Portland Day 2 - Pizza Jerk

Bert's choice for our dinner spot tonight...

was in the Cully neighborhood...

Portland Day 2 - Return to the Village Merchants + Joan of Arc statue

Prior to our trip, I had asked TC to make a wish list of sorts...

ranging from places to eat, visit and shop. She chose to focus on thrift stores...

Portland Day 2 - Blue Star Donuts (Hawthorne)

When we were in PDX in 2012, Blue Star hadn't existed yet...

since then, this donut shop has expanded to several locations...

Portland Day 2 - Never Coffee Lab

A few steps away from Movie Madness...

was our lone coffee stop for the day...

Portland Day 2 - Return to Movie Madness (formerly known as Mike's Movie Madness)

The morning's events were quite exciting...

and we would later end up watching news coverage later that evening...

Portand Day 2 - "March for Our Lives" Portland

The streets in downtown were marked with red circles and X's...

("Unity" mural by Kristen T. Ramirez on SW Morrison St.)

Certain streets downtown were closed because of the event happening this particular day...

Portland Day 2 - Council Crest Park

Every guide to Portland mentions this park...

located in one of the highest points in the Tualatin mountains...

Portland Day 2 - Ken's Artisan Bakery

Literally a stone's throw away from Sterling Coffee Roasters

was a bakery we had bypassed six years ago...

Portland Day 2 - Sterling Coffee Roasters

Our apartment suite was walking distance to our morning coffee stop...

It was quite brisk that morning (still in the low 40's)...

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...