Visiting Portland

When we show people around Portland, these are the top priorities

• drive the freeway around the city to show off the bridges
• walk around the reservoir in Mt Tabor park if the weather is nice
• drive out to Multnomah Falls
• hang out in Powell's books if the weather is bad

Other nice things to do if there is time

• walk through the Rose Garden
• walk through the Japanese Garden
• walk through the Chinese Garden
• drive up to Mt Hood lodge and have hot chocolate (day trip)
• drive out to the coast (day trip)

We used to always make a stop at the Church of Elvis, but I don't know where that is anymore.

Restaurants that we have to show off to visitors

• Esparza's (Tex-mex)
• Lemongrass (elegant Thai)
• Nicholas' (Lebanese)
• Pho Van (Vietnamese)
• Legin (Chinese)

Schedule with Phil

Saturday

• Arrive 2:30pm or so
• Decompress and meet Elliott
• tour the house and garden
• relaxing walk or drive around Portland
• see some bridges, volcano, hippies
• Julie cooks goulash for dinner

Sunday

• Can't get out of church, so Ryan and Julie will be busy until 1pm
• drive to beach or Mt Hood (Julie stays home to visit another friend in town)
• Cannon Beach is pretty, but not too different from northern Michigan. I recommend driving up to Mt Hood because that is really different than anything in Indiana.
• 45 minute drive to Multnohmah Falls, through the gorge
• another 1 hour drive up to Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood for hot chocolate
• get back into Portland for dinner out (Julie is having dinner in with Jen) What sounds good? Tex-mex, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lebanese? Other?
• get home after dinner, around 9pm.

Monday

• Phil at conference, Jo visiting friends

Tuesday

• Phil at conference, Jo visiting friends