Thank you all for your suggestions. Not that you need a transcript of my stay in Portland, but...
As it turned out, I got up to Portland a little bit late. I met Bryan (the friend who's going to MIT) at the hostel somewhere around 18th and Couch. We walked to visit the Japanese Gardens, but it was almost closing time and a lot of the garden was hidden by the shade of the tall trees, so we skipped it. We got a good hike getting there though. We then walked to the Mission Theatre (didn't know it was a McMenamins until I got there) and saw a movie and beer and stuff. Not exactly the Bagdad, but still cool in my opinion. Afterward, we walked around until we ended up at Ground Kontrol. I'd been there before, but it was as cool as ever. At some point we stopped at Powell's bookstore, and I bought I copy of "I, Robot" with the retro 70's/80's futuristic robot on the front cover (not the cover with Will Smith). I said goodbye, and ended up spending the night at my brother's place. The next day I went with my brother and niece to OMSI. Overall, it was a fun weekend. - Jason Dommasch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 10/15/07, Eponymous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check out the Pittock Mansion in Portland; but the big geek in me says, > check the Maryhill Museum of Art, up the Gorge, for it's extensive > collection of chess sets...checkmate! > > Brian > > On 10/15/07, Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ahh, Ground Kontrol, I had a blast there one time but didn't catch the > > name. There was a crazy band, sorta KISS-like but unique.... the whole > place > > felt retro-mod or something undescribably cool -- okay, I had a few drinks > > in me already and it was a quick stop on a raucous bachelor party tour... > > anyway, I think Portland has many riches to offer, depending on your mode. > > There's some sort of architecture tour I keep seeing people doing, and the > > river paths offer a nice stroll or bike ride (bikes can be rented too). > > Dining in the Pearl district is fancy & great but there's better > > bang-for-the-buck elsewhere. > > > > Along with Powell's, used music & clothing stores might appeal to others > > who aren't in the large urban environment much; and speaking of which, > ride > > an elevator up some tall building to catch a view :) > > I think our advice is too late for Jason D's weekend though! > > > > ben > > > > > > > > On 10/15/07, Jason LaPier < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I'll third the Japanese Gardens - my wife and I just went there on > > > Saturday - gorgeous this time of year with all the leaves changing > color. > > > Other places I have to take my out of town friends that are geeky > enough: > > > FreeGeek in SE, just off Hawthorne, Ground Kontrol (classic arcade + bar > - > > > tons of old arcade games that have new CRTs and whatnot), and of course, > > > Powell's. The Bagdad is another must if your friend enjoys beer - > drinking > > > microbrews in a theater is one of the unique things about Portland. I > also > > > like to take people to Kennedy School - another McMenimins, it's an old > > > elementary school converted into a Restaurant/Bar/Movie Theater. Very > > > interesting. > > > > > > - Jason L. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > > > Behalf Of *Eponymous > > > *Sent:* Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:19 AM > > > *To:* Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group > > > *Subject:* Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland > > > > > > I'll second the Japanese Gardens, hike up Mt. Tabor, Bishop's Close is > > > also cool, and Bike's over the Bridges is good for a Bostonian. Let me > know > > > if he drinks beer or not! > > > > > > On 10/12/07, Jason Dommasch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > This is off topic, but I'm wondering if any of you could give > > > > suggestions as to fun stuff to do in Portland. An old friend from > > > > Utah contacted me, and he's going to be in Portland this weekend and > > > > maybe the next. > > > > > > > > He attends grad school at MIT. I haven't seen him in a long time and > > > > I'm not sure what he likes to do. I should probably have asked that > > > > first. > > > > > > > > At any rate, I'll let him know about the Slashdot party happening next > > > > week :) > > > > > > > > - Jason Dommasch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > euglug@euglug.org > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > euglug@euglug.org > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > euglug@euglug.org > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
