Portland gardens

After hearing stories about Portland from my dad as a child, I have wanted to visit this city for a long time.  He lived here for part of his life.  I am so glad to be able to visit!

We had breakfast at Pine State biscuits.  I had the Reggie, which is a biscuit with fried chicken, bacon, cheese, and gravy.  It was delicious!  Rebekah had the Reggie Deluxe which included an egg.

After that hearty breakfast, we drove to the Japanese Gardens.  We walked through and enjoyed the natural plants and views.  Even though many of the plants were not in bloom, it was still beautiful.  We felt like we were in an Emporer's garden.

the view of Mt. Hood, and downtown Portland

From there we went to the Rose gardens.  They were larger than we had imagined, but all the roses were still cut back for the winter and none were in bloom yet.  We could only imagine how beautiful the garden would look and smell in full bloom. 

After all that walking, we went back to the hotel for a nice swim in the pool, and soak in the spa.