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
2月1日 至 2月2日 價格為每晚 HK$656
HK$656
合共 HK$743
2 月 1 日 - 2 月 2 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及免費泊車任你盡享。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! (1,126 則評價)
Polite staff, good location

評價日期:2026 年 1 月 18 日

溫哥華市中心凱富套房酒店
溫哥華市中心波特蘭區英迪格酒店IHG 旗下酒店

溫哥華市中心波特蘭區英迪格酒店IHG 旗下酒店

3.5 out of 5
550 Waterfront Way Vancouver WA
2月1日 至 2月2日 價格為每晚 HK$1,310
HK$1,310
合共 HK$1,693
2 月 1 日 - 2 月 2 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5 間餐廳、2 間酒吧/酒廊及早餐 (收費)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。Esther Short 公園及州際大橋等熱門景點就在附近。
9.4/10 Exceptional! (444 則評價)
The hotel was excellent as well as the hospitality. The beds were very comfortable

評價日期:2026 年 1 月 8 日

溫哥華市中心波特蘭區英迪格酒店IHG 旗下酒店
杜尼威波特蘭希爾頓酒店

杜尼威波特蘭希爾頓酒店

4.5 out of 5
545 SW Taylor St Portland OR
1月25日 至 1月26日 價格為每晚 HK$1,162
HK$1,162
合共 HK$1,348
1 月 25 日 - 1 月 26 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在波特蘭入住此豪華酒店。這裡備有頂樓露台、24 小時健身設備及代客泊車 (收費)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。莫達中心及奧勒岡動物園等熱門景點就在附近。
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,004 則評價)
good

評價日期:2025 年 7 月 22 日

杜尼威波特蘭希爾頓酒店
派拉蒙酒店

派拉蒙酒店

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
2月1日 至 2月2日 價格為每晚 HK$747
HK$747
合共 HK$870
2 月 1 日 - 2 月 2 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! (3,142 則評價)
The staff are helpful

評價日期:2025 年 11 月 2 日

派拉蒙酒店
馬克史賓塞酒店

馬克史賓塞酒店

3 out of 5
409 Sw 11th Ave Portland OR
1月27日 至 1月28日 價格為每晚 HK$654
HK$654
合共 HK$759
1 月 27 日 - 1 月 28 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方便泊車特點。莫達中心及奧勒岡動物園等熱門景點就在附近。
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,965 則評價)
This was a perfect stay, as usual. It’s the place I always choose to stay when in Portland!

評價日期:2026 年 1 月 18 日

馬克史賓塞酒店
波特蘭機場拉迪森酒店

波特蘭機場拉迪森酒店

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
1月28日 至 1月29日 價格為每晚 HK$756
HK$756
合共 HK$915
1 月 28 日 - 1 月 29 日
連稅及其他費用
歡迎在波特蘭入住此高爾夫球酒店。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,旅客都讚賞這裡的早餐及餐廳。莫達中心及喀斯喀特車站等熱門景點就在附近。
8.8/10 Excellent! (2,953 則評價)
The room was clean and quiet. The rhotel also has a full bar and restaurant.

評價日期:2026 年 1 月 19 日

波特蘭機場拉迪森酒店
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

莫達中心和波特蘭國際賽道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
肯頓

肯頓

留步肯頓期間,不妨一遊波特蘭國際賽道或鷺湖高爾夫球場等景點,並於肯頓 - 北丹佛大道站或德爾塔公園 - 凡波特站乘搭地鐵,看盡市內更多面相!

肯頓
俯瞰

俯瞰

身在俯瞰,何不一遊天鵝島或威拉米特河等熱門景點,並於北基林斯沃思站或北普雷斯科特站乘搭地鐵,看盡市內更多面相?

俯瞰
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
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,何不一遊莫達中心或科爾伍德國家高爾夫球場等熱門景點,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

莫達中心和勞埃德中心購物商場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


溫哥華市區