[Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland

[Eponymous]

Check out the Pittock Mansion in Portland; but the big geek in me says,
check the Maryhill Museum of Art, up the Gorge, for it's extensive
collection of chess sets...checkmate!

Brian

On 10/15/07, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ahh, Ground Kontrol, I had a blast there one time but didn't catch the
> name. There was a crazy band, sorta KISS-like but unique.... the whole pl=
ace
> felt retro-mod or something undescribably cool -- okay, I had a few drinks
> in me already and it was a quick stop on a raucous bachelor party tour...
> anyway, I think Portland has many riches to offer, depending on your mode.
> There's some sort of architecture tour I keep seeing people doing, and the
> river paths offer a nice stroll or bike ride (bikes can be rented too).
> Dining in the Pearl district is fancy & great but there's better
> bang-for-the-buck elsewhere.
>
> Along with Powell's, used music & clothing stores might appeal to others
> who aren't in the large urban environment much; and speaking of which, ri=
de
> an elevator up some tall building to catch a view :)
> I think our advice is too late for Jason D's weekend though!
>
> ben
>
>
>
> On 10/15/07, Jason LaPier < jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu> wrote:
> >
> >  I'll third the Japanese Gardens - my wife and I just went there on
> > Saturday - gorgeous this time of year with all the leaves changing colo=
r.
> > Other places I have to take my out of town friends that are geeky enoug=
h:
> > FreeGeek in SE, just off Hawthorne, Ground Kontrol (classic arcade + ba=
r -
> > tons of old arcade games that have new CRTs and whatnot), and of course,
> > Powell's. The Bagdad is another must if your friend enjoys beer - drink=
ing
> > microbrews in a theater is one of the unique things about Portland. I a=
lso
> > like to take people to Kennedy School - another McMenimins, it's an old
> > elementary school converted into a Restaurant/Bar/Movie Theater. Very
> > interesting.
> >
> > - Jason L.
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > *From:* euglug-bounces at euglug.org [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] *On
> > Behalf Of *Eponymous
> > *Sent:* Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:19 AM
> > *To:* Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> > *Subject:* Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland
> >
> > I'll second the Japanese Gardens, hike up Mt. Tabor,  Bishop's Close is
> > also cool, and Bike's over the Bridges is good for a Bostonian.  Let me=
 know
> > if he drinks beer or not!
> >
> > On 10/12/07, Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > This is off topic, but I'm wondering if any of you could give
> > > suggestions as to fun stuff to do in Portland.  An old friend from
> > > Utah contacted me, and he's going to be in Portland this weekend and
> > > maybe the next.
> > >
> > > He attends grad school at MIT.  I haven't seen him in a long time and
> > > I'm not sure what he likes to do.  I should probably have asked that
> > > first.
> > >
> > > At any rate, I'll let him know about the Slashdot party happening next
> > > week :)
> > >
> > > - Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com>
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