It’s like Portland’s almost an alternative universe. It’s like Gore won. The Bush administration never happened. In Portland it’s almost like cars don’t exist, right? People ride bikes or double-decker bikes. They ride unicycles. They ride the tram. They ride skateboards! In Portland you can put a bird on something and just call it art!
– Portlandia
Must See / Do
- Portland Japanese Garden
- Visit the awesome Powell Book Store. The HUGE book store occupies an entire city block. They actually have a map of the store – ask for it at the front desk when you enter
- Take a Day Trip to Hood River
- Drive on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Lots of good landmarks along the way:
- Vista House
- Latourel Falls
- Multnomah Falls
- Vista House
- Bonneville Dam – Check out the Salmon bridges and the locks
- In Hood River, visit the pFriem Brewery and have some excellent beers
- Drive on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Lots of good landmarks along the way:
Breweries
- Widmer
- Migration
- Breakside
- Commons (Bad seating arrangement, not good for solo drinking)
- 10 Barrel
- pFriem (in Hood River, a bit of a drive out of Portland)
To Do for next time
Photos taken with an iPhone 6s
