Shopping in Portland (Day 1)

Early this morning, the Popa Fatt and I went down to Enterprise to pick-up our rental car.

The Mitsubishi Lancer was alright, but its stereo didn't have an auxiliary port and its trunk space was slightly limited.  :-(

After we crossed the border,

we grabbed a bite at...

Jack in the Box!

After our unhealthy brunch, we were back on the road towards Portland.

Since we arrived into the city earlier than expected, we did some shopping before checking into our hotel.  I was able to pick-up a few things at IKEA!

We dropped by Pok Pok for dinner.

This restaurant still hasn't lost it's lustre.  It's so fucken busy here!

It was time for a coffee, so we came across Ford Food and Drink.

I got a Mocha and an awesome cookie!

Lila had the same cookie too.

Apparently, this cafe used to be an assembly and distribution plant for the Ford Model T back in the day!

Since we still had time to do more shopping tonight, we dropped by Lloyd Centre.

Yeah baby!!!

I was craving a Malt Shake,

so I picked one up at Billy Heartbeats.

Thanks to a little research by Lila, we found out that there was a Chinese New Year celebration at the Alibi Tiki Lounge!

They've got karaoke here every night!

And because of the tonight's event, they had free food for everyone!

This is Portland's original tiki bar.

Eat, eat,

and eat!!!  :-)

Portland Trip (Day 1)

Alesha and I got-up pretty early in the morning to catch our train at the Pacific Central Station. Here's our choo-choo train, the Amtrak Cascades. I was pretty excited because it was my first time riding on this line. We sat in Coach, but it was actually pretty comfortable in this car. The Badger and I on our way... I was trying to keep an eye out for Clark Kent running beside us. Passing under a couple of bridges in Everett... We also had a waterfront view from here! I can practically see down the whole train from here. LOL! Alesha and I had to watch the same movie (Picnic at Hanging Rock) on separate computers because neither of us had an audio splitter for our headphones. I finally was able to order the Ivar's Clam Chowder on our train. I tried to get it earlier, but it wasn't ready yet. Yay, after almost 9 hours of travel, we finally arrived in Portland! "That's Union Station!" So, this is how it looks inside. Train stations must have the same architect or something. ;) Here comes a MAX Light Rail! This train is free within the downtown core, so we took it to an Enterprise Rent-A-Car Centre. It's so spacious inside! Oh man, they've got hanging bike racks in here! I like this city. Inside our suite at the Park Lane Suites & Inn... I'm sleeping out here. The kitchen... This is Alesha's bedroom. Her POV... The washroom... After we settled-in, Alesha and I drove down to Milwaukie to pick-up my cousin, Gloria! This was our first time meeting each other. We've talked on the phone and emailed each other on a bunch of occasions, but we never got to meet in person until now! We all went out for dinner at Pok Pok! I really wanted to eat at this place ever since I saw it featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives". It was busy here! There were a lot of people waiting in-line too! Ate Gloria ordered the Yam Khai Dao. I had the Muu Paa Kham Waan. Alesha got Tam Kai Yaang. I also ordered their Cha Yen, but it wasn't sweet enough. I did enjoy my meal though. First cousins... Posing with the Badger... And now all of us! After dinner, we drove down to Clackamas Town Center for a little shopping. Look what I saw at the StarWarstore.com! It's the Millennium Falcon! This is a special edition model by Master Replicas. Ate Gloria and Yoda... One more shot of my favourite Corellian Freighter. It was great to finally meet you, Ate Gloria!!!