The St. John's Bridge & Cathedral Park

Finally publishing this on 6/16/2022...yes years later.  Blog had been on a long hiatus.  Trying to tie up loose end with a trip that happened during the Spring of 2018...

Just wondering if people read blogs anymore?

Pok Pok Noi

[Retroactively dated post - written on 7/8/20, posted on 3/15/19 for our trip taken Spring 2018]

[Update - As of June 2020, The owner of Pok Pok has closed almost all of his locations due to the economic strains wrought by covid-19, see info here]

Fueled caffeine...

we headed over to the NE quadrant...

Kopi Coffee House

[Retroactive post - written on 7/8/2020 but backdated to 3/14/19 - which is funny since our actual trip was Spring 2018]

Our next stop of the day after having had lunch at Nick's ...

was this coffee house specializing in coffee and drinks from Southeast Asia. It is also next to a popular brunch spot, The Screen Door (which was mocked in an older Portlandia episode)

Nick's Famous Coney Island

Steps away from the Bagdad Theater is this old school sign proclaiming, Nick's Famous Coney Island Food...

I remember seeing it back in 2010 and again in 2012...

The now defunct I Heart Retro, Portland OR

Next door to Carnelian Coffee was yet another vintage store.

It was always fun checking out the many cool vignettes within...

Carnelian Coffee

After our quick snack at An Xuyen, we headed off for coffee in the Foster-Powell area...

Before our trip, I saw that there was a just opened coffee shop called Carnelian...

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...