So, we left Albany in the morning, stopped for some coffee, and headed to Portland. We got there at about 12:30, and walked around downtown. In Pioneer Square they were having a free jazz festival, so we stopped in to listen for a while. It was really fun. After a couple hours we stopped at one of the many Starbucks to get some tea, and continued walking around downtown, checking out all the eccentric shops and interesting people.
At 4 we went to check in to our hotel. It was so nice. The lobby was filled with nice chairs and couches, and huge windows with beautiful drapes. There were 2 leather chairs in front of a fireplace that was SO cozy.
The exterior of The Westin in Portland
The lobby of the Westin
We went to our room to find a huge king bed, an amazing spa bath and shower, and a view of the city from the 14th floor. It was really nice. We relaxed in the room and watched some tv before getting ready at 6 to head to our hotel lounge and have a drink before dinner. The lounge was very romantic, dimly lit with candles on each table. I had a glass of wine and Trav had a beer. I gave him t
he card I made him and he really liked it.Trav relaxin on the fluffy bed
We headed to the car at 8 to give ourselves plenty of time to find the Chart House. We ended up getting there in perfect time....about 5 minutes before our reservations. The parking was valet required, which was fun! We've never used valet parking!!
They took us to our table downstairs. The tables were all set up to look at the beautiful view. Even though they could all seat four people, they only had 2 chairs set up, both looking at the view. The back wall is windows from the floor to the ceiling and since the restaurant is on a hill, it gives a beautiful view of Portland. There is a fireplace on the side wall that gives the room a very cozy feeling. Our table was right next to the window, so we had a beautiful view. I don't think we could have been seated at a better table!
Trav and I
at the Chart House.The view of Portland from our table.
We were greeted right away by our waiter, who was very friendly. He brought us our wine right away, while we looked over our menu's. Everything on the menu looked so good! We both had a really hard time deciding. Trav decided on the Mahi Mahi that was crab crusted and in a dynamite cream sauce. I (after much deliberation) decided on live dungoness crab. When our server came to take our order I told him what a hard time time we had deciding. He said in that case he probably shouldn't tell me the specials. And he was right! 2 more delicious entrees! I ended up going with one of the specials. Salmon topped with artichoke hearts and crab, with sides of broccoli and rice. YUM! I am SO happy I went with that choice because it was delicious. I'm not sure I've ever had a meal that good. Trav's was amazing to! We shared bites of each others meals.
We arrived back at the hotel at 11 and relaxed in the bath and shower. We were relaxed and tired so we decided to call it a night. It was a wonderful day.
Sunday we slept in, and decided to take another bath and shower, because it was so relaxing the night before. The shower had 2 adjustable heads that made it extra soothing! Once we were ready, we headed to the Greek Cusina for lunch. We both got lamb gyro's with spanikopita and Greek salad. It was very tasty! After lunch we headed to the zoo.
I LOVE the zoo! I always have a blast going, and this time was no exception! We went through the petting zoo, and we got juice to feed to the birds! The birds came right up to you and sat on your arm or shoulder to drink the juice! It was really cool. We saw the elephant do tricks, and the lions and tigers and bears (oh my). We spent a few hours walking through and seeing all the animals. It was a BEAUTIFUL day to, which was nice....since we were walking outside! The sun was shining all day.
A bird drinking from my juice cup.
This little guy didn't even care about the juice, he just wanted to sit on my shoulder. :)
On our way home we stopped at the Winco in Salem to get our grocery shopping done. We got a good deal on some fillet mignon!!! I am looking forward to eating that for a few meals....one this week!
Now the weekend is over. It went by so fast, but it was very refreshing, relaxing, fun, and a great weekend getaway!
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