Portland Japanese Garden

My mom, dad and grandma arrived Saturday morning in Portland. We got to see a little of the Rose Parade, had some lunch at a restaurant I can't remember the name of right now, but it was good and visited the Japanese Garden which is stunning. It was raining but I had read that we should still go visit with the rain and we did, I took all of our umbrellas just in case. The garden didn't have too many visitors. We were able to take a walking tour as soon as we got there. It was so peaceful and beautiful.

Pike Place Market

Today we headed to Pike Place Market. Love all the photo opportunities in this place and walking thru the alleys and finding new cool stores. Discovered a tea shop, spanish market and latin market today. Forgot to take pictures with me in them. Sometimes I just rather take the pictures.

Spirit of Washington

Mark's dad and grandma took us to the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train this past Saturday. We did lunch instead of dinner and rode on the City of Renton Super Dome car. The ride took us from downtown Renton to Woodinville and back. In Woodinville we visited the Columbia Winery and did some wine tasting. The views were great, wine tasting was great, lunch was great, the company was great. Had a great time! Here are some pictures.

Mark and I inside the Super Dome car on our way back from the winery.

Lake Washington & Mercer Island from the train.

Columbia Winery wines

Cool art sign in Woodinville.