Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 1, Breakfast @ Elmer's Restaurant

We had a non stop flight to PDX...

Our in flight snack was a wrapped Biscoff cookie (which TC liked, so I gave her mine) and beverages...

Seafood Friday 2018 - Weeks 6 & 7: Fred Meyer deli sushi + mariscos from Nine Seas food truck

We were in Portland last week...

and had eaten meat for breakfast, but this was rectified for dinner...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 7 Highlights

It was our last day in Portland...

We started off the morning checking out a heritage tree that was a few blocks away from our hotel...

Spring Break Trip 2016 - Portland: Day 6 Highlights

We revisited a bakery in the SE area, one that we visited during our last trip.

As cute as these were, we got something else for a quick snack...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 5 Highlights

Bert thought we should get in some steps.

It was a twenty minute walk to Old Town Chinatown from our place...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 4 Highlights

Despite the constant drizzle, we set out for the day...

near the alma mater of Matt Groenig....

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 3 Highights

Once again, we found ourselves on the other side of the Willamette River..

Crossing the Sellwood Bridge to this quiet neighborhood...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 2 Highlights

Our hotel was within walking distance to downtown and the Pearl District...

our first coffee stop was at this establishment...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 1 Highlights

Our Portland Trip Highlights have begun. Full fledged posts will ensue...eventually, but for now enjoy the short version of our trip.

It's been SIX years since we took a trip by plane!

It has also been six years since we were last in the Portland (aka PDX, City of Roses/Rose City, Rip City, P-Town, etc)...

Breakfast @ Nomad Donuts + return to Holy Matcha

After our coffee at The Dojo Cafe, we tried going to the nearby City Heights Coffee House but it was closed....

so instead, we drove westward to North Park for breakfast...

The Dojo Cafe

A few days ago was PCaRH's 12th anniversary of existence.

I was happy to spend the morning with MN (my neighbor) who was game to do a blogaversary crawl....

Oi Asian Fusion

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting up with CAB.

We were originally going to do a South Bay taco truck crawl but...

It's the Dirty Dozen! 12th Blogaversary for PCaRH!

Can you believe it...

This blog is now in it's twelfth year...

St. Patrick's Day - Coffee + art exhibit, breakfast, throwback design cap + capirotada

The weekend started off gloomy...

and rainy, but that didn't stop us from getting out for our weekend coffee...

Seafood Friday 2018 - Week 5: Trader Joe's Linguine with Clam Sauce + Purple Adidas!

Frozen dinner...

ready within minutes...

Dinner from Jamaican Jerk Hut & Russian Food Babushki

I had to do a return at the mall...

and realized that it was a Tuesday...

New drinks from Scrimshaw, Heartsleeves and coffee fail at Cafe Moto

Yesterday was another coffee date with Bert...

one more later, Scrimshaw came out with another new drink...

Seafood Friday 2018 - Week 4: Mariscos Hector's + Rubio's

Got these in the mail a few days ago...

Prince would approve of my new sneakers...

Better Buzz Coffee Roasters, Hillcrest

After joking about nearly depleting the croissant inventory at Patisserie Melanie earlier this very morning (well not entirely)...

we headed to the newest Better Buzz for more caffeine...

Patisserie Melanie

After our drinks from refill, we made our way back to this building...

This photo was actually taken as we were walking TO refill...

Return to Refill + the Egyptian district

Yesterday morning, D and I had a planned morning date...

(as seen on Park Blvd, Hillcrest)

Making sure to get there early...

Seafood Friday 2018 - Week 3: Fuddruckers

It's the third Friday of Lent...

After all these years, I can't believe we haven't tried their version of...