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...