On Labor Day Weekend we thought it would be fun to spend a day in Portland as tourists. We set out to start at Lloyd Center, take the Max into downtown Portland, take the street car into the Pearl District and enjoy lunch at a
nice cafe, and then tour the city and end up at the Portland City Grill for dinner during happy hour. Unfortunately, it was not as glamorous as we had hoped. Don't get me wrong, we had a blast and it was a neat and fun experience. But things didn't go quite as planned. First of all, we toured around the Convention Center and the Rose Garden a little, and then Scott had the fun idea to walk across the Steel Bridge (it has a cool bike/pedestrian path near the water).
Well, that was a lot of walking, and by the time we actually got into downtown Portland, we were already hot, tired, and sweaty. We forgot that last summer when we were visiting different cities in Europe that you get hot, tired, and sweaty! Anyways, we still had a lot of fun with the day. We had lunch at Manzana which was absolutely amazing, and we split a meal which saved us money. Because it was a holiday, a lot of the small stores that we wanted to visit were closed,
such as a ribbon and button store that Heather wanted to look at. We did get a lot of fun pictures, and did enjoy dinner at the Portland City Grill. A fun day, but we think we've had enough walking for awhile.
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Heather and her mom Cinda have combined their musical abilities and are now known as the Red Boot Duo. Cinda plays harmonica, guitar, and does vocals. Heather plays the oboe, rhythm instruments, and also does vocals. Together they are a great pair (get it pair of boots, Red Boot Duo...never mind). Anyways, they played at the Mt Hood Roasters in Welches, and while the crowd was not the size they had hoped for, it was a great evening. Enjoy the pictures and some of their music. 
On Labor Day Weekend we thought it would be fun to spend a day in Portland as tourists. We set out to start at Lloyd Center, take the Max into downtown Portland, take the street car into the Pearl District and enjoy lunch at a 
nice cafe, and then tour the city and end up at the Portland City Grill for dinner during happy hour. Unfortunately, it was not as glamorous as we had hoped. Don't get me wrong, we had a blast and it was a neat and fun experience. But things didn't go quite as planned. First of all, we toured around the Convention Center and the Rose Garden a little, and then Scott had the fun idea to walk across the Steel Bridge (it has a cool bike/pedestrian path near the water). 
Well, that was a lot of walking, and by the time we actually got into downtown Portland, we were already hot, tired, and sweaty. We forgot that last summer when we were visiting different cities in Europe that you get hot, tired, and sweaty! Anyways, we still had a lot of fun with the day. We had lunch at Manzana which was absolutely amazing, and we split a meal which saved us money. Because it was a holiday, a lot of the small stores that we wanted to visit were closed, 
such as a ribbon and button store that Heather wanted to look at. We did get a lot of fun pictures, and did enjoy dinner at the Portland City Grill. A fun day, but we think we've had enough walking for awhile.
