Portland - Day 6

Our final day was spent first by going to the Saturday Market. What a crowded affair that was! Erin bought some stained glass earrings, which unfortunately, she managed to lose one on the flight home the next day. Other than that it was time for me to try a Rogue Ale and simply admire the many crafts and street performers. While there I was describing to Phil the glorious invention of the Brits, the scotch egg. We happened to find an English pub that was serving scotch eggs for their brunch. Sadly, while they were tasty, they paled in comparison to the ones on the other side the Atlantic and they failed to serve it with Coleman's mustard.

After that we did a little window shopping on Hawthorne street before going to Echo Theater to see "Let's Play", a local version of something akin to Cirque Du Soleil. The show however began with a puppet show aimed at many of the children in the audience and I began to scowl at spending our last night like this. Phil and Erin conspired with the performers to get me onto the stage to sing "Bom Bom", as pictured to the left. But, after the children's show ended their ten minute performance the rest of the show was populated by acrobatics and a bit of comedy. While the comedy was aimed at the many children in the audience, the show was very enjoyable to watch. After the show we headed home and hung out for a bit before going to bed as our flight demanded we leave Phil's house at 5 the next morning. Erin and I woke up at 5 and nearly missed our flight! All in all, the trip to Portland was fun, but the best part was finally to get to see my brother in where he has chosen to live after many years of not getting out there.