Saturday we spent the afternoon wandering around downtown again, and saw the rest of the Salmon on Parade. We had about 13 more to see, and time was running out! It was a cold, rainy day, but that wasn't so bad as it thinned out the crowds pretty well. We did get to see all of the salmon except 1. Doh! We actually went to the place where it was supposed to be (according to the map) and it wasn't there...so we're counting it as a win. We were there, it wasn't. Still, we got to see a lot of the city, which I'm sure was part of the organizers' point in posting the pieces all over downtown. So we spent some time exploring and saw a lot of Anchorage on the way.
While on our urban adventures, we started noticing more and more art around the city. Some of it is good, some of it is bad, some of it is quite comical. Now, I'm aware that our opinions on art are just that - opinions. And any city that takes the bold step of sponsoring public art is taking a big risk. There will be mockery, no matter what is out there. One man's laughable mess is another man's bold statement on humanity and consumption. Or something. But anyway, the point of all this is, we have another quest. Occasionally, I will post pictures of Anchorage's art, without comment, and you can see for yourself what you think. So there's something to look forward to!
Also, Anchorage has a Planet Walk! Yeah! So we will do that one day when we are bored. But with the stuff we have to do here in our new home state, that will probably be sometime next year.
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