Seattle & Portland, a timeline!

Another trip, another timeline!

Friday, August 29
My flight leaves Cincinnati at 7:30am and I arrive in Seattle by noon.  Thanks for the ride, mom!
I UBER to meet Mr. Louisville downtown. 
He used Hotel Tonight to book a room that morning at the Warwick.
We drop our bags and head out for lunch.
I had the vegetable pot pie at Local 360, he had fish and chips.
We shop around at the flagship Nordstrom store(!) and Nordstrom Rack then head back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.
We head to a bar near the convention center to grab a drink beforehand.  A huge gamer conference just got out and it was an interesting crowd!
Off to dinner at Blueacre Seafood where we dined on oysters, crab legs and a lobster!

After our feast we call it a night.

Saturday, August 30
It's raining and this shocks me.
I borrow an umbrella from the hotel and we head to brunch at CJ's Eatery.
We walk along the pier and past the Market.
We stop for a bloody mary and an eye opener at Lola.  A Tom Douglas restaurant!
Then it's off to the Amtrak station to catch a train to Portland!

All aboard!!

Ellie and Sean pick us up and wisk us off to Division Street.
We put our name in at Pok Pok and head to a The Richmond Bar nearby to wait for 2 hours!
Pok Pok is a pretty big deal and I'd say it was worth the wait.  We tried a bunch of delicious dishes, the wings and the Muu Paa Kham Waan (beef collar) were standouts but everything was pretty delish.  Our server, however, was hilariously blase and totally unhelpful.  My first Portland pretentious hipster experience!
After dinner we hit up Salt and Straw for pints of Rocky Road, Sweet Corn Buttermilk and Coffe & Bourbon to take home.

Sunday, August 31
We sleep in and head out to grab a quick breakfast.
Pine State Biscuits had a line 3 blocks long!!  So, we opted for Waffle Window instead. I devoured the Whole Farm Waffle and shared a Berry Bliss, too.
I didn't feel bad about the carbs because we went on a hike!
Multnomah Falls were amazing and we hiked to the very top.  The trail was very crowded at the beginning but once the switchbacks started it thinnned out a bit.

Then it was a quick stop at home before heading out for a Shangai Tunnel Tour.  I'm not sure I would recommend this but some parts were interesting.  Mostly, it felt like being stuck in a stuffy basement for 90 minutes.
After the tour we took a stroll by Voodoo Doughnuts but the line was ridiculous and the homeless were aplenty so we skipped out and went for drinks instead at APEX Bar.
Then we had dinner at Foster Burger. Our table split the Black & White Fries which had parmesan, truffle oil and were served with a house made squid ink aioli.  They were ah-mazing!

Monday, September 1
One of Sean and Mr. L's Beta Brothers was coming over so I helped Ellie prepare a most excellent brunch! I had a bloody mary with bacon vodka while everyone else sipped on freshly ground then brewed coffee.  It's a wonder I didn't become a coffee lover on this trip but alas.
We had homemade chicken salad over greens, bacon, sourdough pancakes with berries and cream, eggs cooked with mushroom, onion and tomatoes and fresh watermelon and huckleberries.  A feast!

Mr. Louisville and Ellie.

Afterwards we lazed around and took a long walk in the neighborhood where I learned the difference between Craftsman, Old Portland, Tudor, 4 Square homes. And more!  For the record, Sean and Ellie have the most beautiful Crafstman home I've ever seen!

Sean and Ellie's.

We had early dinner reservations at Ava Gene's which is another Portland hot spot.  Everything was good but the meatballs made with prime rib were something else.

With full bellies we called it an early night.

Tuesday, September 2
After eating some brunch leftovers it was off to the airport to head back home.

I was basking in the sun on the stoop and when I looked up Mr. L as already in the car ready to go!

I picked up Where'd You Go, Bernadette for my flight home and LOVED it!!  Made the flight home fly by. ;)