A Visit To Asia And A Pizza Dinner
My second son turned 8-years old this past weekend.
For his celebration, he chose to go to a Portland Beavers baseball game, preceded by a pizza dinner, some splashing in a big fountain at a nearby park and a trip to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. (I think that’s totally cool.)
The Chinese Garden is one of the most beautiful places in all of Portland. In the late 1980′s, when the city became a sister city to Suzhou, China, the idea of building a “scholar’s garden” in Portland started to take root. It took another 20 years and $12 million dollars but finally the project was completed in 2000 on a site in the Chinatown neighborhood that was formerly a parking lot.
Remarkably, Portland is also home to the Portland Japanese Garden, as well. The Japanese garden is even more spectacular, set on 5 acres on the west hill overlooking the city.
It was a beautiful, sunny, breezy day spent walking hand-in-hand with my newly minted 8-year old.
If you’re ever in town, well, we recommend both…and pizza!
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