Took a little trip this past weekend to Portland, Oregon. This guy was showing off his wares at the Portland Farmers Market on the Portland State University campus on Saturday morning.

Posted on October 31st, 2011 under Oregon. Tags: halloween, portland. Comments Off on Happy Halloween!

The first flight (of 3) to get to Copenhagen was from Medford to Portland. Most flights out of Medford afford a nice view of Table Rock, a formation created from some ancient lava flows 7 million years ago.

Here is downtown Portland, along the waterfront, as my plane was landing in Portland.

From Portland (one of my favorite airports) I got on a flight to Amsterdam (one of my least favorite airports). If you ever take a flight from Portland to Amsterdam (or London or someplace else in the vicinity), be sure to get a window seat on the left side of the plane.

Soon after takeoff we had this great view of Mt. Hood. Tomorrow, I’ll show you another reason (in summer at least) why a window view on this side of the plane is a good idea.

Posted on June 24th, 2011 under Oregon. Tags: aerial photography, mt. hood, portland. Comments: 1

Let’s wrap up our mini, Portland, Oregon week with a view of part of the interior of Voodoo Doughnut, made famous on The Amazing Race. If you want to see more of Portland, check out my other blog.

Voodoo Doughnut was quite an experience. I don’t know if it was just because it was Spring Break or not, but the place was crazy packed. There was a line going out the door of 20+ people. The people lined up outside were getting soaked too as it started to pour rain just after we got inside.

Today’s view of Voodoo Doughnut includes the wacky chandelier and part of the motto, which was the clue on The Amazing Race, “The Magic is in the Hole”. If you look closely you can also see a donut holding a piece of bacon. They actually make and sell donuts with bacon (and many other strange things). You can see a picture here.

Posted on March 30th, 2009 under Oregon. Tags: food, portland. Comments Off on Voodoo Doughnut

OMSI is currently featuring a Leonardo da Vinci special exhibit. Although everything in the exhibit is a replica we still found it to be very interesting. Many of the items we have seen the originals for on prior visits to France and Italy. The exhibit includes some very well done videos as well as a very cool rendition of what the Mona Lisa would have looked like when da Vinci painted it (not pictured above). The original is far brighter and colorful (without all of the cracking and yellowing of course) than its current state in the Louvre.

Posted on March 29th, 2009 under Oregon. Tags: museums, portland. Comments Off on Mona Lisa with braces

For lunch on our second day in Portland we ate at Mother’s Bistro & Bar. The food was fantastic and reasonably priced.

I had the “Carlton Farms Pulled Pork Sandwich” which featured slow-cooked natural pork on a french roll with caramelized onions, swiss cheese, and honey-mustard barbeque sauce. It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had. In the upper-right portion of this photograph you can see my son’s Belgian waffle and to the left is my wife’s chicken sandwich. No one was disappointed with their meal.

One funny story about this place… As we walked in there was a picture of Bill Clinton with the employees. My 10-year old daughter, who heard Bill campaign for Hillary last year, pointed to the picture and said, “Look, there’s Hillary’s husband.”

Posted on March 28th, 2009 under Oregon. Tags: food, portland, reviews. Comments Off on Mother’s Bistro & Bar