Last weekend,a group of us headed to Portland.We departed after work and it took us slightly more than 7 hrs to reach the Day's Inn Hotel in Oregon.It was snowing heavily(near the mountain valley) which slowed us quite abit.
Fortunately,all 3 cars reached Portland safely and we knocked off immediately.The next day,we had breakfast at the Inn before heading to old Chinatown.We walked around old Chinatown and it looked pretty deserted like zombieland!!We walked to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park en route to the Saturday Portland Market.There were lots of geese everywhere just like in Boise.We passed the minute Oregon Maritime Musuem.
After that, we split into 2 groups.Some of us headed to the Woodburn outlet while the rest went to visit the Powell's bookstore, the Rose garden & the Grotto.I joined the shopping group as the roses were not in season & i was more interested in e-books.On top of that,it is tax free in Oregon!
We spent almost half a day there, and the guys were so engrossed in shopping that they forgot about the agreed lunch date!I tried calling both of them but to no avail.Hence,i decided to wander around and started visiting each shop.The other group joined us in the evening.
Dinner at Salty's was great though costly.I had the local fish- stealhead and it was beautifully prepared.I also ordered a glass of wine and clam chowder soup as appetizer.After dinner,we headed to Bailey's taproom in town.The guys had a great time trying all the beer flavors.Surprisingly,the bar in Oregon closed before midnight!
The next day,we had breakfast at Bijou cafe and some of us went to queue for the voodoo doughnut.We headed to the Wahkeena fall and did part of the trail(70%).It was really cold and windy but the view was worth it.
Thereafter,we headed back to Boise.
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