Oregon Trip

On June 30th I flew out of SFO to Portland, Oregon to spend a week with my brother and his wife in Springfield. Thanks to my boyfriend escorting me to SFO and my brother meeting me in Portland I did not have to carry a heavy suitcase at all. John and Jessica spent Monday showing me around the Eugene and Springfield area. On Wednesday, I took a bus to Eugene and spent a good portion of the day at the Oregon Bach Festival. St. John Passion I started at 4:30 and The 5 Browns were at 7:30.

I was grateful that my brother lived within walking distance of Main Street in Springfield.
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Not only did this make accessing the grocery store easy, it also made taking public transportation easier. Bus fair cost twice as much as it does in San Francisco, but I must say that the drivers were very friendly and helpful with directions and the buses had printed fabric seat covers. Olympic trials were taking place, but if I ran into any sports celebrities I wouldn't know. Musical celebrities were left and right though. I thought I saw Maestro Rilling wave to my brother and me as we were walking to the garage as though we had met before. How friendly! We also got to meet the 5 Browns after their concert. A good portion of my Thursday morning was spent writing on postcards I bought at the festival. We didn't go to see fireworks because my flight back to SF was scheduled for 6 a.m., however, my Jessica bought steak and John grilled it outside.

For the most part the weather was very warm. I arrived during a tropical storm, but didn't see any lightning during my flight. Once I got off the plane and was heading toward the parking garage we started to see it. The air was especially muggy that evening and I had to let the fan run all night. I'm not sure what made more noise, the thunder that night or the fireworks on July 4th.

Related Links:
Portland: Moon over Mt. Hood, Marcuam Bridge Interchanges, waterfront, skyline, map,
Springfield: Welcome to Springfield
Eugene: Welcome to Eugene, map, at dusk,