Looks like someone got on the bed! You are not going to make me move are you?
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Looks like someone got on the bed!
Looks like someone got on the bed! You are not going to make me move are you?
Monday, December 10, 2007
da Bears With da Cousins!
The November 18, 2007 game between the Chicago Bears and the Seattle Seahawks will be a game that lives in (ah who am I kidding?)! Well, it will be remembered by me because my cousins from northern California came up to see me, the emerald city and a lackluster Bears loss to the Seahawks by the score of 30 to 23. No kidding, this is the first time a relative has actually come to see me since I’ve been in the Seattle area and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Oh, don’t get me wrong, I can complain about the ticket prices, the drunk fans for both teams that thought that every yardage gain of 5 yards or more was a reason to talk smack and the Seattle attitude that only “season parking pass holders” are allowed to tailgate ... but that is all a blur in light of the great fellowship with my cousin and his wonderful family unit.
Here is a picture of the cousins getting ready for some football!
Here you can see April and I standing in front of the scoreboard, which at times was actually in the Bears favor!
A picture of the field from the “expensive as hell cheap seats” but still the view as excellent!
Mike and Ruth profile for the camera.
Ben shows his excitement while Rachel looks on. 
Is that camera red eye or a hidden capture of the souls of Bears fans after a loss (they should have won)? Perhaps, it is a bit of both?
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Bogie At The Office
Well, my boss was taking pictures at the office for our new website. She quickly snapped a pic of Bogie (my dog) at the office. Look at how well he blends into the floor!
That's my dog, the wonder dog found my shoes (sans me in them) and just had to indulge!
That's my dog, the wonder dog found my shoes (sans me in them) and just had to indulge!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
My Tour Of The Winchester Mansion (November 2007)
Well, I’ve just gotten back from my trip to San Jose California. The trip was for business (FileMaker Train The Trainer For FTS) but I took an extra day before the training to check out the local attractions.
I’ve always been fascinated about the stories regarding the Winchester Mansion. This was probably one of my best times to see it. I took both the standard and the behind the scene tours. For more about the story of the Winchester mansion, you can check out the following links...
http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/
A snap from wikipedia...
The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a tourist attraction.
Here is a quick movie I took with a handheld from one of the balconies.
Under Sarah Winchester's guidance, construction on the house continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, until her death 38 years later on September 5, 1922.[1] The cost for such constant building has been estimated at about US $5.5 million.[2] If this cost were paid entirely in 1922, it would be equivalent to almost $70 million in 2007 dollars.[3
Here is a link to the wikipedia link that is more or less what they told us on the tour.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mansion
Some items not mentioned in the wikipedia post as much as on the tour is that Mrs. Winchester had a fascination with spider webs, the number 13, upside down pillars and gardens (gardens in which she reportedly believed were part of the secret of everlasting life).
As in the wikipedia post, she was reported to be earning more than $1,000 a day, which was pretty good money back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. All of the staff were paid in case at the end of each day, so that Mrs. Winchester could let someone go off the payroll at a moments notice.
Here is a quick movie I took with a handheld at the front of the mansion.
I’ve always been fascinated about the stories regarding the Winchester Mansion. This was probably one of my best times to see it. I took both the standard and the behind the scene tours. For more about the story of the Winchester mansion, you can check out the following links...
http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/
A snap from wikipedia...
The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a tourist attraction.
Here is a quick movie I took with a handheld from one of the balconies.
Under Sarah Winchester's guidance, construction on the house continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, until her death 38 years later on September 5, 1922.[1] The cost for such constant building has been estimated at about US $5.5 million.[2] If this cost were paid entirely in 1922, it would be equivalent to almost $70 million in 2007 dollars.[3
Here is a link to the wikipedia link that is more or less what they told us on the tour.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mansion
Some items not mentioned in the wikipedia post as much as on the tour is that Mrs. Winchester had a fascination with spider webs, the number 13, upside down pillars and gardens (gardens in which she reportedly believed were part of the secret of everlasting life).
As in the wikipedia post, she was reported to be earning more than $1,000 a day, which was pretty good money back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. All of the staff were paid in case at the end of each day, so that Mrs. Winchester could let someone go off the payroll at a moments notice.
Here is a quick movie I took with a handheld at the front of the mansion.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
DAY SEVEN - Hat Rock / Tea Pot Service Station / Leavenworth
DAY SEVEN - Hat Rock / Tea Pot Service Station / Leavenworth / Home (Oct. 4, 2007)
We headed out early and made very good time on day seven. We stopped off at Hat Rock National Park and had a great hike along the Columbia River.
Hat Rock State Park, located off U.S. Highway 730 nine miles east of Umatilla, lies on the south shore of Lake Wallula behind McNary Dam on the Columbia River. Hat Rock was the first distinctive landmark passed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition on their journey down the Columbia, and is one of the few remaining sites not underwater.
Dwayne At The Rock
Not a bad shot with my cheap little camera.
The park is a desert oasis surrounded by rolling sagebrush hills and outcroppings of basalt. The park offers visitors a chance to escape the summer heat under the shelter of cottonwood and black locust ringed by acres of green grass. A boat ramp provides access to the lake, which is noted for walleye, sturgeon, and other fish. Waterskiing, jetskiing, swimming, and boating are popular here. The park has its own pond stocked with rainbow trout and provides year-round habitat for waterfowl.
April at the river with Hat Rock in the distance.
Getting back into the car, we didn’t stop until April got excited about a highway sign indicating the Teapot Dome Service Station was the next exit. Government scandal and "creative juices" were behind the creation of this 15-foot handled-and-spouted gas station. The full story can be found by clicking here. This site reports that the Teapot Dome gas station continues to operate about 15 miles southeast of Yakima on Interstate 82. It didn’t look like it has operated in some time to me but perhaps it just opens on special occassions. It is said to be one of the oldest functioning gas stations in the United States, and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
Very cool and then we decided to head all the way to Leavenworth Washington and perhaps all the way home to Snohomish. Leavenworth was great but we hit it just shy of closing time. A quick by quaint dinner later, we set out on our last leg home.
Beautiful drive to and from Leavenworth.
A shot of just one of the streets in Leavenworth WA.
We headed out early and made very good time on day seven. We stopped off at Hat Rock National Park and had a great hike along the Columbia River.
Hat Rock State Park, located off U.S. Highway 730 nine miles east of Umatilla, lies on the south shore of Lake Wallula behind McNary Dam on the Columbia River. Hat Rock was the first distinctive landmark passed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition on their journey down the Columbia, and is one of the few remaining sites not underwater.
Dwayne At The Rock
Not a bad shot with my cheap little camera.The park is a desert oasis surrounded by rolling sagebrush hills and outcroppings of basalt. The park offers visitors a chance to escape the summer heat under the shelter of cottonwood and black locust ringed by acres of green grass. A boat ramp provides access to the lake, which is noted for walleye, sturgeon, and other fish. Waterskiing, jetskiing, swimming, and boating are popular here. The park has its own pond stocked with rainbow trout and provides year-round habitat for waterfowl.
April at the river with Hat Rock in the distance.
Getting back into the car, we didn’t stop until April got excited about a highway sign indicating the Teapot Dome Service Station was the next exit. Government scandal and "creative juices" were behind the creation of this 15-foot handled-and-spouted gas station. The full story can be found by clicking here. This site reports that the Teapot Dome gas station continues to operate about 15 miles southeast of Yakima on Interstate 82. It didn’t look like it has operated in some time to me but perhaps it just opens on special occassions. It is said to be one of the oldest functioning gas stations in the United States, and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
Very cool and then we decided to head all the way to Leavenworth Washington and perhaps all the way home to Snohomish. Leavenworth was great but we hit it just shy of closing time. A quick by quaint dinner later, we set out on our last leg home.
Beautiful drive to and from Leavenworth.
A shot of just one of the streets in Leavenworth WA.
DAY SIX - Emmett Idaho And Surrounding Wineries
From Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
DAY SIX - Emmett Idaho And Surrounding Wineries (Oct. 3, 2007)
We decided to spend a second night in Emmett and in the morning went for a great hike in the high desert landscape. Then visited three local wineries of Ste Chapelle, Williamson Vineyard and The Winery At Eagle Knoll. A wonderful dinner with our hosts and wrapped up by watching A Night At The Museum.
I’ve only been to a dozen or so wine tasting rooms but I’d have to put the experience of these three Idaho tastings at the top of the list. In fact, April bought most of the wine on the entire trip in Idaho. None of them charged us for the tastings. Now, after we did the winery tours, we bought groceries at a local Albertsons and noticed that nearly all the wine we tasted was there and much cheaper than the discount price at the wineries themselves. Although, I did not see any of the Idaho wines at our local Ablersons in Washingon.
I thought the tasting room at the Ste Chapelle winery was excellent and we sampled about 8 wines there.Click Here To Visit Ste Chapelle Web Site
The Willamson Winery was a room off to the side of the Williamson Farm Vegetable Stand. They had a very unique array of produce, the tastings were excellent and we got to say hello to a little puppy during our visit.
Finally, The Winery At Eagle Knoll looked excellent. I bought a couple table wines there and they just were bought by new owners. The very next day they were having a massive parking lot sale of the wines the new owners did NOT purchase with the winery. We were disappointed that we were going to miss the sale until we saw that Albertsons still had those discounted prices beat. Anyway, they have a great back courtyard and hold concerts in the summer. I have to say the little bit of time we spent in Idaho was absolutely charming.
DAY SIX - Emmett Idaho And Surrounding Wineries (Oct. 3, 2007)
We decided to spend a second night in Emmett and in the morning went for a great hike in the high desert landscape. Then visited three local wineries of Ste Chapelle, Williamson Vineyard and The Winery At Eagle Knoll. A wonderful dinner with our hosts and wrapped up by watching A Night At The Museum.
I’ve only been to a dozen or so wine tasting rooms but I’d have to put the experience of these three Idaho tastings at the top of the list. In fact, April bought most of the wine on the entire trip in Idaho. None of them charged us for the tastings. Now, after we did the winery tours, we bought groceries at a local Albertsons and noticed that nearly all the wine we tasted was there and much cheaper than the discount price at the wineries themselves. Although, I did not see any of the Idaho wines at our local Ablersons in Washingon.
I thought the tasting room at the Ste Chapelle winery was excellent and we sampled about 8 wines there.Click Here To Visit Ste Chapelle Web SiteThe Willamson Winery was a room off to the side of the Williamson Farm Vegetable Stand. They had a very unique array of produce, the tastings were excellent and we got to say hello to a little puppy during our visit.
Finally, The Winery At Eagle Knoll looked excellent. I bought a couple table wines there and they just were bought by new owners. The very next day they were having a massive parking lot sale of the wines the new owners did NOT purchase with the winery. We were disappointed that we were going to miss the sale until we saw that Albertsons still had those discounted prices beat. Anyway, they have a great back courtyard and hold concerts in the summer. I have to say the little bit of time we spent in Idaho was absolutely charming.
Friday, November 2, 2007
DAY FIVE - John Day Painted Hills / Emmett Idaho
DAY FIVE - John Day Painted Hills / Emmett Idaho (Oct. 2, 2007)
From Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
DAY FIVE - John Day Painted Hills / Emmett Idaho (Oct. 2, 2007)
We left Prineville and proceeded to April’s childhood friends house in Emmett Idaho. We decided to take Highway 26 and visit John Day Painted Hills National Park. Here is a little bit of info I found describing it (but not really describing it)...
A visit to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is like taking a journey into ancient Oregon. Whether you tour the museum at Sheep Rock, hike a trail at the Painted Hills, or picnic at Clarno, Oregon's exciting past will be revealed. Vividly colored, red, black, and tan striped hills make up part of the lower John Day Formation. The color variation reflects changes in ancient soils and vegetation during a major global cooling event approximately 33 million years ago. The volcanic ash that accumulated here and formed these colorful deposits, also records the onset of Cascade volcanism.
Following is a small sampling of the pictures we took in the park.
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From Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
DAY FIVE - John Day Painted Hills / Emmett Idaho (Oct. 2, 2007)
We left Prineville and proceeded to April’s childhood friends house in Emmett Idaho. We decided to take Highway 26 and visit John Day Painted Hills National Park. Here is a little bit of info I found describing it (but not really describing it)...
A visit to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is like taking a journey into ancient Oregon. Whether you tour the museum at Sheep Rock, hike a trail at the Painted Hills, or picnic at Clarno, Oregon's exciting past will be revealed. Vividly colored, red, black, and tan striped hills make up part of the lower John Day Formation. The color variation reflects changes in ancient soils and vegetation during a major global cooling event approximately 33 million years ago. The volcanic ash that accumulated here and formed these colorful deposits, also records the onset of Cascade volcanism.
Following is a small sampling of the pictures we took in the park.
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More info about the author and FileMaker in general, contact me at info@dwaynewright.com.
© 2007 - Dwayne Wright - dwaynewright.com
The material on this document is offered AS IS. There is NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, expressed or implied, nor does any other contributor to this document. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. Consequential and incidental damages are expressly excluded. FileMaker Pro is the registered trademark of FileMaker Inc.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Northwest Wine Country Hill Guides
This was an invaluable book during our trip to the Oregon / Idaho / Washington wine country.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
DAY FOUR - Prineville, Oregon (Oct. 1, 2007)
DAY FOUR - Prineville, Oregon (Oct. 1, 2007)At the end of day three, we stayed at the Crater Lake B & B in Forth Klamath. Janet and family were great hosts (including two great dogs of Toby and Shiloh). Up to this point we had stayed in a converted elementary school, a traditional hotel and a B & B. We were just getting started in our lodging part of the adventure.
Our room at the Crater Lake B&B. Our B & B was on the south side of Crater Lake. So we entertained the thought of driving back up to Crater Lake and try our luck at seeing the lake again. At the turn off to go through the park or around, we could tell the cloud cover was too dense. So instead of going back up to the summit again, we saved time and went around.
The day before, we did pick up some excellent books on Oregon hiking and campgrounds. Using these as a reference, we traveled up to Prineville Oregon. We had enough time (barely) to go on a hike at Stein’s Pillar.
The Steins Pillar trail is very deceiving, offering views of the pillar only for the last half mile of the trail, but don't expect a boring hike; the trail gives you plenty to look at all in a very short distance. The trail starts out meandering through a nice forest, but soon reaches open meadows that are covered with wildflowers during the spring. Many Cascade mountains and other green hills of the Ochoco Mountains can be seen from the open prairies. Eventually, the trail switchbacks down to the base of the tower, offering a very humbling view of the towering pinnacle.
We turned back before getting all the way to the base of the pillar. The trail wasn’t that well marked and the cloud cover was looking a bit intimidating at times. However, we were able to take a quick trip down down the road to a viewpoint of the pillar, which was amazing.
Getting back, we stopped off in Prineville to get some grub, some beer and some firewood. We were able to get a log cabin inside of an RV park. I was even able to find a link to it on the web, in case you are interested. ( http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/Oregon/Prineville.html ). We ended up chatting fireside with a gentleman named John that had just migrated out from the east coast. With the beer quickly gone, we broke out a bottle of Merlot from Duck Pond and chatted for at least 2 hours enjoying the evening and the fire.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
DAY THREE - Crater Lake (Sept. 30, 2007)
From Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
DAY THREE - Crater Lake (Sept. 30, 2007)
In the morning of day three, we woke up at the Holiday Express in Roseburg Oregon. We were very tired the night before but woke up with a very nice view out the balcony window.
We made it to Crater Lake about 11 a.m. It was snowing pretty good but the snow was having a hard time sticking. We didn’t get to see much of the lake because of the cloud cover. Still pretty cool and then we spent the night at the Crater Lake Bed and Breakfast.
DAY THREE - Crater Lake (Sept. 30, 2007)
In the morning of day three, we woke up at the Holiday Express in Roseburg Oregon. We were very tired the night before but woke up with a very nice view out the balcony window.
We made it to Crater Lake about 11 a.m. It was snowing pretty good but the snow was having a hard time sticking. We didn’t get to see much of the lake because of the cloud cover. Still pretty cool and then we spent the night at the Crater Lake Bed and Breakfast.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries - (Sept. 29, 2007)
This is the second part of my DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries (Sept. 29, 2007) discussion. Pictures mostly, if I can swing it.
DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries (Sept. 29, 2007)
On Day 2, we had breakfast at McMenamins Kennedy School and then headed out to our first winery. In order, we went to Rex Hill, Duck Pond, Torri Mor and Erath. We then headed south to get within striking distance of Crater Lake.
The third winery of the day was Torri Mor. Sorry that I don't have a link to their site but it looks like they don't have a web site. I thought the prices were a bit steep and not that tasty. They charged the most for the wine tasting of any winery on our trip. I did end up buying two things though. The brought out a Port but made us sample some dark chocolate first. Both were heavenly and I bought the port but shuddered at the $50 price tag.
The second item was a book called Wine Dogs, the dogs of the North American wineries. A fantastic photo book of dogs in great poses.
Looking over the wine list in the tasting room at Torri Mor.
Found an amazon.com link for wine dogs!
The last winery on the tour was Erath. I forgot I had a couple bottles of their wine already at home. The offered free tasting of their regular wines and a very reasonable price for tasting their premium wines. We didn't purchase any wine there but bought some Gouda cheese and bagel chips and headed south. We wanted to get as close as we could to Crater Lake before stopping.
April looking away at the Erath Winery
April looking towards the camera at the Erath Winery
The inside tasting room at Erath
DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries (Sept. 29, 2007)
On Day 2, we had breakfast at McMenamins Kennedy School and then headed out to our first winery. In order, we went to Rex Hill, Duck Pond, Torri Mor and Erath. We then headed south to get within striking distance of Crater Lake.
The third winery of the day was Torri Mor. Sorry that I don't have a link to their site but it looks like they don't have a web site. I thought the prices were a bit steep and not that tasty. They charged the most for the wine tasting of any winery on our trip. I did end up buying two things though. The brought out a Port but made us sample some dark chocolate first. Both were heavenly and I bought the port but shuddered at the $50 price tag.
The second item was a book called Wine Dogs, the dogs of the North American wineries. A fantastic photo book of dogs in great poses.
Looking over the wine list in the tasting room at Torri Mor.
Found an amazon.com link for wine dogs!
The last winery on the tour was Erath. I forgot I had a couple bottles of their wine already at home. The offered free tasting of their regular wines and a very reasonable price for tasting their premium wines. We didn't purchase any wine there but bought some Gouda cheese and bagel chips and headed south. We wanted to get as close as we could to Crater Lake before stopping.
April looking away at the Erath Winery
April looking towards the camera at the Erath Winery
The inside tasting room at Erath
Monday, October 15, 2007
BOOK REVIEW: Blink
BOOK REVIEW: BLINKFrom Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
So my boss at SolutionMakers has been on a business book on audio CD kick lately and I couldn’t be more pleased about it. Two of the books on CD she purchased are by the same author, Malcolm Gladwell and they are Blink and the Tipping Point. I actually made it through both of them before I could post my impressions. So they both will be here as separate posts.
ABOUT BLINK
The premise of this book is examining of the idea that snap, first impression decisions may be more accurate than the ones you contemplate over an extended amount of time. He uses very odd examples such as marriage counseling research, heart attack triage (or not), speed dating, autism, facial reading, military maneuvers, the Pepsi Challenge, New Coke, an ill fated police shooting and more.
MY OVERALL IMPRESSIONS
I didn’t care for this book as much as The Tipping Point but still found it informative. I’m sure I will be thinking about thin slice impressions more in the future. The book seemed more like a case study because it seemed to foster the idea trusting snap decisions and then would blast the idea as foolish.
Much like The Tipping Point impressions, I’m glad I read it. I didn’t find it to inspiring towards my business day. I will likely give it a second reading some time in the future.
QUOTES FROM AMAZON READERS
I was riveted from start to finish. I have been married and divorced, yet I chose a stray dog at a pet adoption agency in less than 5 minutes and was absolutely certain of the decision. My dog is the most wonderful companion one could ask for.
DW ON THE ABOVE COMMENT
Come to think of it, I got my dog the exact same way and he is an absolutely fantastic dog!
I borrowed the book and read it. In a blink I thought it was as interesting as it had promised. It took me more than a blink to find out, that it does not deliver:
DW ON THE ABOVE COMMENT
The book does seem to be a bit long and some topic discussions do seem that they could be condensed. I don’t agree that “it didn’t deliver” but I do think it could have delivered faster.
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DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries (Sept. 29, 2007)
From Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries (Sept. 29, 2007)
On Day 2, we had breakfast at McMenamins Kennedy School and then headed out to our first winery. In order, we went to Rex Hill, Duck Pond, Torri Mor and Erath. We then headed south to get within striking distance of Crater Lake.
Here is April outside of the Rex Hill tasting room, with a shot at the vineyard. Heard some very strange noises in the parking lot and found out this was coming from loudspeakers to scare the birds.
Dwayne outside Rex Hill
Here is the aroma table at Rex Hill. A very interesting feature of the wine tasting room. You can see what the wine is supposed to conjure in your mind, then go to the table and sniff various tastes within a wine like chocolate, almonds, pears, etc...
April outside of the Duck Pond Winery (great pinos)
Dwayne Cheek To Cheek With Someones Future Duck Pond Wine
DAY TWO - Portland / Oregon Coast Wineries (Sept. 29, 2007)
On Day 2, we had breakfast at McMenamins Kennedy School and then headed out to our first winery. In order, we went to Rex Hill, Duck Pond, Torri Mor and Erath. We then headed south to get within striking distance of Crater Lake.
Here is April outside of the Rex Hill tasting room, with a shot at the vineyard. Heard some very strange noises in the parking lot and found out this was coming from loudspeakers to scare the birds.
Dwayne outside Rex Hill
Here is the aroma table at Rex Hill. A very interesting feature of the wine tasting room. You can see what the wine is supposed to conjure in your mind, then go to the table and sniff various tastes within a wine like chocolate, almonds, pears, etc...
April outside of the Duck Pond Winery (great pinos)
Dwayne Cheek To Cheek With Someones Future Duck Pond Wine
Monday, October 8, 2007
DAY ONE - Portland (Sept. 28, 2007)
From Dwayne Wright - www.dwaynewright.com
OCTOBER VACATION - DAY ONE - Portland (Sept. 28, 2007)
We didn’t get out of town very early on Friday and it was totally my fault. I just couldn’t seem to get all the little things done before the trip that I wanted to get done. We finally pulled out of town about 1:30 PM and arrived in Portland about 5:30 PM. We had reservations at the McMenamins Kennedy School. This is a elementary school that has been converted to a hotel and is extremely cool.
So about the McMenamins Kennedy School, loved it. It is a converted Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. There are a number of unique McMenamins hotels in Oregon and Washington. In fact, the seven hotels available can be found on their web site at www.mcmenamins.com .
Dwayne at the front of the school looking fat and happy after a big breakfast!
Here is April at the same spot!
Another shot of the front - sans tourists
Just inside the door!
Our room was the Thumbelina room, it was one half of an original classroom. The other half was the Mr. Toad room. I have a couple movies on the room at the below links...
Room Movie Number 1
Room Movie Number 2
Going Down The McMenamins Hallway (1)
Going Down The McMenamins Hallway (2)
Might as well wrap this with some more photographs.
Looking outside one of the windows to the courtyard.
OCTOBER VACATION - DAY ONE - Portland (Sept. 28, 2007)
We didn’t get out of town very early on Friday and it was totally my fault. I just couldn’t seem to get all the little things done before the trip that I wanted to get done. We finally pulled out of town about 1:30 PM and arrived in Portland about 5:30 PM. We had reservations at the McMenamins Kennedy School. This is a elementary school that has been converted to a hotel and is extremely cool.
So about the McMenamins Kennedy School, loved it. It is a converted Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. There are a number of unique McMenamins hotels in Oregon and Washington. In fact, the seven hotels available can be found on their web site at www.mcmenamins.com .
Dwayne at the front of the school looking fat and happy after a big breakfast!
Here is April at the same spot!
Another shot of the front - sans tourists
Just inside the door!
Our room was the Thumbelina room, it was one half of an original classroom. The other half was the Mr. Toad room. I have a couple movies on the room at the below links...
Room Movie Number 1
Room Movie Number 2
Going Down The McMenamins Hallway (1)
Going Down The McMenamins Hallway (2)
Might as well wrap this with some more photographs.
Looking outside one of the windows to the courtyard.
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