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Originally uploaded by dieselboi ^[2].

over the weekend, we had visitors ^[3] from Vermont. yes, it was raining and rained most of the weekend, but coming from cold snowy Vermont, our guests were happy to be warm. in preparation for the visit, i thought hard about what i wanted to show our friends in such a short period of time. i’m proud of portland and am one of the few who have been here always- going on 36 years now – born @ Bess Kaiser (now Adidas World HQ) no less.
so, using my childhood as a guide, i, along with my loveley wife, put together the following for our guests:

Thursday night: drinks @ Club21 – perfect exhibit of Portland dive; dinner at Le Bistro Montage – no comment needed; late night drinks @ The Spare Room – another example of true Portland. Also, the guests stayed @ McMenamin’s Kennedy School for the night. Wooohoooo.

Friday: Perfect burger and lunchins @ Higgin’s; wander around downtown and to the top of the Dekum Building; visit OddBall shoes ^[4] in the Pearl- a wonderful store; then home for some homecooked tuna with braized greens and movies.

Saturday: early breakfast at Gravy on N. Mississippi – perfect grub!; walk in the rain; out to Hawthorne for some shopping and business; Multnomah Falls baby – yes, the rain was sideways, but the falls were beautiful; lunch @ McMenamin’s Edgefield and then back into town to visit Guy Burwell ^[5], an amazing Portland artist/graphic designer; up to the Rose Garden at twilight; oysters @ Dan and Louis’ in old town.

Wow Portland, I am so proud of you. You made our city shine for our guests. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!