Here comes bod!

Sorry, I’ts been a while – but trying to get on-line is tricky in this country – unless you’re lugging around an iMac – in which case you can even get a wi-fi connection in Dress Barn.

Sunday in Portland was great fun – I went downtown and up to the churches by the highway andd worked my way back down to the river – it’s a much better way to see the city. I spent ages snapping the cultural centre, particularly the Portland sign. The dome in the foyer of the new building is lovely.

I bumped into one of the presenters of a local classical music show in ‘Taco del Mar’ – I showed him some of my photos and he suggested I try to get a look around the Arlene Schnitzer hall (or whatever it’s called) – so I tried and got pounced on by security – we argued about it for a bit and a guy came over to see what the fuss was, I explained what I wanted to do and he said; ‘Ok’ which was nice – he then took me into the auditorium – which was amazing – every surface is covered with plaster work – it was a fantastic space – so anyway, we got talking about the place and he suggested that I come back later to listen to the performance, before I could say anything he’d sorted out a ticket for me in the dress-circle right behind the conductor.

It was a great experience – I was sitting, in my grungy jeans and fleece, surrounded by Portlands great and good for the opening night of their pre-Christmas programme. The acoustics in the hall were very subtle and warm – it was a very intimate experience – I would heartily recommend it to anybody. I’ve been to modern concert halls and definitely prefered the softness of the sound in Portland.

This entry was posted on Friday, December 9th, 2005 at 10:55 am and is filed under Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.