溫哥華市區

波特蘭

Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem
Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem
A miserably wet day to have an alternator die out on the freeway, but the subsequent journey to the closest open mechanic deposited me next to this beautiful structure.  Originally a First Christian Church, it was built in 1925 to house a thriving congregation which had outgrown its most recent house of worship.  The building is now home to the unaffiliated Compass Church.

Even on a horribly grey day, the austere beauty of the place shines through.

http://ncbible.org/nwh/WaClark.html

And, yes, I love the #Architecture of the place.
No longer a theater, this is now a gallery and the offices of Vancouver's Farmers Market.

But it has a storied past, and in 2017 will be 150 years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slocum_House_%28Vancouver,_Washington%29
The talking clocktower with the dancing salmon at Esther Short Park.

The cylindrical building in the background is a local landmark -- a set of apartments known as the "Smith Tower," (officially Mid-Columbia Manor).

But that's a subject for another day.


http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2007/11/esther_short_park.html

熱門景點

當地玩樂


熱門溫哥華市區酒店及住宿

溫哥華市中心凱富套房酒店

溫哥華市中心凱富套房酒店

2.5 out of 5
401 E 13th Street Vancouver WA
3月31日 至 4月1日 價格為每晚 HK$685
HK$685
合共 HK$774
3 月 31 日 - 4 月 1 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在溫哥華入住此商務酒店。這裡備有免費早餐、免費 Wi-Fi及季節性室外泳池任你盡享。在我們收到的評價中,旅客都讚賞這裡的早餐及熱心員工。Esther Short 公園及溫哥華堡國家歷史遺址等熱門景點就在附近。
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,162 則評價)
If I need a hotel in the PDX area. This is where I go.

評價日期:2026 年 3 月 6 日

溫哥華市中心凱富套房酒店
溫哥華濱水區 AC 酒店

溫哥華濱水區 AC 酒店

3.5 out of 5
333 W COLUMBIA WAY Vancouver WA
3月22日 至 3月23日 價格為每晚 HK$1,400
HK$1,400
合共 HK$1,567
3 月 22 日 - 3 月 23 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在溫哥華入住此酒店。這裡備有免費 Wi-Fi、早餐 (收費)及健身設施任你盡享。在我們收到的評價中,旅客都讚賞這裡的熱心員工及住宿整體狀況。州際大橋及Esther Short 公園等熱門景點就在附近。
溫哥華濱水區 AC 酒店
派拉蒙酒店

派拉蒙酒店

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
3月22日 至 3月23日 價格為每晚 HK$742
HK$742
合共 HK$865
3 月 22 日 - 3 月 23 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在波特蘭入住此商務酒店。這裡備有免費 Wi-Fi、早餐 (收費)及24 小時健身設備任你盡享。在我們收到的評價中,旅客都讚賞這裡的餐廳及酒吧。莫達中心及奧勒岡動物園等熱門景點就在附近。
9.2/10 Wonderful! (3,258 則評價)
The staff are helpful

評價日期:2025 年 11 月 2 日

派拉蒙酒店
公園巷套房酒店

公園巷套房酒店

2.5 out of 5
809 SW King Avenue Portland OR
3月11日 至 3月12日 價格為每晚 HK$735
HK$735
合共 HK$852
3 月 11 日 - 3 月 12 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在波特蘭入住此酒店。這裡備有免費 Wi-Fi、免費泊車及健身設施任你盡享。在我們收到的評價中,旅客都讚賞這裡的熱心員工及整潔客房。莫達中心及奧勒岡動物園等熱門景點就在附近。
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,671 則評價)
Late check in due to flight cancelled, but didn't explain change reservation, which cause we had to moved out the room in the evening from the 2nd day of our 3 day booking. Hopefully we didn't get double charged.

評價日期:2025 年 11 月 15 日

公園巷套房酒店
波特蘭坎布里亞酒店 - 珍珠區

波特蘭坎布里亞酒店 - 珍珠區

3 out of 5
165 NW Park Ave Portland OR
3月30日 至 3月31日 價格為每晚 HK$898
HK$898
合共 HK$1,041
3 月 30 日 - 3 月 31 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在波特蘭入住此酒店。這裡備有免費 Wi-Fi、早餐 (收費)及健身設施任你盡享。莫達中心及奧勒岡動物園等熱門景點就在附近。
9.8/10 Exceptional! (313 則評價)
非常新。餐廳很棒

評價日期:2025 年 11 月 16 日

波特蘭坎布里亞酒店 - 珍珠區
波特蘭機場假日酒店 IHG 旗下酒店

波特蘭機場假日酒店 IHG 旗下酒店

3 out of 5
8439 Ne Columbia Blvd Portland OR
3月30日 至 3月31日 價格為每晚 HK$547
HK$547
合共 HK$635
3 月 30 日 - 3 月 31 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在波特蘭入住此商務酒店。這裡備有免費 Wi-Fi、早餐 (收費)及免費機場接駁車任你盡享。在我們收到的評價中,旅客都讚賞這裡的熱心員工及整潔客房。莫達中心及科爾伍德國家高爾夫球場等熱門景點就在附近。
波特蘭機場假日酒店 IHG 旗下酒店
過去 24 小時內找到的最低每晚價格 (2 位成人 1 晚)。價格及供應情況可能會出現變動。可能設有其他條款。

溫哥華市區其他地區

北波特蘭

北波特蘭

波特蘭國際賽道和智利中心僅是北波特蘭其中兩個熱門景點,而你記住要探索這裡的優美河畔!只要於德爾塔公園 - 凡波特站或博覽中心站登上地鐵,即可遍遊區內更多名勝。

北波特蘭
China town, Portland Oregon..

波特蘭西北地區

留步波特蘭西北地區期間,不妨一遊利夫·埃里克森小徑或報業大享宅第等景點,並於西北第二十三街及馬歇爾街站或NW Northrup & 22nd 站乘搭地鐵,看盡市內更多面相!

波特蘭西北地區
艾略特

艾略特

身在艾略特期間,不妨一遊奇幻宴會廳等熱門景點,並於阿爾比納 - 密西西比站乘搭地鐵,看盡市內更多面相!

艾略特
The Portland skyline on a crisp clear winter night. The Eastbank Esplanade is an ideal stroll the see this beautiful city at any hour of the day.
#Oregon #Portland #skyline #night #Eastbankesplanade

東北波特蘭

身在東北波特蘭,何不一遊科爾伍德國家高爾夫球場或石窟等熱門景點,並於帕克羅斯-薩姆納轉運中心站或東北第 82 大道站乘搭地鐵,看盡市內更多面相?

東北波特蘭
Moda Center which includes signage

勞埃德區

勞埃德中心購物商場和莫達中心僅是勞埃德區其中兩個熱門景點,而你記住要探索這裡的大熱商店!只要於東北格蘭德與穆特諾瑪站或NE 7th & Holladay 站登上地鐵,即可遍遊區內更多名勝。

勞埃德區
Pearl District which includes outdoor art

珍珠區

不妨稍花時間遊覽百老匯橋等景點,認識珍珠區的風土民情,並探索這裡的豐富餐飲選擇!只須於西北 10 街與 Johnson 街站或西北11街及約翰遜站登上地鐵,你即可賞遍區內更多面相。

珍珠區


溫哥華市區