Gotta say, that town is something else. I don’t think I can fit all the stuff we did into one tidy blog post, but here’s the laundry list of places worthwhile to check out (and the reasons associated to why its worth a visit):
- Food Carts: We stopped by the ones on 3rd and Washington and ate at “Built to Grill”. Best chicken panini I’ve ever had (they use home-made sun-dried tomatoes with a special set of spices to them too). I really wish
- Japanese Garden: If you’re going to be a tourist, you might as well go all the way and end up here. There’s some great picture taking opportunities all over the place.
- Voodoo Doughnuts: Just pure ridiculousness. I’m pretty sure I got diabetes after one visit there and don’t regret it. One thing to remember, don’t order the $4 doughnuts unless you know what you see what it is. Oh, also, there’s something to be said for the place to have a line out their door at 4pm on a Thursday.
- Powell’s Bookstore: Tourist stop! Largest bookstore in the world with micro-cultures within each floor (there’s 5 floors where each could be its own bookstore really).
- 3D Art History Museum: You’re going to think it’s some lame place when you first get in there, but you’ll be pleasantly surprised once you start looking a lot more into it. The people who take care of it are incredibly passionate about the art and it carries over to their museum. Did you know the ViewMaster was headquartered in Portland before it got shipped overseas.
Oh, and we got to Seattle (3 hour drive from Portland). 2 days! Good times.
