More than 1 year later...

Hello folks...if any of you are still out there reading blogs instead of doing Instagram or some other micro platform.

I am back...It has been more than one year since my last blog post which was dated June 18th, 2019....

Sights en route to and from Kenton + giant Paul Bunyan

We passed by the Buckman Community mural on SE 12th & Morrison...

as we headed east towards a quirky roadside attraction that we couldn't pass up...

Pips & Bounce, Portland

Even in Portland, we saw a San Diego based brewery,

which was Modern Times. But this post is not about them, it's about Bert's choice of venue for entertainment...

Little Big Burger + NOLA Doughnuts, Pearl District

It's funny for me posting this after almost one year...

Lucky for me, I remember details and all. During this time span, a Little Big Burger opened in Mission Valley...

Heading to lunch and not seeing a certain statue...

While en route to our as yet undetermined lunch venue...

We wanted to see an iconic statue that was near the Portland Museum of Art...

"Animating Life - The Art and Science of Laika" at the Portland Art Museum (Spring 2018)

We didn't have to walk to far from St. Honore Boulangerie; get to the Portland Art Museum...

The familiar figures for Laika's four movies greeted us in the distance...

St. Honore Boulangerie, downtown Portland

Freshly caffeinated from our visit to Deadstock Coffee, we three trekked along the Portland streets to get to the museum...

(Bert and TC above)

I even took a sip of water from this four-bowl Benson Bubbler...

Return to the Portland Spring Break 2018 Posts - Day 5: Deadstock Coffee

Hey folks, it's the return of the Portland Spring Break posts. This was our vacation from last fkg year man.

It's my goal to finish it within less than one year since we went on vacation, ha ha. So, starting today, the return of these posts, featuring Day 5...

Portland Day 4: Return to Collage + murals in Alberta Arts District

TC was excited to go this craft shop again...

I remember we had fun shopping for tiny jewelry findings back in 2012...

Portland Day 4: Coava Coffee, SE Portland

Coava is a roaster local to Portland...

This was one of their newer locations...

Portland Day 4: Excalibur Comics + Vintage Pink

After our fun stop at TOV Coffee House...

we made our de rigeur stop at a local comic shop...

Portland Day 4 - ToV Coffee House

I didn't have coffee earlier that morning when we did the aerial tram. Hospital coffee isn't my thing, ha ha.

I wanted us to try this place I read about prior to our trip...

Portland Day 4 - Rose & VL Deli

Fresh from our donut haul from Doe Donuts,

we ventured further eastward on Powell Blvd...

Portland Day 4 - Portland Aerial Tram

Fresh from walking, navigating Portland's public transportation system...

and best of all, seeing Bart Simpson's likeness in concrete"...

Portland Day 4 - "Eat my shorts" or Bart Simpson in etched in concrete

This morning's pop culture stop...

is brought to you by Bert, who found this ...

Portland Day 3 - Columbia Gorge - Sheperd's Dell + La Tourell Falls + Vista Point and the scenic overlook

Despite the road closure on the Historic Columbia River Highway...

we figured we could see a few of the waterfalls below the road closure...

Portland Day 3 - Red Fox Vintage + Grand Central Bakery in Woodstock

Just up the street from Cloud City Ice Cream...

is another of of Portland's many thrift stores...

Portland Day 3 - Cloud City Ice Cream

Not too far away was this,

a colorful mural which signaled our next stop...

Portland Day 3 - Otto's Sausage Kitchen & Meat Market

Still in the SE quadrant of Portland...

we headed to the Woodstock neighborhood for some exploration...

Portland Day 3 - Piknik Park Food Carts & Beer Garden (Malaysian Straits + Dive Bar & Vegan Grub), Sellwood

From a hidden serene garden to trying to find a place to eat for breakfast...

We passed by the fairly new Harry Higgins Boiled Bagels next to the Columbia Sportwear Outlet....