Every year, Ryan and I travel out to the pacific northwest and more specifically to Portland, OR where his oldest brother, Todd and his wife, Cathy live with our two nephews, Owen and Grant (we have a few other posts detailing past visits). We love Portland, not only because we love to visit family but we just love the pacific northwest in general. It seems to suit us very nicely. So, we decided to take the 3 hour train ride to Seattle last year for the first time and loved it so much that did so again this year.
We flew in to Portland on a Thursday evening and got a taxi to our hotel, The Governor, which was amazing. I love Hotels.com - if you obsessively check for deals (like I do), you will always find something amazing. This was a 4 star hotel that we got for the price of a good dinner out... I'm all about good deals!
We couldn't see brother-in-law, Todd yet as we were to surprise him Friday evening so we had a good day to walk around one of our favorite places.
We couldn't see brother-in-law, Todd yet as we were to surprise him Friday evening so we had a good day to walk around one of our favorite places.
We swung by Henry's Tavern on 12th and Burnside upon arrival for some dinner and a pint of two (and a pomegranate martini for me!).
We also hit the Rogue Brewery for lunch on Friday where I tried the Chipotle Ale. Yummy with a kick!
We did also hit some of our favorite stores and overall had a nice leisurely day walking the city. The next few posts will document Todd's 40th, the rest of our visit in Portland and our trip to Seattle as well....
Oh, and yes - just like typical siblings, they are even getting in trouble together. Here is Ryan after pulling them both our of the basement for misbehaving!