Thanks so much for the info. I am really looking forward to getting there (or it may be more that I’m excited to leave California!) In my casual researching of Portland I’m finding the city to be quite polarizing. People seem to love it or hate it.
In my casual researching of Portland I’m finding the city to be quite polarizing. People seem to love it or hate it.
Yeah, and I see a certain number of FReepers who will disregard all else about a city, such a Portland, and simply and solely go on the basis of political idealogy.
But, that's not the way people live a life, normally. Politics is one aspect of it and there are a lot of other aspects.
That's where you see some of the polarizing aspects here, when it gets into a political type of discussion. As for me, I see a lot of aspects of a city, any city, which exists regardless of one's political persuasions... :-)
The bottom line is that you'll have fun in Portland, it has a lot of sights to see and nearby sights, too (mountains and coast and in-between). Be sure to see Multnomah Falls, Mt. Hood Timberline Lodge and the coast, too (although it's going to be chilly at the coast...).
And if you're there around June of the year (either staying that long or back again by then), be sure to see the various events of the Rose Festival, too... :-)