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...

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 2 - Pizza Jerk

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

was in the Cully neighborhood...

Portland Day 1 - Prince Mural + Motivasi Coffee

Two years ago after Prince died,

I kept seeing many artistic tributes pop up in various cities...

Portland Day 1 - Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai

It's so lush and beautiful here...

so many of the yards and sidewalks are filled with beautiful flowering trees and blooms like this one...