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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Scenes from the Amtrak Cascades (Vancouver to Portland)

We got up really early to catch the Amtrak Cascades train which departs the Vancouver station at 6:40 AM. For the most part, the train follows the very scenic coastline into the U.S.



We filled out immigration papers (entry back into the U.S.), sent our luggage through the X-ray machine, and hopped on board the business class car. The trip to Portland is eight hours, so we opted for business class for the bigger seats.

These photos were taken along our journey in between stations with the Hipstamatic app.

 
 
 


Once we got into Portland, our friend Travis, with whom we were staying, picked us up from the station and took us to his new studio space called The Fieldhouse. He runs a design studio with his girlfriend, Lizy, called Scribbletone and shares the space with Jolby & Friends, and Cuban Council.



After the tour, we met up with some of their friends at Bunk Bar, which is owned by my friend Carol's brother, Nick, who Andy had become friends with on his last trip to Portland. We had some drinks and scooted over to Biwa for dinner. I had the onigiri, tofu cake (highly recommended!), and udon noodles. We returned back to Bunk Bar to close the night out.

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