Portland

We went Friday – Monday (April 24th to April 27th 2015)

Hikes

Trail of Ten Falls (Silver Falls S.P) -10 water falls( 9 mile hike)

or a shorter way with 7 waterfalls (about 6 miles) . Parking was about $10? There’s also a free map in the gift store to guide you. We treated this as a day trip since we had to drive over an hour from Portland to get to it.

Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls– Short hike to the bridge in front of

the waterfall or you can also hike to the top.

Oneonta Trail – If you want to see more waterfalls you can do the

hike, its about 4-5 miles, or you can go straight in the Gorge. If you

use Google Map, Oneonta it will take you to the trail to see the waterfalls.

Oneonta Gorge

To see the Gorge you just take the stairs down the bridge and walk a

little less then half a mile. You have to walk over a couple of logs

to get to the water. If you want to see the waterfall at the end of

the gorge you are going to get wet, but its worth it! The water can

get up to 5 feet so becareful.

FYI, Multnomah, Oneonta trail and Gorge are all in the same area/road so you can easily do these in one day.

Food

Satuday/Sunday market (under Burnside Bridge) -There is a market on

Saturday and Sunday that runs March until December 24th. Its kind of like a farmers market/flea market. Great place to grab some food and/or drinks

Tasty n Alders – We went for dinner and we loved it. Kinda buzzed when we at there so couldn’t tell you exactly what we ordered but, everything looks good. Breakfast/brunch are supposed to be good also. http://www.yelp.com/biz/tasty-n-alder-portland

Toro Bravo – Spanish Tapas. We also went here for dinner and it was delicious. Theres a bar right above it that reminds me of a speakeasy if you want to check that out or kill time while you wait for your seat. http://www.yelp.com/biz/toro-bravo-portland

Lardos – Pork belly kimchee sandwich and dirty fries! http://www.yelp.com/biz/lardo-portland

Mother’s Bistro – Brunch. Reminded me of Bills Cafe in San Jose. Shaina got the salmon

hash and it was delicious and I tried “Today’s Special” . http://www.yelp.com/biz/mothers-bistro-and-bar-portland

Slappy cakes – It was just cool to be able to make our own pancakes

in front of us. They also have red velvet batter! http://www.yelp.com/biz/slappy-cakes-portland

Food trucks– We had a thai food truck but I forgot what it was

called but, you can’t go wrong with any of the food trucks in the downtown area.

Deschutes Brewery – There are a lot of breweries in Portland. Go to as many as you can and try a Flight of 6 different beers from each one.

Stumptown Coffee– I love coffee!!! I got the cold brew here and it was soo good! I usually drink coffee black so I loved it. Even if your not a huge coffee drinker, it’s still good to try something new 🙂

Heart Coffee– During the summer time they have affgato (an espresso you

pour over coconut ice cream) but if they don’t have that their vanilla

latte is still pretty good. They make all their syrups in house.

Other things to see or do

Cathedral Park– We took the long way to the airport to see St. Johns Bridge. Once you cross the bridge you can make your way under St Johns bridge. Such a pretty park under a nice bridge.