things i love about portland

i'd never been to portland before this trip and we didn't spend nearly enough time there!  i know a lot of people complain about the rain (kind of like seattle) but we lucked out and only had a little rain one night.  anyhow, there were a lot of cool things about this city and i definitely plan on going back but in the interim, check out just a few of the things i loved.

1. it's weird

2. stumptown coffee - they grind and french press it right in front of you and it is seriously good coffee.  horace the hedgehog (one of Saraya's fingerpuppet friends, care of auntie Tara) was pretty infatuated. 

3. powell's books - the largest bookstore in the country!  i loved the small press section and the children's section was enormous!
4. chinatown

5. portland saturday market - so many fun little booths and food trucks!  we discovered a fun band called all the apparatus playing in the square.  tons of crazy instruments and great energy!

there's sooo much more we wanted to check out.  i'm really looking forward to going back.