slide show! Portland Chinese Gardens

We made the treck to Portland for Tyler's INS interview. We got up at 3am to leave by 4am, to make sure we were there by 8am, in case there was commuter traffic on the I5. We got there on time and the whole interview lated 10 or 15 minutes. So, we had the rest of the day to toodle around the city.
We went the Chinese Classical Gardens. It was so beautiful. I would go again anytime - it's so peaceful and pretty. Enjoy the slide show.

Afterward we walked a few blocks to try a wacky doughnut at Voodoo Doughnuts. Not for the timid - the neighborhood, shop, or eats, lol. Later we made our usual trip to l, then ate at yet again at the Noodles & Co, made the favorite stops at Whole Foods, Anthropology, West Elm, North Face, Sur La Table, and then realized we were walking zombies from being up so early and headed back for the 3 hour commute home, which ended up being almost 4 and a half with the end of day rush hour.... BUT it was a great day!