The morning after our friends tried to abduct us, we woke up early and headed to Portland’s Union Station for the next leg of our journey on the Amtrak Cascades. Union Station is just a little over a mile from the Portland Marriott City Center, but I said screw it and caught an Uber. In about […]
Portland
Le Bistro Montage
Our last night in Portland meant one, final meal with our friends. They didn’t tell us where they were taking us, said it was a surprise. The wife and I almost through we were being shanghaied because we they were driving erratically around some seedy looking areas! But eventually we arrived at Le Bistro Montage […]
Olympia Provisions
Our final day in Portland was full of eating & shopping. We stayed within the city and only drove to go to Salt & Straw one last time, visit some shops around the famous ice cream shop, returned the car, did some shopping, had lunch at Olympia Provisions, and did more shopping. So after our […]
Blue Star Donuts
On our third full day in Oregon, the wife and I were on our own. We had a LONG day planned in the Columbia River Gorge and the Mt. Hood areas. But first we needed some breakfast/snacks. The wife and I, despite its reputation for being more tourist trap than anything else, had planned on […]
Nicholas Restaurant SE Grand
After snapping photos at Council Crest Park, we headed back to my buddy’s house to hang out for a bit. Again we weren’t terribly hungry and indifferent. My buddy works on the Southeast side of town, so he recommended we checkout Nicholas Restaurant SE Grand. All of the Nicholas Restaurant locations serve Lebanese & Mediterranean cuisine, […]
Council Crest Park
After returning from the Coast, our friend (now driving our rental Prius) took us up to Council Crest Park. I had no idea this place existed, but to be honest, I didn’t look into what to do/see in Portland before our trip! I’m glad our friend took us up here, though, as it’s a really […]
