One of our group had departed and we had one last breakfast at the Pearl Bakery before the other two departed. Harry and I were on our own until our plane left that evening.
We took public transportation to the Sky Tram to the the Marquam Hill campus of Oregon Health and Science University.
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| At the bottom. |
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| At the top platform |
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| View from the top |
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| Tram descending |
At the top of the tram ride you are inside the Oregon Health & Science University where tourists walk through the hallways past clinics. We walked through some of the buildings to a farmers' market that was being held in the north part of the 113-acre campus. At the farmer's market we had a Columbian sandwich called an arepa followed by oatmeal ice-cream while we listened to a small band.
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| Arepa, from Columbia, with cornmeal 'crust'. This version had a chicken filling. |
At the bottom of the tram I noticed the large "bicycle valet" parking lot. I guess most of the bikes belonged to OHSU employees.
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Part of a large "valet bike lot". Bikes are popular in Portland.
Then, back home. I enjoyed Portland, and I'd like to go back. While I don't think you can judge any city by one visit (or any restaurant by one meal)all in all it was a good experience. I especially love the great public transportation, the good food (mostly), the parks, the people, and the climate. We might even move there. Who knows?
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