Interstate MAX

Hopscotched up the new Interstate MAX line, sketching...

Rose Quarter

Albina/Mississippi

Overlook

Prescott

Killingsworth

Ainsworth Greenspace

Kenton

Vanport

San Juan de Ortega

Another hermitage catering to the passing pilgrim. This one didn't grow into a city, though, and is still not much more than a rest stop for weary pilgrims.

Portland Streetcar

 The first segment of the Portland Streetcar opened on July 20, 2001.  

Atlanta Airport

A long flight over the Atlantic (in front of a couple of unsupervised children), a long lay-over in Atlanta (real, and real expensive, lattes). Napped on the flight to Portland, to find my luggage waiting for me (It had taken an earlier flight). Found the bus stop before I found the taxi rank, so came home the slow way. Got home at midnight, er, breakfast time, er, I don't know when.

Barcelona

Parc Guell. Weird, wavy organic rock formations. Like a medieval church with a bad hangover.
Parc Guell
Gaudi
This was another of Eusepi Guell's commissions. It was meant to be a gated community for the city's wealthy, but the only house that was ever built in it was the one that Gaudi lived in while working on the site.

Barcelona

I had a choice of three museums to visit, and chose the Museu-Monestir de Mare de Déu de Pedralbes, because it was supposed to be peaceful, and I was still weak from the night before. It was peaceful, though I was a bit disappointed in the restorations, which seemed undecided about which century they were restoring to (and which never got close to the 14th century, when the monastery was founded.) But then, the monastery was in use until 1983, so multitudinous improvements had been made. (The nuns are still on the grounds, but have been moved to a more secluded part).

I walked down to Parc Reial, and sat down to rest.


Parc del Palu Reial di Pedralbes
This once was the Guell family's private estate, then became a royal residence, and now is a public park, with museums housed in the buildings.
Ran out of ink in my favorite pen.

Barcelona

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Domenech i Montaner

This is still a working hospital, consisting of 48 separate and unique pavilions. The bright colors were meant to cheer the patients.