Portland: roses and food trucks
Portland is known as “City of Roses”, but it is also a leader in food trucks. So we took a little drive and visited both.
The roses are grown in a huge garden, known as “Test Garden”. A large variety of roses are grown, in all colors and sizes. Every year, a Rose Champion is crowned, and are planted in the Garden of Champions. Y0u can find roses growing with roots back to the 1940’s and before. A nice place to visit, even if you aren’t a rose enthusiast.
Portland has food trucks scattered throughout the city. But right downtown are several enclaves of food trucks, giving you a huge choice of ethnic foods. You can find most nationalities represented. It’s fun just to walk around and make the (difficult) selection of the food you want to eat. And, it’s very tasty and cheap.
Part of the rose garden
Red roses.. every woman’s dream
Yellow is another prevalent color
Variegated colors make an interesting contrast
Pink roses
Red roses dominate
Ready to cook
Want variety?
Asian, Mexican, Ethiopian and many more
Your choice
The chef is in
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Portland Food Trucks…. I need Lunch!
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The Big Rose Garden is wonderful….but you should check out the oldest rose garden in the city at Peninsula Park. Between NE Rosa Parks and NE Ainsworth and Albina St. The park just celebrated its 100th anniversary. Last fall all 3500 roses in the garden on the garden floor were dug out and replaced in Feb of this year. Some of the roses on the slopes were replaced the previous year.
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