June 28, 2004

Portland, the day after

Riding the Metro in this morning has put my whole trip to Portland into an interesting perspective, and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it right now. I have these vague impressions of quaintness, maybe; definitely West Coast-ness; some thoughts on a “small city playing at being a larger one;” smart growth at its best, so like a park, yet so like a city, too! But on top of it all, a whole bunch of “I like this” and “I like that.” Nothing constructive right now. Nothing to write a blog about. Not right now.

For now, I’ll leave you with my un-official survey of Portland coffee. All these shops were found within a few blocks of one another, and all are different shops. Even the four Starbucks. For such a small city, there sure are variety of ways to get yourself caffeinated.

Posted by kenji at June 28, 2004 09:52 AM

Becca at June 28, 2004 12:12 PM

Rumor has it that it is a rainy much of the time in Portland. I can see where coffee would be a good and necessary thing for that type of situation. I know a dreary day is ever so much more pleasant with a hot steamy cup of coffee.

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