Day 4 (Portland)

Oh God do the booties hurt... Allow us to explain. We woke up early and went to Mother's Bistro & Bar a wonderful breakfast joint that Jesse found. I had a waffle with strawberries and holy moses was it delicious. Jesse had a cheesy fritatta. Mmm mmm good!!! The best part about Mother's though was the coffee mugs that actually say 'Call Your Mother' ... a cute reminder as you dine.

But, don't go thinking that we ate like heifers and then lazed around. We worked it today! After breakfast we picked up our complimentary bikes from our hotel (and our helmets Moms! - super cool nutcases) and headed out for a six mile bike ride to South East Portland.



This neck of the woods is the Portland equivalent of Williamsburg, but a little less crowded, a little more cool. If you ever wanted ANYTHING vintage you can find it here. From Star Wars action figures to dresses from 1987, this place has it all. There are eco-friendly, organic and fair trade shops up and down each block.

Including Swirl, the most amazing fro-yo spot ever. It's a self service spot where you can basically fill up a bucket of whatever flavor of frozen yogurt you want followed by any kind of topping. They weigh it, you pay for it and it's deliciousness run-a-muck. Why aren't these in NYC? Needless to say, we indulged.



After we biked back over one of the many bridges connecting the East and West, we downed some water and headed back out to Washington Park to look at the International Rose Test Garden and Japanese Garden. Another mile up hill. Holy glutes!

We were EXHAUSTED. But, curious about North West and not wanting to disappoint our hostess from last night, we headed onto 23rd Avenue. This area is INCREDIBLE. Gorgeous, giant homes, adorable eateries, and boutiques everywhere you look. We popped into 3 Monkeys and came out hours later with goodies. Now, FINALLY, we were ready to head home.

Getting ready for dinner was quite the feat. Our feet hurt, our brains slowed and hunger was REALLY the only driving force behind the effort. But, thank god we ventured out! We got great Mexican food back in the North West section of Portland. The streets are lined with white lights and the food was worth the trip.



Top 10 Moments of the Day:
1) "I Love My Brain" nutcases
2) Eavesdropping on two cute boys tennis game - apparently the girl he went out with last night let him know she hates him.
3) Contributing to local artists.
4) Begging for a bathroom at South East Thai.
5) Bike paths!
6) Impromptu interviews on relationships.
7) Lovely, friendly, advice giving Portlanders.
8) Bridges views from our bikes.
9) Suspicious chocolate bars (thanks Gail).
10) Rallying. No matter what.


We are broadcasting to you from BED. LOTS of plans for tomorrow, including a whole new city. Watch out Seattle we're coming for you. Good night and good luck.