This past weekend we decided to take advantage of an extra day off {and a babysitter for Nina - thanks Maggie!} and head down to Portland for a long weekend. We got up bright and early Saturday morning to make the most of our day and in what seemed like no time we were crossing the border into Oregon. We started out walking around on the northside then quickly realized we were starving and headed over to Por Que No?, a tiny hole in the wall taqueria with a line out the door {always a good sign}. The line went fast and we were able to squeeze into a table in the back to enjoy our delicious burrito bowls and generous margaritas. After lunch we went for a walk in the neighborhood and stumbled upon Blue Star Donuts. Even though we were full from lunch there's always room for donuts so we indulged ourselves and it was oh so worth it. After walking off the donuts we finally headed downtown to check into our hotel, The Duniway, and after dropping our stuff off headed out to explore the city. We stopped into Powell's Books and perused the offerings {that place is huge!} then wandered around the Pearl District, ducking in and out of shops until we decided we were thirsty and stopped for a beer at Rogue while we decided what to do with the rest of our evening. After several calls to restaurants to check wait times, Christian realized that one of the Pok Pok locations was not too far away so we bundled up and headed in that direction. Luckily there was no line when we walked in to this cute and very famous Thai restaurant and were seated right away next to a group of sweet old men who literally offered us the food off of their plates when they suggested we take some of the wings they had ordered {and that the restaurant is famous for} because they weren't going to finish them - amazing! The dinner continued to get even better as the night went on, and even though we bit into a few very spicy chilies on accident, it was still such a delicious meal. After eating {and drinking} well for our first day in Portland we headed back to the hotel, stopping off at the Ace for some photobooth pics {my fave - see above} to top off an excellent first day of vacation.
por que no?
donuts!
my cutest travel partner
cocktails at pok pok
pork shoulder curry and spicy lobster salad
xoxo,
stephanie marie
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