Lucky 13 - PCaRH's 13th Blogaversary

Yes...it's true

It's the thirteenth year of existence for this blog here...

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...

Stuff seen on Hawthorne St...

We hadn't been back to this area since our visit in 2012...

Hawthorne St. is part of the Hawthorne District...

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...

Portland Spring Break Trip 2018 - Day 6: Return to An Xuyen Bakery

For our 6th day of the Portland 2018 trip, we revisited a bakery we enjoyed back in 2012...

which was An Xuyen in the SE Quadrant...

Karangalan Scholarship Fundraiser dinner at Tidal (Spring 2017)

Although this is dated March 8, this was supposed to be posted back in Spring 2017.

Yes, more than 2 years ago.

I am going through my drafts and realized I never posted on this Filipino fusion dinner, so here goes.

The occasion was for a Filipino American scholarship fundraiser for my district...

The return of the Dolphin Statue at Cali Baguette on El Cajon Blvd

A place we wanted to go wasn't opened yet,

so we went here for a bite to eat to kill time and also because we were hungry...

Dixie Pops, Mission Hills

Recently Bert and I gave this new ice cream place a try...

There used to be a location in Little Italy but it closed...

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...

The newly expanded Project Reo Collective

[Update as of 2020 - Sadly, PRC was a casualty of Covid and closed late May 2020] 

Bert and I have been enjoying our Saturday coffee dates...

It is usually coffee + urban art and lucky for us, PRC had both!

Another look at these murals in Paradise Hills - "Succulent Landscape" + "Radiating Vibrance"

The rain had abated and the skies were a glorious gray...

with nice and even lighting throughout...

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...