This is cross posted from reddit.
I was in town from Monday to Saturday - it was my first time to Portland and to the west coast. Here are my observations incase anyone is interested:
1. Devil's Point is by far the best place I have ever been. I went 3 times throughout the course of the week and already miss it. It was the best $600 I've ever spent.
2. The homeless people in portland are different than here. It seems that they are homeless by choice rather that it being the result of mental illness, physical deformity or whatever else. They are also younger than I imagine most homeless people to be. All of that aside, I found them all to be rather up-beat and humorous.
3. The food there is awesome - but strange. Everything has "aioli" - whatever the hell that is. Pub food is more gourmet than what I consider to be pub food (wings, nachos, fried cheese). The mexican food is strange. Otherwise, everything was priced well and delicious.
4. I honestly expected to experience some degree of elitism or pretention - and I was pleasantly surprised. Everyone seemed to be very welcoming and withholding of judgement. I felt very, very comfortable there - more so than I do here in Texas.
5. The population is very obviously more liberal. Tattoos, piercings, clothing....all very different than Texas. Similarly, there seems to be less of an emphasis on status than there in in TX - which I appreciate. All in all people seem to be far more humble and real that what I'm used to. No one seems "manufactured".
6. There are some cool old cars in Portland. I saw 5 BMW 2002s (I have a 76), a BMW e30 baur cabriolet, 3 alfa romeo GTV6s (my first car) , a ton of other alfas, a Citroen 2cv6 and a puegot.
7. You guys have some ballin' fixed gears. They were all over downtown.
8. Voodoo Doughnuts is overrated. It was good but not worth the 30 minute wait. The skateparks are also overrated. The strip clubs are NOT.
9. I love the hotels downtown. I stayed at Mcmenamins crystal hotel for 2 nights and at ace hotel for the rest. I had cat power and thoreau themed rooms, respectively. I was surprised however to find that not all hotel rooms include a bathroom. That was weird. Also, parking downtown is insanely over priced. I get why people cycle.
I was in town from Monday to Saturday - it was my first time to Portland and to the west coast. Here are my observations incase anyone is interested:
1. Devil's Point is by far the best place I have ever been. I went 3 times throughout the course of the week and already miss it. It was the best $600 I've ever spent.
2. The homeless people in portland are different than here. It seems that they are homeless by choice rather that it being the result of mental illness, physical deformity or whatever else. They are also younger than I imagine most homeless people to be. All of that aside, I found them all to be rather up-beat and humorous.
3. The food there is awesome - but strange. Everything has "aioli" - whatever the hell that is. Pub food is more gourmet than what I consider to be pub food (wings, nachos, fried cheese). The mexican food is strange. Otherwise, everything was priced well and delicious.
4. I honestly expected to experience some degree of elitism or pretention - and I was pleasantly surprised. Everyone seemed to be very welcoming and withholding of judgement. I felt very, very comfortable there - more so than I do here in Texas.
5. The population is very obviously more liberal. Tattoos, piercings, clothing....all very different than Texas. Similarly, there seems to be less of an emphasis on status than there in in TX - which I appreciate. All in all people seem to be far more humble and real that what I'm used to. No one seems "manufactured".
6. There are some cool old cars in Portland. I saw 5 BMW 2002s (I have a 76), a BMW e30 baur cabriolet, 3 alfa romeo GTV6s (my first car) , a ton of other alfas, a Citroen 2cv6 and a puegot.
7. You guys have some ballin' fixed gears. They were all over downtown.
8. Voodoo Doughnuts is overrated. It was good but not worth the 30 minute wait. The skateparks are also overrated. The strip clubs are NOT.
9. I love the hotels downtown. I stayed at Mcmenamins crystal hotel for 2 nights and at ace hotel for the rest. I had cat power and thoreau themed rooms, respectively. I was surprised however to find that not all hotel rooms include a bathroom. That was weird. Also, parking downtown is insanely over priced. I get why people cycle.
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