P Town

So we went into Portland this morning to do some sightseeing and lunching.  We ended up at the Bistro.  Really great food.  I had the Crispy polenta with poached eggs and asparagus. Of course we had drinks because it's 5 o'clock somewhere...mine was a vodka, grapefruit with some pink stuff in it.  It was really delicious and by the time we left, I needed to walk it off.

We got on the transit and headed to Nordstrom Rack because F wanted to find some pants.  Of course, I'm the one that ends up spending some money.  I needed a white belt (not expensive), and I picked up a winter rain jacket with a hood.  It's a Michael Kors, so you know that even at a discount, it's gonna cost. However, it has classic looks and will be used for years to come.  Plus, I couldn't find something like it in Sacramento, and I can use it for work over dresses, etc. Still a Franklin and some Lincoln's later, and I'm not happy spending the money while on vacation. It was still a good buy though, so I'll just let it go.  At least I did NOT pay full price for the damned thing.

I got to see some cool areas and look forward to tooling around Northwest 23rd, because it's such a great looking area.  I may not make it this trip, but I will be back, maybe the summer of 14 to check it.  The shops are the bottom parts of the houses and set back from the street. Lots of trees and extremely eclectic. And the people watching....forgetaboutit!

F pointed out some great sights and explained how P Town is broken up by the river and Burnside.  That was cool too. We then headed home, proceeded to drink some awesome wine and made a dinner of steak, roasted brussel sprouts and baked potatoes.  It was a top night.  

Now for tomorrow night with C and B in P Town..bar hopping and having a great time.  I think I'll head back to Seaside on Saturday.  I was invited to a great party on Sunday, but I really don't know these peeps, and I feel weird about party crashing. We'll see. G'nite peeps.