Newcastle to Portland
Aug 21st 2007, 11:33 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
I would be happy to bring you what you want but don't know if you are near to my dauhgter?
Aug 21st 2007, 11:35 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
Hi Ruby - and welcome to BE.
I've been here - Caprial's Bistro - in Sellwood (not downtown though).
They have a cooking show on TV. Check out their menu online -
http://www.caprialandjohnskitchen.com/bistro/index.html
Depending which side or town your daughter lives may make a difference. What suburb?
Also McMenamins' Black Rabbit at Edgewater is enjoyable - a bit of a drive to the east. An interesting spot!
I've been here - Caprial's Bistro - in Sellwood (not downtown though).
They have a cooking show on TV. Check out their menu online -
http://www.caprialandjohnskitchen.com/bistro/index.html
Depending which side or town your daughter lives may make a difference. What suburb?
Also McMenamins' Black Rabbit at Edgewater is enjoyable - a bit of a drive to the east. An interesting spot!
Aug 21st 2007, 11:35 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
BTW don't upset Ray and he doesn't like smilies.
Aug 21st 2007, 11:37 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
blimey this is hard. how did you get the dancing mouse????
Aug 21st 2007, 11:43 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
First off - welcome in advance to Portland.
The Alameda brew pub at 4675 NE Fremont has great food.
Gustav's at 50th and NE Sandy has a limited menu but is very good.
Il Piato at 2348 SE Ankeny has excellent Italian fare.
Lots of higher end places downtown and in the Pearl District (check out -http://portland.citysearch.com/find/section/portland/restaurants.html).
For something completely different you could try the Mount Hood Railroad (www.mounthoodrailroad.com). This is a two-hour out-and-back scenic train ride where they serve brunch (or dinner on the evening train). It leaves out of Hood River, a town 60-miles east of Portland so requires a car to get to it. Well worth it though as the food is excellent and the views of Mount Hood are stunning. Treated my folks to a Sunday brunch trip the last time they came to visit and they were not dissapointed.
Have a great trip!
The Alameda brew pub at 4675 NE Fremont has great food.
Gustav's at 50th and NE Sandy has a limited menu but is very good.
Il Piato at 2348 SE Ankeny has excellent Italian fare.
Lots of higher end places downtown and in the Pearl District (check out -http://portland.citysearch.com/find/section/portland/restaurants.html).
For something completely different you could try the Mount Hood Railroad (www.mounthoodrailroad.com). This is a two-hour out-and-back scenic train ride where they serve brunch (or dinner on the evening train). It leaves out of Hood River, a town 60-miles east of Portland so requires a car to get to it. Well worth it though as the food is excellent and the views of Mount Hood are stunning. Treated my folks to a Sunday brunch trip the last time they came to visit and they were not dissapointed.
Have a great trip!
Aug 21st 2007, 11:45 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
Aug 21st 2007, 12:09 pm
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
hi Ruby,
Yes, we can all see your posts--anyone in the world can, so don't put too much personal info about where everyone lives and all that.
If you want to send a Private Message to someone, click on their name and select the option there. Then you will be able to message without everyone reading it.
You can access your own Private Messages from the link in the top right hand side of the page.
This page might help you learn how to use the forum a bit: http://britishexpats.com/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_faq
You can see on the right hand side of our posts that some people have their location listed (so you know some of the Oregon answerers). I also live in Portland. My husband is from the south coast, not Newcastle, but he still talks funny. <g>
This is another beautiful place the two of you might want to visit while you are here: http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=3
I haven't eaten at this particular McMenamin's Pub, but it's quite upscale. We'd all be happy to chime in with ideas of things you can do while here.. Portland is a friendly place!
mo
Yes, we can all see your posts--anyone in the world can, so don't put too much personal info about where everyone lives and all that.
If you want to send a Private Message to someone, click on their name and select the option there. Then you will be able to message without everyone reading it.
You can access your own Private Messages from the link in the top right hand side of the page.
This page might help you learn how to use the forum a bit: http://britishexpats.com/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_faq
You can see on the right hand side of our posts that some people have their location listed (so you know some of the Oregon answerers). I also live in Portland. My husband is from the south coast, not Newcastle, but he still talks funny. <g>
This is another beautiful place the two of you might want to visit while you are here: http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=3
I haven't eaten at this particular McMenamin's Pub, but it's quite upscale. We'd all be happy to chime in with ideas of things you can do while here.. Portland is a friendly place!
mo
Aug 21st 2007, 2:27 pm
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
I lived on NW 23rd street for a couple of years and I still miss that "park and walk" culture.
I think the OP should take her daughter to Marakesh. Do you know the name of the refurbished theater I'm talking about? It was so gorgeous and right down there somewhere.
Aug 21st 2007, 4:54 pm
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
Hellooooo you gorgeous beast
I lived on NW 23rd street for a couple of years and I still miss that "park and walk" culture. I think the OP should take her daughter to Marakesh.
Do you know the name of the refurbished theater I'm talking about? It was so gorgeous and right down there somewhere.
I lived on NW 23rd street for a couple of years and I still miss that "park and walk" culture.
I think the OP should take her daughter to Marakesh. Do you know the name of the refurbished theater I'm talking about? It was so gorgeous and right down there somewhere.
Park and walk culture?! You must be dreaming.. it's more like drive and drive and drive and drive and then maybe park 25 blocks-from-where-you-were-hoping-for now. Some of us call it NW Trendy Third Ave when we're being cute (my first-ever apartment on my own was at 23rd & Glisan.. 5th floor penthouse on a hill, it was *amazing* as the kids these days say....).
Some say that NW is the most densely populated piece of urban real estate (er, it wouldn't be urban otherwise, right?) west of NYC, but I wouldn't really know for a fact. It's still a cool 'hood, but the big box retailers have changed the boutique-y feel. And Music Millenium is closing their store there, so down goes the last of the great independant music stores (forgive me, Father, I have not purchased an LP in more years than I can count).
You need to come up for a visit, L. It's still a nice place.
A streetcar runs down 23rd now. http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/
Aug 22nd 2007, 5:56 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
Some Great Recommendation's here. I will have to check some of them out! 
Aug 22nd 2007, 7:05 am
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Re: Newcastle to Portland
Your daughter's bound to want ham and pease pudding stotties from Greggs... it's what this Makem craves right now....
