Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington
We stayed in Portland the night because we’d heard there was a big open-air market every Saturday morning and it just so happen to coordinate with when we were there. We got all packed up and headed to the riverfront to find hundreds of vendors with varieties of foods, art, and other things of various arrays. We were glad we stayed as it was a good blend of locals and tourists and gave us a great feel for what the city stands for. We got to talk with a lot of local artists and merchants and find out their perspective on what makes the city so functional.
Around noon we packed up and said our goodbyes to Portland. Only a 2-3 hour drive down the road was Seattle, our next destination, where one of Lisl’s cousins had a beautiful house in the Queen Anne district. We arrived in the early afternoon to find Sara, Lisl’s cousin, and her boyfriend Frank preparing halibut tacos and grilled corn on the cob for us for dinner. Once again, we had somehow fallen into a few days of being utterly spoiled. After much needed showers we found out we each had a great couch or bed to sleep on and bathrobes on top - a hilarious yet nice treat that the Hotel Jetta had never accommodated us with.
We enjoyed the phenomenal meal and relaxed and chatted with Sara and Frank. They are the type of people that exude a hospitable and warming atmosphere immediately. The type of people that the period of reading one another upon first meeting never truly exists because you feel comfortable so quickly. Once again we were given the opportunity to stay with great people in a great place. That night we saw a huge troll statue that is built under an interstate bridge which was a cool sight. Then we headed down to the infamous space needle, which looks huge all over the city but was surprisingly not too large when standing right next to it. Still fun to see as it is the landmark so to say of Seattle. Right next to it is the EMP (Experience Music Project), which is in a very abstract building designed by Frank Gehry. Tired from a few non-stop days we headed back to the house and just relaxed and planned out the next few days.
Time was running short and it was apparent we needed to cut a few things out. We decided to spend the entire next day in Seattle as Sara and Frank graciously offered to tour us around. In turn we would bypass Vancouver. It is a shame as I’ve heard it is simply amazing, but just not enough time in the day – there never is.
Saturday morning market in Portland, Oregon.
Saturday morning market in Portland.
The troll statue under a bridge in Seattle.
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