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OCTOBER 9, 2011. Two more quick peaks at Portland. Next time: overnight train to San Francisco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZt-pOc3moc
The Mark Spencer Hotel on the edge of the Pearl District, Portland Oregon.
OCTOBER 9, 2011. A big thank you to Portland Oregon for showing us a wonderful four days. And a special big thanks to the Mark Spencer Hotel for their hospitality. Tonight we spend on the train, tomorrow we’ll be in San Francisco!
Finally we have uploaded some videos of GJ’s new machines. Please share these if you like, the more the better. We will have more up once we are back at the studio.
TC plus a little vacation pal:
Sunbeam kittie
Cute little squirrel thought we might be going to feed him.
OCTOBER 8, 2011. Some pics from all the gardens at Washington Park:
http://www.rosegardenstore.org/thegardens.cfm
A lovely amphitheatre at the park.
This lovely old reservoir had beautiful old lamp stands around it.
While caution can be overrated, good judgement is always in good order!
Found a garden of many different varieties of Fushia.
Perfect Rose, beautiful scent.
The Rose Garden at Washington Park.
Portland Japanese Garden feature.
Portland Japanese Garden: white carp.
Portland Japanese Garden feature.
Portland Japanese Garden: The Sand and Stone Garden.
Portland Japanese Garden: The Flat Garden.
Portland Japanese Garden feature.
Portland Japanese Garden feature.
OCTOBER 8, 2011. Another action-packed day with more gardens. We walked uphill to Washington Park this morning, another beautiful Portland gem. We saw lots of birds and squirrels, went to the International Rose Test Gardens and the Japanese Garden. We also finally ate at the food carts: oh my a lot of food for so little $!, but lots of plastic waste. The quality was fantastic and it was all so delicious. There were too many choices tho. After lunch we headed back into the Pearl and enjoyed bubble tea, then walked down to and along the Waterfront Park. The Portland Marathon is happening this weekend, so it’s super busy here right now; very vibrant and excited energy! We also saw the best dog ever having a world of fun at a water park. Here are some pics and links:
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCDealer.jsp?lid=100018581
http://www.portlandmarathon.org/
An entrance to Washington Park.
GJ's yummy snack from a Korean food cart. Mine was too overwhelming to photograph: huge container of Pho soup and two enormous veg salad rolls for $8.
Bamboo bike!
Super swank cycling shoes.
Frosty bubble tea at The Teazone.
Dogs teach us so much: live life to the fullest and have fun!
OCTOBER 7, 2011. One of the things I liked best at Lan Su Garden was the textures and patterns created with stones for the paths and courtyards. here are a few:
Plum Blossom on Cracked Ice
Square Golden Coin (on the right)
Large Crabapple
Crabapple Sesame
OCTOBER 7, 2011. At the Lan Su Garden there is a lovely teahouse operated by Tao of Tea.
http://www.lansugarden.org/visiting/teahouse
Upstairs at the Teahouse.
Our yummy snack at the Teahouse. I had an oolong tea called Wu yi (left) and GJ had Eight Treasures which was chrysanthemum, green tea, jujube, Chinese wolf berry, london fruit, raison, tremella (a mushroom), and rock sugar. We shared some almond cookies and lichee fruit.
OCTOBER 7, 2011. We were so delighted to find this beautiful place right in the city (it takes up a city block in Chinatown). Here are some pictures of the garden:
Just beautiful! The paper lanterns were just being put out all over the garden for a private function.
Beautiful vantage points.
Pomegranates growing!
Beautiful fishes.
Beautiful bridges.
Beautiful water features.
Beautiful water plants.
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