I attended “Portland Holiday Sampler: A Northwest Christmas” Exploritas (formerly Elderhostel) program from Saturday, December 12th to Wednesday, December 16th at a hotel near the Lloyd Center. On Saturday we had check-in & registration, dinner at the hotel and program orientation by our on-site group leader.
Following breakfast at the hotel on Sunday morning, we had a walking tour of Portland led by Peter Chaus, lunch at Southpark Restaurant, guided visit of Powell’s Books including the rare book room, dinner at hotel and a field trip to the Oregon Zoo for "Zoo lights" where we rode in the caboose of the Zoo Train.
On Monday we had a coffee tour and tasting after breakfast and visited Pittock Mansion nicely decorated for the holiday season. We had lunch on our own so Pat (from nearby Scappoose) and I ate lunch at Ram’s Head on NW Hoyt St. Afterwards the group did a tour and tasting at a micro-brewery and had dinner and sightseeing cruise on the Portland Spirit on the Willamette joining a parade of lighted boats.
After breakfast on Tuesday, we departed for Mt. Hood and a guided visit of Timberline Lodge on the snowy slopes. We visited Multnomah Falls which was partly frozen. After dinner in the hotel, we visited Pix Patisseries where we made individual desserts. Tomorrow I will have breakfast at the hotel and turn in my evaluation form.
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