Scarletts Portland Oregon thread
Aug 23rd, 2004, 11:15 PM
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OOH yes Scarlett-you can come to the Wine-O get togethers in Yountville(CA). It was great fun last year and hopefully we'll all gather again this year(the day after Thanksgiving for anyone who is interested).
Aug 24th, 2004, 05:58 AM
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http://www.portlandtaiko.org/press/a...deo/index.html
click on the music clips..Turn UP your sound!
Is this cool or what?? we are going Friday night the 24th
click on the music clips..Turn UP your sound!
Is this cool or what?? we are going Friday night the 24th
Aug 24th, 2004, 10:41 AM
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Marilyn, my son just returned from a weekend spent on the island where the Kodo/Taiko drummers live and work. He saw concerts every night!
Aside from Mystere, I have never really seen them perform, but we are really excited about seeing this.
Then we will see the Lyon Ballet..nice variety, no?
Aside from Mystere, I have never really seen them perform, but we are really excited about seeing this.
Then we will see the Lyon Ballet..nice variety, no?
Aug 25th, 2004, 03:58 PM
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Scarlett, you are going to have a wonderful time in my beautiful state! Yes, it's sprinkling "liquid sunshine" right now but it's supposed to be 75 by Friday with more summer weather behind it. I didn't notice the prevailing gray skies of fall,winter, & spring until a Californian friend moved here and kept commenting. If it's light outside...well, that's sunshine here! Love the temperate climate!
A drive up the Columbia Gorge is a great day. Having grown up here it has lost some of the mystery but when friends come to visit they ooh & ahh all the way through. Along the way you can stop at Bridal Veil & Multnomah Falls. Don't miss Vista House...sits on a bluff and the view is amazing. We have risen early many times to catch the sunrise from there.
Enjoy Oregon!
A drive up the Columbia Gorge is a great day. Having grown up here it has lost some of the mystery but when friends come to visit they ooh & ahh all the way through. Along the way you can stop at Bridal Veil & Multnomah Falls. Don't miss Vista House...sits on a bluff and the view is amazing. We have risen early many times to catch the sunrise from there.
Enjoy Oregon!
Aug 25th, 2004, 04:10 PM
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Thank you starr! I am so ready for this trip. I would love some liquid sunshine, I am tired of the heat.
Are Mosquitos a problem in Portland or are they ALL here ?
I will not even bring an umbrella!
Are Mosquitos a problem in Portland or are they ALL here ?
I will not even bring an umbrella!
Aug 25th, 2004, 05:28 PM
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Scarlett, you are in luck! VERY few mosquitos here The only ones we have seen have been when we were backpacking and you didn't mention you were doing that on this trip, so you should be safe, lol! You will look like a local without an umbrella too We have had heavy rains for a few days and I am in heaven...yes, this is my favorite weather, lol!
The only ones we have seen have been when we were backpacking and you didn't mention you were doing that on this trip, so you should be safe, lol! You will look like a local without an umbrella too We have had heavy rains for a few days and I am in heaven...yes, this is my favorite weather, lol!
Aug 25th, 2004, 07:03 PM
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Scarlett, I'm delighted to discover that you will be visiting my hometown. McLaurie's friend is right....it's the gray that gets to you. It doesn't rain all the time, it just *looks* like it's going to (and people wonder why I'm so at home visiting England.) If there is some rain (and right now, there is!!!), you'll want to a few indoors things to do. The locals will usually recommend Powell's Bookstore (hope I haven't stated the obvious.) I'm glad you're seeing some theatrical offerings while you're here. The performing arts center offers free tours of the PCPA on Wednesday and Saturday. You can find out more at www.pcpa.com Oh, someone mentioned the "tree museum". I think they mean the Forest Discovery Center. It's up near the Zoo. That whole corner of Portland has a lot of choice--the forestry center, the zoo, the Vietnam Memorial, the Japanese Garden, the Rose Garden, and Hoyt Arboretum. Downtown, there's also the Chinese Classical Garden. I like walking over on the Eastbank Esplanade. Riverplace is also a nice place to stroll, and Newport Bay Restaurant is right on the water. You should find downtown Portland quite navigable. Our blocks are half the size of most American cities, making it very walkable. And while we often have rain, September is generally a warm month here. Enjoy your trip!
Aug 25th, 2004, 07:12 PM
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Why would she want to look like a local when she's a tourist from back east? LOL It's been raining on the coast this week and could be very well be raining the end of the month.
Scarlett, bring a lightweight raincoat and don't be afraid to look like a tourist, you are one!! There's a great shop in Astoria that I love called, Let It Rain which carries all kinds of trendy umbrellas as well as raincoats. It just depends on what you're comfortable with.
I wonder if the bronze statue of the guy with the umbrella is a tourist? LOL ***kim***
Scarlett, bring a lightweight raincoat and don't be afraid to look like a tourist, you are one!! There's a great shop in Astoria that I love called, Let It Rain which carries all kinds of trendy umbrellas as well as raincoats. It just depends on what you're comfortable with.
I wonder if the bronze statue of the guy with the umbrella is a tourist? LOL ***kim***
Aug 25th, 2004, 07:18 PM
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mms! Thank you, I am SO glad to hear about the mosquitos .. no, we will not be hiking on this trip.
Merseyheart, I thought of that too, I love England so and the rain there never bothers me, so might this be the same? I hear all that damp is good for the complexion~
kim,
Sort of a good luck thing, if I don't bring an umbrella, it might not rain.
And besides, I don't carry an umbrella at home either.
I love that statue of the gentleman and his umbrella
Merseyheart, I thought of that too, I love England so and the rain there never bothers me, so might this be the same? I hear all that damp is good for the complexion~
kim,
Sort of a good luck thing, if I don't bring an umbrella, it might not rain.
And besides, I don't carry an umbrella at home either.
I love that statue of the gentleman and his umbrella
Aug 26th, 2004, 07:51 AM
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If you're planning on moving to the PNW, you might want to purchase a rain jacket, especially in the next few months. Odds are pretty good you'll see water from the sky! I enjoy the rain, it's refreshing. ***kim***
Aug 26th, 2004, 09:58 AM
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I have just added another Must Do to our visit to Portland. Thank you C!
Has anyone been here? Did ya love it?
http://www.kcts.org/productions/curr...fume/index.asp
Has anyone been here? Did ya love it?
http://www.kcts.org/productions/curr...fume/index.asp
Aug 26th, 2004, 10:15 AM
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Scarlett, yes, actually I have been here. I went there once to find a scent made by Christian Dior called Diorella. (For years, the only place I could get it was London.) Alas, they did not have it. But you'll like the ambience. It reminded me of 1950's films set in New York City. It's over in the Hawthorne District, easy to find. Enjoy!
Aug 26th, 2004, 11:44 AM
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I love the Pacific NW and would love to move there some day. What we hope to do is travel to different placesat different times of the year to make sure that's where we want to go.
Weather.com has average temps and rainfalls for most cities in the US. The one for Portland is here: http://www.weather.com/weather/clima...nthly/USOR0275
Weather.com has average temps and rainfalls for most cities in the US. The one for Portland is here: http://www.weather.com/weather/clima...nthly/USOR0275
Aug 26th, 2004, 12:53 PM
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Scarlett:
You're going to have a wonderful time. Mostly I have driven through Portland, the Gorge and so forth on the way from New Mexico to Seattle where family are. The rain is refreshing and there is nothing like a good rain up in that area. Bridal Veil Falls, Multnomah and the various beaches that were mentioned are great places. There is a nice Zoo in Portland, if I remember correctly, I was taken there when I was in 7th grade and it has always stuck in my memory as being a special place. Bruce, your pictures of Oregon are absolutely wonderful...you caught the beauty of it all. Scarlett, have a wonderful time, if it gets too hectic head to the beach and just sit there and don't move...what a relaxing place to crash!
Julie
You're going to have a wonderful time. Mostly I have driven through Portland, the Gorge and so forth on the way from New Mexico to Seattle where family are. The rain is refreshing and there is nothing like a good rain up in that area. Bridal Veil Falls, Multnomah and the various beaches that were mentioned are great places. There is a nice Zoo in Portland, if I remember correctly, I was taken there when I was in 7th grade and it has always stuck in my memory as being a special place. Bruce, your pictures of Oregon are absolutely wonderful...you caught the beauty of it all. Scarlett, have a wonderful time, if it gets too hectic head to the beach and just sit there and don't move...what a relaxing place to crash!
Julie
Aug 26th, 2004, 01:13 PM
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I hate to be the one to sound a warning note here, especially to such a gentle and wonderful lady as Scarlett, BUT,
having spent mucho years in Seattle
it's not the rain, it's the perpetual gray skies that gets to you. And it drizzles, not so much as pours.
I'd still suggest that you look at someplace, mebbe an hour or hour and a half to the east of Portland. Just get over the coast ranges and the weather improves a great deal. You'll still be close to a major metropolitan area, but far enough to escape the perpetual dreary gray skies.
The Northwest presents a wonderful face in the summertime - bootiful flowers, green, green everywhere - but then comes the fall and winter and spring and endless days of gray skies.
Sorry, N'westners, not trying to knock your part of the country. I love the Northwest, but only in the summertime. Scarlett has already made one move, just wanted her to choose her second move - how they say in the Indiana Jones movie? - "wisely".
Go for it, Scarlett!
having spent mucho years in Seattle
it's not the rain, it's the perpetual gray skies that gets to you. And it drizzles, not so much as pours.
I'd still suggest that you look at someplace, mebbe an hour or hour and a half to the east of Portland. Just get over the coast ranges and the weather improves a great deal. You'll still be close to a major metropolitan area, but far enough to escape the perpetual dreary gray skies.
The Northwest presents a wonderful face in the summertime - bootiful flowers, green, green everywhere - but then comes the fall and winter and spring and endless days of gray skies.
Sorry, N'westners, not trying to knock your part of the country. I love the Northwest, but only in the summertime.
Scarlett has already made one move, just wanted her to choose her second move - how they say in the Indiana Jones movie? - "wisely". Go for it, Scarlett!
