Ready for Rose City: Traveling to Portland, Oregon

We recently visited The City of Roses (the weather is ideal for growing them) and/or Bridge City (there are 12), a.k.a. Portland, Oregon. I had not visited the city before (of course, I had watched most of the episodes of Portlandia though). Patrick and I had blue skies and hot days while we explored Portland, but I’m sure true fall weather will be arriving shortly. We definitely ate and drank our way through the city, and yet we still felt like we only experienced the tip of the iceberg in terms of Portland’s restaurant scene.

We had so much fun visiting our friends who live in Portland, walking around different neighborhoods, and hitting up as many recommended places as we could. Our meals and cocktails and rooftop city views were all amazing. I will comment that Portland is still very serious about mask wearing (even if you are somewhere outdoors) and that the city is still dealing with an influx of homeless people. We were not deterred by this, but if you have visited Portland in the past, the consensus from locals was…