Trip to Portland, Aug. 2003
So last weekend, Elisa and I went to Portland for a long weekend. We stayed at the Heathman downtown and had a pretty good time (well, great, excepting that a bed bug did bite one night and various phone messages to our room never got delivered).
Some random goodness we got to enjoy:
- Dinner at the Heathman. Great (fantastic) food served in reasonable portions.
- Walking around downtown and seeing all the various little tourist spots I like: Portlandia, various fountains, Mills End Park, the water front, Saturday Market, etc. etc.
- Powell’s. Bigger and better than ever!
- Breakfast at the Bijou Cafe. Yum!
- Finally getting to go to Papa Haydn’s
- Running into a friend of Elisa’s and enjoying 2nd breakfast with her and her friends visiting from Atlanta (and getting to hear Atlanta stories in turn).
- Seeing Norah Jones at the Schnitz
- Realizing there is a real-world reason why I would use a camera phone.
- Seeing the old house in Aloha and (thanks to Elisa’s prompting) stopping by to say “Hello” and see all the great things they’ve done with the house.
- Seeing that there is still growth in Portland and the Western ‘Burbs – what recession?
- Taking a walk from Washington Park to Pittock Mansion and giving Mom & Dad a call on a cell phone while looking out over downtown Portland. Time rushes on.
- Talking to the Heathman staff late Monday night about the various ghost stories associated with the hotel (avoid the “03″ rooms, especially 803, 703, and 303 – we weren’t too far away from 303)
- Marrakesh is still some kind of good Morrocan food!
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