Old Town Portland

Danke an alle, die unseren Blog mitverfolgen und danke für die netten Kommentare. Das freut uns sehr! Wir sind mittlerweile in Portland angekommen und haben den gestrigen Abend und den ganzen heutigen Tag hier verbracht. Unser Hotel ist diesmal das Doubletree by Hilton (die Billig-Schiene von Hilton) und ich muss sagen, unsere Unterkünfte davor …

... was simply used to it. LA never looked so sparkly... We arrived back in PDX at around 8pm Monday eve, and with a quick stopover at Old Town Pizza for takeaway, we were able to finally! to see the pups, kitty and Dad! Who all were well and very estatic ...

... is all the tourists. Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep - i'll admit it, i like Cesky despite it being a backpacker mecca. really cool old town and architecture. fun to raft the river lazily during the day and go out at night. Krakow, Poland - cool city with ...

... downside is that it's expensive.  For best city, I'd have to say Stockholm.  It's got beautiful islands, a great old town section, and also a high standard of living and well-educated, multilingual population.     At some point ...

... showed the city's view of its minority population and their city's demise.  On a happier note, we then headed back to Old Town Pizza to head underground, finally.  The guide did warn us that anyone taller than her, about 5'6", should watch ...

... to see the previously 'Made In Oregon' sign that now reads 'Portland Oregon.'  I'd been lost just before and wandering around Old Town in search of a landmark, and what had I found of all things but a fire station; they're like homing beacons on ...

... a great travel section.   - A few blocks across and I'm passing North Park Blocks and then into Chinatown and Old Town - Then a walk along the Waterfront Park and back into town to walk through The Historic Waterfront district - A few blocks ...

... they were really great in asking questions and talking with the residents. It was fun to see. Second half of the day was spent in Old Town. My group was "spent" (hot and tired). We managed to find our way home. I had to make all the kids drink some ...

... try and make that too. After all that I was beat and hungry. Pizza was the order of the day so I stretched the legs down to Old Town pizza. It was pretty quiet but their House special on a thin crust and a pint of their ISA went down easy. I even ...

... across the walls.    As evening set, we caught the tram (the wrong way at first) and found our way to Old town China town which was eerily quiet despite there being people around. We weren't too sure what to make of it! The pizzeria we ended ...

... is the most modern of the villages, and where most of the lodging is found as well as shopping in the boutiques of the Old Town. There is a large sandy beach accompanied by a strip beachside dining. This is the easiest beach in the towns to access and ...