Saturday Market - Saturday August 7th

I know that my heavily pregnant wife, currently single parenting whilst I galavant in the Pacific North West will not have much sympathy for this, but it's been a truly exhausting week here so I've been looking forward to some R&R. I've spent the week polling all the Docs and Techs for suggestions and have settled on spending today exploring Portland downtown and hiring a car to explore further afield tomorrow.

Saturday is market day in downtown Portland and the freaks (sorry, "counter-culturalists") are out in force. The area under the Burnside bridge is filled with hundreds of stalls with artists selling their own work. Good for a browse with a few gems amongst the tut. Of more interest to me, there are loads of food stalls - I broadened my gastronomical horizons with Philly Cheese Steak, Burrito salad and Cheesecake on a stick.

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - 'The Schnitz'

After hanging around the market and listening to the bands that play there I wandered back to the hotel via the cultural district. Tomorrow - road trip!