Why Is It Dark Outside?

We arrived in Portland yesterday morning after what we hear had been a depressingly long stretch of rainy days, but the clouds broke for us and our first day on the road was warm and sunny.  Our room wouldn't be available until 4:00 pm so we dropped off our bags and wandered around downtown in search of a watering hole.  We started off with lunch at a bar and grill type place that boasted a huge array of draft beers (we stuck with oatmeal and espresso stouts).  After lunch we made our way to the hotel bar where we enjoyed some expertly made Old Fashions* and chatted it up with Gabby who had just moved to Portland from Puerto Vallarta, MX on Friday and was scouting her new city.

We checked into our room around 6:30 with plans for a quick 20 min nap before dinner.  We woke up at 1:00 AM.

Today, with hangovers and jet lag behind us we plan to get an early start exploring the city.  Tonight we'll be heading to Mississippi Studios to catch a Sera Cahoone show.

*Interestingly, I learned from our Bartender that the term old fashion refers not the familiar whiskey drink but to a class of drinks made with spirit, sugar, bitters, and citrus. (I tried a gin old fahion - i'll be sticking with the whiskey variety from here on out.)

The Ace Hotel, where we're staying. Very cool place.  More on that in a later post.




















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