Portland

Except for the idea that most of the year there is rain, that aside last I was here I had an opportunity to explore a very fine restaurant right by the Amtrak Station, as I am a person who truly enjoys train travel over plane travel.

I understand also that Oregon is very much a good place for bicycling, so my next trip there I really think I should ride my bike there as it is also along the Pacific Coast Trail after you leave from Vancouver, BC.

My favorite city I’ve ever visited.
I want to go back one day.
Maybe even live there.

I have spent most of my twenty-two years in Portland, and I love it here. I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live, to be totally honest. It’s nice because it’s not too big and overcrowded, but it’s not so small that you get bored. It’s pretty clean, the people are mostly friendly, there is a ton of culture and really neat resources available to take advantage of, no matter what your interests are. I get considerably irritable with all the nut ball left-winged environmentalists, as well as the flamboyant and boisterous gay community, and especially with the damn bicyclists who think they are motorized vehicles. But none of those things are the end of the world. Portland is awesome in spite of its psychotic “green” cult. Lots of nice restaurants, pretty diverse populations, very trendy, maybe a little snooty sometimes, cool museums and lots of outdoorsy stuff if that’s your thing. I don’t mind the weather here, since I prefer to stay out of the sun. It seems to me like people exaggerate how much and how often it actually rains here. It’s no worse than Seattle. But I think it’s much nicer overall.

I used to live in Portland until I was about 9 years old and have visited nearly every summer afterward. It’s an absolutely gorgeous city with a lot to offer, and about an hour out of the city you can enjoy a hike along the Multnomah Falls, the slopes on Mt. Hood, and the beautiful rocky Oregon coastline.

The weather sucks.