Strike an Urban Pose

Friday night Emi came down from Seattle to visit us again! We were able to just hang out that night and talk/catch up. Then on Saturday morning we slowly got around and decided to explore downtown Portland WITHOUT the rain!! It ended up being a beautiful (although slightly chilly) day to truly feel urban and environmentally friendly as we took the MAX (the lightrail that runs in Portland) to enjoy the #1 "green" city in America. Our first stop was Powell's books--a huge used/new bookstore that takes up an entire city block. aka: Brandon's dream.

after jaunting about the city, we took the streetcar down to Brandon's favorite little Tawainese place. I think Emily was a little scared as we walked into this hole in the wall, but seemed to like the food well enough:) After that we decided to walk along the waterfront park on our way back to the MAX station. The following pictures are of us in front of the Hawthorne Bridge (one of 8 or so bridges in our lovely city).

(Brandon and Emi tried once again to jump in unison...they seem to be getting better.)



thanks, emi for blessing us with your visit! we love you!