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...

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...

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...

Portland Day 1 - Bison Coffee House

It was finally time for our coffee fix,

at a place I checked out online before our trip...

Portland Day 1 - Annie's Donuts

While en route to our first coffee stop,

we passed by this place, which I had "starred" in my googlemaps for our trip...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 7 Highlights

It was our last day in Portland...

We started off the morning checking out a heritage tree that was a few blocks away from our hotel...

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...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 5 Highlights

Bert thought we should get in some steps.

It was a twenty minute walk to Old Town Chinatown from our place...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 3 Highights

Once again, we found ourselves on the other side of the Willamette River..

Crossing the Sellwood Bridge to this quiet neighborhood...

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...

Spring Break Trip 2018 - Portland: Day 1 Highlights

Our Portland Trip Highlights have begun. Full fledged posts will ensue...eventually, but for now enjoy the short version of our trip.

It's been SIX years since we took a trip by plane!

It has also been six years since we were last in the Portland (aka PDX, City of Roses/Rose City, Rip City, P-Town, etc)...

Spring Break Trip 2017 - Day 3 Highlights

Thank goodness we have a Fast Pass transponder and used the carpool lane...

Shaving off fifteen to twenty minutes of wait time to get onto the Bay Bridge was pretty damn nice...

Spring Break Trip 2017 - Day 2 Highlights

Near Thane's home was a local coffee shop...

(that's an espresso con panna, my new favorite drink)

where Bert and I enjoyed our first caffeine of the day...

Spring Break Road Trip 2016 - Day 7 Highlights

We were off at 6:30 am...

before the sun was even out...

Spring Break Road Trip 2016 - Day 6 Highlights

Our vacation was almost over, but not just yet...

In keeping with my "making the most of our morning" philosophy, we were up and early to try breakfast...

Spring Break Road Trip 2016 - Day 5 Highlights

The criss crossing telephone lines and street car lines in the Parkside neighborhood were a welcome sight to see once again...

Our fifth day brought us to the Outer Sunset...