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My vacation to Portland is coming to a close, and it’s been a fantastic past few days. The wife and I stayed at the Hotel deLuxe (a affordable nice hotel), and now we’re enjoying the best that PDX has to offer. Unfortunately, our plane has been delayed well over an hour, so we’ll miss our connection flight to Houston as well.

Even though the trip is ending a bit more slowly than I’d hoped, it’s been a really great getaway. The highlight, for me, was the snow that lasted from morning till midday. Giant snowflakes fell for hours nearly all day today, and in some places in Portland even stuck to the ground, giving a beautiful white overcoat to the landscape.

The non-snow days of the trip were equally enjoyable. The wife and I had a great time walking and shopping around downtown. It’s such a more pedestrian friendly city than Houston, if for nothing else than the weather permits it! The temperature was in the mid to upper forties our whole trip. It was so nice to actually have a reason to wear long sleeves! Houston heat is near miserable even with 1 short-sleeve layer.

I’m looking forward to my next trip back to Portland, whenever that may be. It certainly has my recommendation!

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