Portlandia

Our last full day we spent exploring Portland.

We ate at Jam. Portland has sooo many unique restaurants. This place was funky and hip (for lack of a better description). My waffles with blueberry and hazel nuts were yummy, but Stevens pancakes infused with lemon and ricotta were addictingly delicious. 

Washington park is a beautiful area. We went to the international rose test garden.

I would love to see the gardens in the spring when everything is in full bloom, but all they still had was beautiful and vibrant. 

A short walk from the gardens is the Oregon Holocaust memorial. It's very sobering and respectfully put together. I'm glad Steven and I spent some time there. 

Powell's! Aside from the fantastic name, this book store is overwhelmingly awesome! I mean really, a whole city block, 5(ish) stories, full of new and used books of every kind, yes and yes! 

You could even get a stuffed uterus, brain, or heart! Now that's a bookstore :)

I wish I had more pictures of all the books, but I was too awe struck to remember to take them. Needless to say we spent a lot of time and money there :)

While everyone else went to the pool, Steven and I walked around Portland's pearl district. We didn't do much, just walked and enjoyed the city. We decided that if we lived there we would go broke ( and get fat) from eating out and buying books all the time. 

We had a very nice dinner with Steven's parents and uncle Dave and aunt Darlene who I hadn't met yet. It was cool to get to know them.

Well done Portland, I'm impressed.