Saturday, May 09, 2009

A thumbs-up for Oregon

I discerned a characteristic of Portland that would enchant me over the course of a week, as I explored restaurants and bars, artisanal cafes and mushrooming food carts, funky neighborhoods and weird little museums. Amid economic catastrophe — Oregon has the country’s second-highest unemployment rate — there was a general indifference to wealth. In its place was a dedication to the things that really matter: hearty food and drink, cultural pursuits both high and low, days in the outdoors and evenings out with friends.
Amen to that! That was an excerpt from this travel piece in the NY Times.

Oregon is wonderful, even to me who does'nt drink, nor eat fish :-)

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