A friend who had lived in Portland for several years had told us that the city's Japanese Gardens would take us half a day to explore. We went through them in an hour and a half. This was partly due to the pouring rain we sloughed through the morning we were there. Though lovely they are relatively small, and, to my mind, not worth the rather hefty admission charge.
After wandering a bit we found cover from the relentless rain and, consulting the map of the gardens, realized that we had seen everything. The rain kept us from fully exploring the mountain top park where the gardens are located. The park is a lush oasis. In addition to the Japanese Gardens there is a Rose Garden, Portland calls itself the Rose City, and the city's zoo.
We decided, as we had spent far less time than we had allotted for the gardens, to take in the Columbia River Gorge and it's waterfalls, which we had originally planned to visit the following day. We returned to the hotel and got directions and maps to the gorge from the two lovely, gracious, helpful ladies at the reception desk, they were a delight to deal with the entire length of our stay, and were on our way to the waterfall wonderland.
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