
Portland, Oregon itinerary (May 2010)
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …