We spent the long, Memorial day weekend in Portland, Oregon! :) Abhay's sister, Gunjan and her husband Vineet moved to Portland from India a few months ago--and this was the perfect opportunity to visit them.
I feel in love with Portland. It's a gorgeous area! So green with trees, pretty mountains, and endless trees and water. The city of Portland was very eclectic, and artsy. I could see us living there someday.
One day visited Mount St. Helens, an active volcano that last erupted in 1980. Unfortunatley, it was very cold, rainy, and foggy so we were not able to see the mountain. But it was a beautiful drive up to the mountain and on the way back we stopped at a little mom/pop cafe and had the yummiest fresh berry cobbler. The next day we visited three different waterfalls just outside of Portland that were breathtakingly gorgeous! We also visited a tranquil Japanese garden on top of a hill overlooking the city. It was SO peaceful. Sunday we drove down highway 101, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. We visited three different beaches and saw lots of the beautiful country...this was my favorite part of the trip. This was my first time to visit a ocean beach. Too bad it was 50 degrees and rainy...otherwise I would have hopped in.
We also go the chance to eat some of the very famous Voodoo doughnuts and visit a fun downtown Saturday market in which I tried bubble tea for the first time.
Yay for Portland...and wonderful family.
Us on a beach!
Lincoln City Beach
Gunjan and Vineet @ Horsetail Falls
Us @ Multnomah Falls
--MMR
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