Am liking Portland
The victorian architecture around here is amazing – it’s very fin-de -siecle, really colourful. I’ve been around Division, Hawthorn and Belmont and am heading downtown and maybe over to Pearl later.
I’ve figured out how this place works – you just look people in the eye, smile and make a random comment – people will stop in the street for a chat – it’s great.
I’ve talked my way into a tour of a chocolate factory, a free lunch and a pub crawl with a bunch of fire fighters – it’s been fun. Most of the people I’ve met are refugees from other cities in the US – “Portland : it’s more relaxed than California”.
The microbrews are great – really fragrant, nothing like ‘real ales’ – they’re excellent.
I didn’t manage to make it to the BnA thing – we were over on the wrong side of town, but I did get to say hi to Tunk and SkyAnnie. I’ll try and see if anybody is still around – I’ve still got a pack of soldiers for Chris and a load of chocolate to get rid of.
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