What is essential to see and do in Portland (Oregon) in one day

Another great day on the road and idyllic landscapes of forests and mountains during our road trip through the United States.

En route north along the West Coast, today we have traveled a journey of 600 kilometers that has seemed short thanks to that natural environment.

Around noon we arrived at Portland, a city where a fair was being held.

Portland is located next to the Columbia rivers y Willamette, and with around 600,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city in the state of Oregon.

Portland is considered a "green City" because people care for natural resources and sustainability more than in other places.

And it is also known worldwide as a great center of art and culture, and numerous artists and creators reside there.

My daughter Mariona He once spent a few weeks in this city on a school exchange.

As a curiosity, I will tell you that the television series "The Simpson" It is set in Portland.

As soon as you arrive at Portland and leave the car in a car park, we went straight to a nice Irish pub where we had a simple and very correct meal. The truth is that we were already hungry.

For about four hours We have walked throughout the city center, walking the pleasant walk that runs next to the river, where we could see a large number of metal bridges that crossed it.

There were many people celebrating the summer festival, sharing food, quite a few barbecues, generally in limited areas.

There were also groups playing music, and even a choir of people who seemed Amish or similar.

We walked through the green gardens that surround the river as the city's central park, and we were also able to see several statues dedicated to the pioneers who reached the city a few centuries ago.

We find that Portland It also has trams for public transportation, and we took a photograph next to some copper statues that imitated seals in the middle of a sidewalk.

La city ​​of portland It was full of flowers, which increased the festive air and served as an attractive decoration.

There is also a Chinatown Chinatown, which we finally did not visit.

But if we enter the museum dedicated to the history of the city, and we approach, without entering, the stadium where the Portland Trail Blazers where various Spanish basketball players have landed over the years to begin their experience in the North American NBA league.

In sum, we can affirm that Portland It is, without a doubt, a rich, prosperous, orderly and green city.

Late in the afternoon we returned to the hotel which was located near the airport.

The time during the journey to Portland It has been cloudy, much warmer than in San Francisco, Yes indeed.

Upon arriving in Portland we found a bright, blue, clear day with a high temperature, about 35º.

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