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Portland, Oregon itinerary (May 2010)

Posted onMay 31, 2010December 15, 2020Leave a comment

Portland itinerary Day 1: Getting reacquainted with downtown Portland A Quick Trip to Paris for Lunch Usually I’m not a big fan of eating alone in a restaurant, but I’m hungry after a long, tedious, Read More …

CategoriesOregon, Portland, USA

Portland details

Posted onMay 31, 2010December 15, 2020Leave a comment

Travel As usual, I flew Delta direct from Minneapolis. Although my frequent flier status yielded me a window seat in a substandard row (noticeably less pitch than other rows – I was in a middle Read More …

CategoriesOregon, Portland, USA

A few thoughts on Portland, what may be America’s most walkable city

Posted onMay 31, 2010May 25, 2019Leave a comment

Portland really may be the most walkable American city I’ve been in – the only competition that springs to mind is the French Quarter of New Orleans, but that is such a small area in Read More …

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Portland’s Architectural Mish-Mash

Posted onMay 30, 2010April 27, 2020Leave a comment

One of the things I love about Portland is that design seems to matter here in a way it doesn’t at home. Not design in the sense of uniformity, but a willingness to take risks Read More …

CategoriesOregon, PortlandTagsarchitecture, urban planning

View from Above (At the Portland City Grill)

Posted onMay 29, 2010April 21, 2020Leave a comment

My friend Mary recommended the bar at the Portland City Grill, claiming it had both great views and delicious cheap food during Happy Hour. Since we’d had a late lunch, we don’t try the food Read More …

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The Car Wash (Untitled Fountain at SW 5th & Ankeny)

Posted onMay 29, 2010May 31, 2019Leave a comment

We stop by a fountain known as the “car wash” on  SW 5th and Ankeny in Portland, Oregon. Lane thinks this fountain is boring, but I like it. It was designed by Carter, Hull, Nishita, Read More …

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Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon

Posted onMay 29, 2010May 25, 2019Leave a comment

Yay! Portland’s lovely Chinese garden now has a name, the Lan Su Chinese Garden. Last time I was here they were going by the descriptive but dull moniker: Portland Classical Chinese Garden. Apparently derived by Read More …

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The Portland Saturday market, Oregon

Posted onMay 29, 2010December 15, 2020Leave a comment

Portland’s Saturday Market (which is also held on Sunday) is located below the Burnside Bridge I mean, literally below the bridge. It seems like a weird location, but the market features a wonderful selection of Read More …

CategoriesOregon, Portland, USATagsart

At the Portland Art Museum

Posted onMay 28, 2010May 25, 2019Leave a comment

I’m not actually expecting great things of the nearby Portland Art Museum, http://portlandartmuseum.org/ but Lane assures me I will be pleasantly surprised. Oh my, he is so right! The Native American collection is wonderful, with Read More …

CategoriesOregon, Portland, USATagsart, museums

Hotel Modera in downtown Portland, Oregon

Posted onMay 27, 2010May 5, 2019Leave a comment

This hotel was selected by the organizers of the meeting I’m attending out here, but I couldn’t have ended up at a better place if I had chosen it myself. The Hotel Modera is a Read More …

CategoriesOregon, PortlandTagsarchitecture, art

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