Lan Su Chinese Garden & Saturday Market

This is the Lan Su Chinese Garden. It was created in 1999. Portland decided they needed a Chinese Garden.

We had a docent give us a tour and we learned a lot of esoterica. Nice place and tour.

The market is huge and each merchant must be present to discuss the wares created by themselves. I must say "been there, done that". The same jewelry creators, wood carvers, etc. we see in all markets.

But here they add the river and music which makes it very festive.

Ed deciding to have Polish Sausage for lunch.

Some of the musicians.

These guys were great.

Day 1 in Portland

The clematis are huge here as are the rhododendrons.


The dining room in our apt.


The living room.

This Victorian is next door to our bldg. We are living in Irvington, an historic suburb just across the river from downtown. It is very beautiful.


This is the central downtown square. The week we are here is Rose Festival. It is appropriate that Oregon celebrate flowers. Everything grows here in abundance and profusion.

While walking thru the Pearl District, we came upon the Culinary Institute. The students produce a 3-course lunch for $12 per person. How could we pass that up? The presentations were beautiful and the food was very good.

I would love to rearrange these photos to put them in order, but I haven't figured that part out yet.

This is our apt. building. We have 1/2 of the ground floor.

Help! We need suggestions.

Ed and I are now in Portland and we are clueless. We will be here a week and then on to a month in Seattle and three weeks in Vancouver. Please send us your suggestions for things to do, see, eat, travel to, etc. Our e mail addresses are as follows: Ed's: edwardarutledge@gmail.com; Janet's: earutledge@bellsouth.net. Thank you.

Crater Lake, Oregon 36 degrees F....................

So this is Crater Lake which is a very beautiful blue color because it was created by the explosion of a volcanoe which obliterated a mountain and then was filled up with water.

This is a national park which was created by Teddy Roosevelt.

So people, on the 2nd of June, 2011, I'm in 35 degree F weather!!!! I'm in a snow tunnel.

This is a good place. It's on the road between SF and Portland. It's worth a stop.

The Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon

This is the ticket office.


This is their Globe.

Ashland is very beautiful and this is a very comprehensive emersion in Shakespeare.

The rest of San Francisco......

These shots are taken from the Top of the Mark. In times gone by, this was the place to go to have a drink and be high up and take shots of the city. But those times are gone. This place has lost its luster. It is just an old gal that needs to be refurbished. Be warned!!! You can't get a cocktail before 5 and they don't even give you a plate of peanuts, even tho the drinks are very dear. So screw the Top of the Mark. Too bad.

Alcatraz, etc.

I don't know whose idea it was to go to Alcatraz, but, in any event, we booked the tickets and on a rainy morning here we were on the way with a boatload of people from all over the world. PR agents, you can do anything. Here is "the rock."


The main cellblock, etc.

The view of the mainland by the inmates.

Al Capone was here, etc.

After we left Alcatraz, we had lunch on Pier 39 and observed the seals. They are definitely hanging out.