Portland, Oregon: Powell's Books + Portland Art Museum

I hope you all had a merry Christmas!  

I apologize for not posting before leaving on my Christmas vacation to

PORTLAND, OREGON

(well, Kelso, Washington actually),

but life just whizzed by those last few days before I left.

Here's a quick recap of a day trip we took into downtown Portland:

We went to 

Powell's City of Books

...and I decided I want to move in. I could spend a life time perusing their shelves.

This place had not only newly published books

but hard to find VINTAGE books as well. Oh. My. Goodness.

We grabbed a quick bite at Baja Fresh:

(I know it's probably nothing special to a lot of you out there, but for us Utahans, 

it was AWESOME to have good gluten-free, dairy free food. Mmm....)

...then headed to the Portland Art Museum.  We saw some of my favorite artists, like...

Mark Rothko...

 ...& Franz Kline.

Amazing.  

There were also some artist's works that I didn't recognize but were inspiring none-the-less:

... and some pieces that were down-right creepy (in my opinion).

We couldn't tell if this installation was a real person or not. 

Since he looked like a serial killer, I avoided getting too close.

Did I mention there were Franz Klines?

Seriously, I fell in love with Portland.  

I am smitten with all the cafes, shopping, culture, the hustle and bustle, 

and you just can't beat their scenery.

Who knows, maybe the hubby and I will end up there one day?

What did you do for the holidays??