Things to do in Portland?

Hit up the Japanese Garden
Lot of great breweries as well

go see the waterfalls along columbia river gorge
go to wineries south of town

Oregon. Kind of a random trip

Thanks for the links.

Friday night we got in at about 5:30 PM. Took the train to our hotel in the Pearl district.

Had some awesome ramen at Boxer Ramen. We then bar hopped some, went to Al’s Den & went to Multomah’s Whiskey Library.

On Saturday we went to the farmers market & had breakfast. We then went to the Japanese gardens followed by the zoo. Had a late lunch at Deschutes Brewery. We then did some shopping to pass the time. Went to the Departure roof top bar for drinks. Got some late night pizza at sizzle pie & called it a night.

Today is a brunch cruise on the river & then the rest of the day to do whatever. Tomorrow is Hillsboro & cannon beach.

If you must go to Hillsboro, ABV Public House is worth a stop.

Suicide wings are exceptional (if you like heat in epic proportions)

Colorado Pork Green chili Poutine is also excellent.

Great bottle shop at the place for beer to go as well.

I second the nomination of ABV. Warning - it's a little hard to find, but worth it, once you do find it. Great tap list, tons of bottles/cans, and the food is very good. Wood-fired pizza, burgers, and some unusual stuff, like boar sausages, pig shanks, lamb burger, elk burger, frog legs, escargot, etc.

Fort George is the place to go in Astoria for beer. The Astoria column is very cool. It's a tower on the highest point in town. Stunning panoramic views.

You might want to drive across the bridge to Washington. Nothing there, but the bridge is neat and you get nice views while crossing.

ETA: ABV Pub is right on HWY 26 heading out to Cannon Beach (You can see it from the Brookwood/Helvetia exit), so it is a very convenient stop either to or from the beach.

I'm going to add that in Hillsboro, the Orenco Station area is pretty cool. It's a good place to catch the train downdtown, and there are a lot of shops and restaurants within a few blocks of the train station. Orenco Taphouse is a good place to get a beer. Not as big as ABV, and they don't sere food, but it's more intimate, and you can bring food in, if you want. I recommend the little Lebanese place just down the street called Salam. If your girlfriend is going to be living there, then I'm guessing you'll be back, and if not, she'll want to know about that.

Lots of apartments in Orenco Station. They are pricey, though.

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We also went to Cannon Beach

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We also hiked the Ecola State Park

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Some of the most beautiful scenery in the entire country