I have to add to this!

I have just spent three days in Portland and we had a blast.

Powell's was magnificent, as expected (more, actually).

The weather was really, well, wet. It rained all the time. No different from Vancouver.

We had splendid coffees at Stumptown (they just opened one on Seattle's 12th avenue near Madison, as we found out on our way back to Vancouver BC).

We had great breakfast at Bijou Cafe (found thanks to the Stumptown recommendation, because it's next door to it).

We had WONDERFUL dinner at Genoa (although that recommendation came from another non-TE friend).

We touched a lot of wool at the Icebreaker store. (My husband is also a woolweenie.)

Wonderful long walk to Nob Hill.

Fantastic runs on the Wildwood Trail and on the river's esplanades.

Happy campers. Thanks for all the recommendations! We'll be back in Portland sometime soon.