Portland Art Museum, Powell's City of Books and Deschutes Brewery
Spending a day in downtown Portland with the boys is fun, and we definitely need to do it more regularly. On our Spring Break trip downtown, we started at the Portland Art Museum. It’s free for kids 17 and under. Only $10 for adults. The museum is huge. You could get seriously lost with all of the floors and the underground tunnel that links the two buildings. The boys lasted about an hour and a half. Ben liked the contemporary art, the Native American collection is very cool, and the classical/impressionist collection is neat as well. Joe and Sam had the most fun circling and examining a very, to scale, naked male sculpture. Ben was so embarrassed!
We got lunch at the new Portland expansion of the Deschutes Brewery. The kids love that restaurant in Bend, so they were excited to try this one. Sam and Joe tried the bread pretzel. They didn’t go for it, but I’m telling you it was awesome! I took them home and shared with Brian. The garlic, mustard, cream cheese sauce it comes with is sooooo yummy. Ben had the wings as usual. He actually shared them, and Joe discovered that he likes the hot wings. He likes them a lot 🙂
Lunch was followed by an awe-inspiring trip to Powell’s City of Books. The store is amazing. We got the map and just stood there for a few minutes. The kids filled a basket full of great books and started reading as soon as we got in the car. And, they read all afternoon when we got home. I think we’ll start summer vacation that way as well. Very neat. Oh, but don’t park in the Powell’s parking garage. That thing is sooo steep and so scary. It’s probably what the boys will remember most about the trip!
