Portlandiana
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fuzzyjayWe're here, in the Holiday Inn we scored for 50bucks/night. It's a decent room with free WiFi, like everwhere else in Portland except Starbucks.
Last night we went to a little Frenchy restaurant called Le Happy. It had a cool atmosphere, great drinks, great salads, and way-too-salty crêpes. Otherwise, we spent the day in bed relaxing. I needed a bit of recovery from the plane trip. Paco slept through most of it, but I spent most of the ride trying to figure out a position I could sleep in. So I napped, etc.
Oh, and after dinner we went to the Eagle, to check out the "Best Basket" (weaving?) contest. We got about 2 feet in the door when we were stopped by a wall of cigarette smoke. When, oh when, will Portland enact a smoking ban in bars? Please, oh please, let it be before June. We had to turn around and walk out.
So Portland had a little sun yesterday, apparently the first in about 3 weeks. Today is back to grey and rainy, but it's a misty-dewy sort of rain that I can tolerate.
Last night we went to a little Frenchy restaurant called Le Happy. It had a cool atmosphere, great drinks, great salads, and way-too-salty crêpes. Otherwise, we spent the day in bed relaxing. I needed a bit of recovery from the plane trip. Paco slept through most of it, but I spent most of the ride trying to figure out a position I could sleep in. So I napped, etc.
Oh, and after dinner we went to the Eagle, to check out the "Best Basket" (weaving?) contest. We got about 2 feet in the door when we were stopped by a wall of cigarette smoke. When, oh when, will Portland enact a smoking ban in bars? Please, oh please, let it be before June. We had to turn around and walk out.
So Portland had a little sun yesterday, apparently the first in about 3 weeks. Today is back to grey and rainy, but it's a misty-dewy sort of rain that I can tolerate.
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Date: 2006-01-12 07:04 pm (UTC)Hey hey
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Date: 2006-01-12 07:26 pm (UTC)Mmmmm, Bijou Pancakes!
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Date: 2006-01-12 09:12 pm (UTC)Portland apparently does have a "No-Smoking" policy in restaurants.
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Date: 2006-01-12 09:57 pm (UTC)shouldn't take all of Jay's journal space here anyway :)
You Can Still Smoke in PDX?
Date: 2006-01-12 07:30 pm (UTC)I remember the Eagle well! Bears and cowboys and urine, oh my! Is the Silverado still open? I can't wait to get back to Portland!
Where else have you eaten? Montage under the Morrison? bridge is rather nice and cheap.
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Date: 2006-01-12 10:17 pm (UTC)See You in April
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Date: 2006-01-13 08:11 pm (UTC)Let me know if you and Paco want an introduction to John and Karl. I think you guys would enjoy hanging out together. John is 'howieebear' and Karl is 'rangerrob' on Bear 411.
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