Portland: Beer, Coffee, Gardens and More Gardens.

We are still thinking that we are in a dreamlike trance here on the West Coast. Everything we eat, everywhere we look, beauty and deliciousness abound. Coffee and beer are in arm's reach in every neighborhood. Food carts, food trucks with the strangest but most mouthwatering bites peek out behind almost every corner. A paradise indeed.
After our tummies were expanded to their maximum (we should have worn sweatpants), we walked around The Pearl neighborhood, peeked into some lovely shops, and found ourselves at the Rogue Brewpub and sidewalk sale. Yes. Cases and cases of Rogue beer - on sale! Tempting...

From beer, to coffee and mini cookies at Barista (delicious ices shots of Brazilian single source)
Just enough coffee to get us up and moving - not moving fast enough on account of the enormous size of our breakfast.

POWELL'S should be a blog entry all to itself. To rival The Strand, I think it's the biggest and most impressive book store I've ever been sucked into. We were so overwhelmed by not only the sheer volume of books to browse, but the friendly displays and staff pics. They even had the children's picture books organized by Caldecott Medal winners! $95, and a very heavy bag later, we were ready for some more sightseeing...