Tourist Stops

Favorite Tourist Spot in Portland: Multnomah Falls

...620 foot waterfall from Larch Mountain...second highest year-round waterfall in the U.S. Breathtakingly beautiful. And yes, we did hike to the top of the falls.

The City: Portland, Oregon

After having spent the day in Portland, I have concluded that it is a quaint city with convenient public transportation, and a wide variety of entertainment options given its size.

1. Today I stopped at the Portland Market. It was reminicient of Bolivian markets--lots of people and merchandise crammed in one spot.

2. The river which runs through the city was the next tourist stop of the day. I like all of the bridges in the city of Portland.

3. I also visited the Classical Chinese Garden. It seemed rather unusual to have a quiet, tranquil garden in the midst of the city.

4. Finally, I ended the day at an Oregon Symphony Concert. The cool evenings of summer in Portland make for perfect outdoor events.

A Week's Work

After having spent the last week of work at various country clubs for golf tournament, yesterday's events were a welcome change of scenary.

Most of our event schedule is booked by our boss, but every once in a while we have plan days in which we decide what events to set-up. We started the day at 4:45 in the morning with a "dj drop" at the local radio stations. A couple of the radio stations interviewed us and broadcasted our locations for the day. Later on we stopped at the local Ronald McDonald's houses in Portland. We ended the day at the Doernbecher's Children's Hospital. The families and kids were thrilled.

Today marks our first weekend without work. Due to a scheduling error, my co-worker and I have been working for the past ten days. Consequently, our off days have stacked up so that we will not have work today, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. We are looking forward for the chance to see the city and, of course, relax.

Oregon, at Last

After three days of driving, we arrived in Portland, Oregon this afternoon. The drive through Northern California was gorgeous. We drove through many mountains and forested areas. Oddly enough, it is raining here. We have not had any rain since we started this job so we hardly knew what to do when we woke up in the rain and drove in the rain.

We will be in Portland for the next ten days working at a golf tournament (LGPA).

Highlights from the Drive:
-Driving through a town known nation-wide for their Split Pea Soup
-Seeing a sign in small-town Oregon for a Spam Festival
-Passing a sign advertising a town's Rubber Duck Race

Introduction

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