“Keep Portland Weird”

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The title of today’s blog is an actual mural that we saw today in Portland. And while Oregonian’s are quite nice I got to say there are a few kooky things about this state. The first is you try to pump your own gas, be prepared to be tackled, because it is not legal due to “safety reasons”. Also Oregon has no sales tax, which the girls capitalized on today. They did some power shopping at Pioneer Place in downtown Portland today. Also to be clear I am a Californian girl and all for being green but I have noticed that the fine folks of Oregon take recycling very, very seriously, they almost militant about the issue. I saw a T-Shirt today on a guy that said something along the lines of recycle or we will kick you’re a$%! My favorite stop however was Powell’s Books. This bookstore was over 60,000 square feet of new and used books. Seriously they hand out maps at the entrance so you can find your way back to the cash registers!! I could have gotten lost for hours in this place but Seattle was beckoning. We left Portland for our three hour drive to Seattle late afternoon. We have also noticed a lack of the availability of Mexican food since leaving Cali, so the girls begged for Taco Bell “drive thru” on the way to Seattle! (Yeah, I know ick)

We reached Seattle just in time to see Safeco Field all lit up for a Mariners game. It was very cool! We checked the schedule and may try to catch a game. After navigating a road closure (I like to call it an unexpected “tour”) we checked into the Edgewater Hotel near Pikes Market. The Edgewater actually sits on the Seattle pier and overlooks Elliot Bay some of the more notable guests include the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and now… yes, the Ross family! It’s a beautiful spot with great views. I was able to score an upgrade to a junior suite & after checking in Rob and I snuck out for a relaxing drink in the very cool bar that sits right along the water and watched the ferries come in. Tomorrow we have Pike’s Market, Starbucks #1 and possibly the Rock & Roll museum planned.

Check out the video blog the girls put together for today!

Cheers! Christie & Rob

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Photos

"There's only one floor"
The Top Floor!!! We were on Floor 14!

Goofin' around
Looking down from the 14th floor

Big Atrium
The Atrium at the hotel was pretty cool

High Falutin' Dinner
We had dinner down here last night. The "Urban Farmer" restaurant. Who could believe they could make mac n cheese cost $10.

View from the 14th
It puts things into perspective when you look down at two people from above. they were standing on the 12th floor.

Bling Bling BLAU!
This was some art display in the hotel. and yes in the background was other art displays....Naked Mannequins!!

Hanging with the locals
There were beavers and seals in front of city hall and the girls choose beavers

See you later
Kelsey quickly found the most comfortable chair in the hotel!

Damn.
Chey also found the SAME chair... Let the battle begin!

Glass Tentacles
This was another modern art thing. these glass tentacles were hanging from the ceiling and were lit up from the inside.