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	Dad's trip to the Pacific Northwest to recruit a new surgeon for CRSQA was the perfect excuse for Austin to come along and enjoy the sights. Flying Southwest Airlines lets both Glenn and Austin build up frequent flyer miles and pretty soon a free trip. It looks like Austin just might get a free trip before Dad!

Beautiful downtown Portland with the Willamette River dividing East and West and the Columbia on the north separating Oregon from Washington.

We stayed at the restored 1902 Multanomah Hotel, now an Embassy Suite. Possibly the nicest hotel and two room suite we've ever had. We even did room service!

We missed it last time we were in Portland, so this time we were sure to visit the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, OMSI for short.

OMSI was great with many fun things to do. Here Austin is riding a virtual gravity machine. You really feel like you're in a flying spaceship as it bounces you around on hydraulic lifts.

With all the numbered pieces in place and enough hands, you could complete an entire arch right down to the keystone.

The challenge of Tower Builder was to make a structure at least 18" tall that could withstand a simulated earthquake. Living in California paid off because Austin & Dad's design was over 20" and took everything they could hand out.

Dad and his funky restaurants! Our hotel was in downtown Portland just around the corner from China Town where this cool old diner was found.

Here is a great night shot of downtown Portland with Mt. Hood and a full moon in the background.

A Gray Line tour took us all around town including to the Forestry Museum. All made of wood with many displays. The best part was it was next to the zoo where Austin found a hat he liked.

The tour continued to Portland's Japanese Gardens. This pagoda is from Portland's sister city Sapporo. The stones are in the shape of Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Here are Dad and Austin at the Japanese Gardens. Supposedly these gardens are better maintained than many in Japan and are truly authentic. It sure was beautiful.

Talk about meticulous maintenance! He is actually using a pair of tweezers to weed the garden!

Flowers, brooks, rock gardens, trees, even a bridge so Austin can get a better look at the Koi.

Appropriately named Heavenly Falls at the end of the Strolling Pond Garden.

This is the Strolling Pond Garden that flows to the bottom of the water falls. It is full of huge Koi. Austin was able to pet one!

The Sapporo pagoda can be seen through this large wisteria arbor.

This is the Guardian Stone and gate as we ended the walking tour.

That's all for this short trip to Portland. It was fun for just Austin and Dad to have a trip together. Even though they missed their flight back home and ended up waiting, it was in the Red Carpet room so they really didn't mind all that much.

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The Hagele Family & Friends