Portland, Oregon

Here we are in Portland, Oregon. I am not entirely sure what to make of it. I like it, but it is not all that it could be I think. There is a river running through it, but it hasn't been developed very well. The city has interesting architecture, a mix of old and new. There are restaurants, bars, hotels, and some apartments downtown. There seems to be a good art scene and the public transportation is good. The fashion seems to be predominately grunge and lumberjack. There is a huge bookstore, and inside was an engineer giving a lecture with old fashioned slides on bridges. The photograph shows an old draw bridge with modern sculpture beside it that I could not quite decipher.