidumile lokuthi liyanda, kodwa isimo sezulu asiyona into embi njengoba senziwe! Ngenkathi izinsuku zelanga eligcwele unyaka ngamunye unomnyaka wezingu-60, lokhu akusho ukuthi akunazinqwaba zokuphumula kwelanga. Idolobha lilinganiselwa ku-37 inches yemvula minyaka yonke, ngaphansi kweChicago, iMami, nePortland eningizimu! Ngakho kungani i Seattle ine idumela elinjalo? Impendulo yukuthi lapho kuvula imvula, imvula isikhathi eside. Esikhundleni semidolobha yase-East Coast ephazamisa imvula yaminyaka yonke ngemvula ehlaba umxhwele, imvula kaSeattle ibhebhezela phansi-ukuze ama-intshi angu-37 ahambe ngendlela ende.

• 03 ngo-08

  Grunge

  Sekuyisikhathi eside kusukela iGrunge ithatha indawo yomculo, kodwa abantu abaningi basabelana noT Seattle ngezinwele ezinde, ezingcolile, i-flannel, nezinsimbi ezinkulu zokudlala isiginci. Eqinisweni, amaqembu amaningi e-Grunge awakhulisa ngawo-1990 ayevela eWashington State noma abe nezibopho lapha, kuhlanganise neNirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden no-Alice emaketangeni. Ukubheka ukuthi iNirvana noPearl Jam bayayenza kaningi kangakanani iziteshi zomsakazo zendawo, abantu base Seattle banesimo esithambile ezinhliziyweni zabo iGrunge.

• 04 ngo-08

  Ukulala e Seattle ... nakwezinye ama-movie, kakhulu

  U-Seattle waqaphela kakhulu kuma-movie, ikakhulukazi ngawo-1990, efana ne-"Sleepless Seattle" ne "Singles." Amabhayisikobho amaningana nawo aqoshwe eTacoma eningizimu. Ngisho ne-TV ingena esenzweni nge "Frasier" ehlelwe ku-Seattle ... noma ngabe yayingekho ngempela efakwe kwisakhiwo sefulethi ngombono omangalisayo womuzi. Hhayi, okungenani kwakukhona ucezu lwezithombe zikaChihuly efulethini likaFrasier. Uma lokho kungenzi kube yendawo, kusho ukuthini?

• 05 ka-08

  Ibhizinisi Elikhulu

  Ezinye zezinkampani eziphezulu ze-Fortune 500 zise-Seattle. Lezi zihluka kusuka ku-Starbucks kuya ku-Amazon kuya ku-Microsoft nase-Costco kodwa futhi zihlanganisa nezinkampani ezingenayo imithombo eminingi, njengenkampani ye-trucking ePaccar. Ibhizinisi elikhulu le-Seattle kanye nembonini akugcini nje ukuletha ukushintshwa okusha okusha edolobheni kodwa futhi kugcina umnotho wendawo uqinile.

• 06 ka-08

  Izintaba Nemvelo

  Iningi lezwe likwazi ukumangala nje ezintabeni nasezindaweni eziseduze nase Seattle. Izikhala ezihlaza kanye namapaki zitholakala nxazonke kwedolobha. I-Discovery Park inikeza amahektha angu-534 amahlathi, amabhishi namadlelo. Mt. U-Rainier ubonakala ngasemuva. Ngenxa yezihlahla ezivuthiwe, yonke indawo ihlala eluhlaza unyaka wonke. Kukhona isizathu se-Seattleites abanye abantu abasebenza kakhulu e-US-kungenxa yokuthi ngisho nalapho kunemvula, ukuphuma ngaphandle kusamangalisa!

• 07 ngo-08

  I-Chihuly ne-Glassblowing

  I-Seattle ne-Tacoma yizo zombili izibuko ezinkulu zokugqoka izingilazi, ngenxa enkulu kakhulu ku-Tacoma owomdabu uDale Chihuly, omunye wabaculi bezingilazi abaziwayo kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngo-1971, uChuhuly wasiza ukuthola iPilchuck Glass School eStanwood, eWashington, okwamanje isebenza njengezikhungo zokufundisa ezibucayi bezobuciko emhlabeni wonke futhi kuletha izindawo eziningi zokugqoka izibuko endaweni-njengabaculi-abahlala endaweni yokuhlala, othisha nabafundi abaphothule. Indawo yase-Seattle nayo ibuyele ezinkolweni eziningi ezingenakubalwa, izinhlelo nezinhlelo ezingekho esikoleni zendawo yentsha. Ubuciko bukaChihuly bukhulu kakhulu- Ibhuloho ye-Glass ye -Tacoma ibonisa izicucu ezingamakhulu amaningana, i-Museum of Glass ihlanganisa izingcezu ezinhlobonhlobo zezibukozi, noma zihamba ngezinyawo ezidolobheni laseTacoma ukuze zibuke ezinye eziningi.

• 08 ngo-08

  Izidumi

  I-Seattle kanye neminye imizi eseduze nayo inesabelo sabo esihle sabantu abadumile, yonke indlela eya eBing Crosby (owazalwa eTacoma) kuze kufike ku-Kurt Cobain. U-Seattle ubonakala esiza abaculi beqhakaza. U-Kurt Cobain, oWilson nodadewabo benhliziyo kanti ngisho noJimi Hendrix bangabanye abadlali be-Seattle music scene alum. Mhlawumbe kunokuthile mayelana nayo yonke imvula esisiza ukuhluma kwemvelo.