Portland and Seattle

We woke up yesterday in our yurt with the sun streaming in from the oculus-skylight in the roof. Then we headed into Portland for a yummy breakfast of brioche french toast and mushroom panini.  We checked out Powell's Bookstore, which is a full city block of books.  We also found a couple of cool stores called Jackpot Records and Billy Galaxy, which sell vinyl and retro toys, respectively.  Billy Galaxy had an entire cabinet full of GI Joes, and another of Transformers. While we were crossing Pioneer Square, we learned that a movie was being filmed there.  The working title of the film is "The Crowley Project," and allegedly it stars Harrison Ford.  We know it stars Brendan Frazer, because we saw him get in a cab while the cameras were rolling.  It's possible Allen was on the Portland local news last night, because the lady that he asked for the scoop on the movie was a local reporter.  So, we didn't get there early enough to be extras, who apparently weren't getting paid, but we did get to see them set and film a scene.  We also learned that it's extremely tedious and involved to set up an action scene, even when it's just an actor getting into a cab with party balloons.

After Portland, we headed up to Seattle, where we're staying with Nick and Gita, friends from Emory.  They have an amazing place here in a great neighborhood, and two friendly dogs, which has been great for us, since we've been missing Agee terribly.  Nick and Gita have made us feeel right at home and it was great to catch up with them.  We had some delicious local Thai food last night, and we're going to head into Seattle to check it out.  First stop: Pike Place Market. I'll post yurt, Portland, and Seattle photos later.