Monday, November 26, 2012

Pacific Northwest Holiday - - Day 3

Saturday brought one more day of sightseeing before making the trek back to Utah, but with a new location as we headed down the coast to Portland.  The weather was overcast, but dry...so an improvement over Friday.  With leaving Everett in the morning it took until lunch to get to Portland.  However we had a couple side stops first.

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Our beautiful drive into the abyss

Before we dropped off Derby to be boarded for the day, we took him to Washington Park and the International Test Rose Garden.  This is a free botanical garden of sorts that sits atop a hill overlooking the city.  As a bonus, dogs are welcome in the gardens.  After a brief sojourn with the dog it was off to one of the many food truck pods (an open parking lot filled with a group of food trucks/carts) to pick up some thai food to go.  Then we dropped Derby off for his social vacation and moved to the riverfront.

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A rare rose out of season    &    Jeff/Derby enjoying the garden
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Derby spotted a dog just as they were posing for a picture

Susan and I picnicked on our thai on a bench by the river, then walked along the shore to Old Town and the Saturday Market.  This is an enormous market focused mostly on handmade crafts, but also including music and prepared food booths (and Rogue beer).  The market covers 3 adjacent areas working away from the river, so took some time to get through.  We came away from the market with a few new odds and ends, including some earrings and a handmade butter bell.

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Saturday Market

Our next stop was a personal must-see for myself...Powell's World of Books.  This new/used bookstore is incredible, with multiple floors and buildings.  With it being an overcast holiday weekend (and Small Business Saturday), the store was packed.  That didn't keep us from grabbing our store map and exploring for an hour or so.  I ended up not making a purchase myself, mainly from being overwhelmed with too many options...but Susan grabbed a sewing book so we weren't empty handed.

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Some pictures in front of Powell’s

After checkout, we went to check into our hotel and take a load off before dinner.  Before long it was back out to the pearl district and the Rogue Public House.  Rogue Brewing is one of the many breweries based out of Portland, and probably one of the more known.  Their public house is a pub with decent food, but excellent beer selection.  I enjoyed with a sampler tray to try some of the brews that are not widely distributed (Chipotle Ale is intense).  For dinner we had comfort food of sliders and mac n cheese.  Then it was back to the hotel, calling it a night fairly early again.

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Tomorrow brings breakfast of Voodoo Donuts and then a long drive back to Utah.

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