A Weird Day in Portland | Voodoo Doughnuts and Rose Gardens
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🎥 About this video - In today’s video, I am in Portland, Oregon. We go to Voodoo doughnuts and heat to the Rose Garden.
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We have had a very cold spring here in Portland, the roses are finally starting to bloom now. Normally, by the time you got here, they would be in bloom. Please do come back. I'd be happy to show you all around. I'm a rarity here, born and raised in Portland, and a history buff as well.
Thank you Janet I’d love to do this 😊
Oregon born too! There's so much to see and do here!
Yes, it's been a cold, wet spring. I hate it.
Hello I just moved here from Denver to Portland. I would love some activities to do.
@@briannakennedy6842 What is it you LIKE to do? We have pretty much everything you could want
I was working in downtown Portland the day that you visited. I can tell you that the lack of people feels surreal to the people who work there too. It sort of feels like a zombie apocalypse could happen at any moment. Oregon and Portland in particular had a very strong response to the pandemic and most companies didn't start allowing employees to return to work until the start of 2022. Return to office has been impeded by new variants. Employees are finding that they don't want to spend 20 - 50 mins commuting each way and paying $15 - 20 for parking per day. Going into the office to find that the office is nearly empty doesn't feel like a great use of time and money, particularly when most people have been able to work at home just fine for the past two years. Portland will eventually feel busier but it feels like it is going to take a number of years to feel less abandoned.
Bullshit. Nobody wants to walk into a war zone. Portland has allowed itself to be a war zone and it has zero to do with the virus.
Glad you made it to our city between rain storms. Everything is late blooming this year, but the roses usually start in June and some last until November. You were walking under rhododendrons and the white tree you liked was a dogwood. The tall trees were Douglas firs named after your countryman, David Douglas, a botanist who travelled this area in the 19th century studying plants and collecting specimens for the royal family. When I was in Scotland a few years ago my niece and her husband living in Aberdeen took me to Balmoral Castle. The entryway is lined with trees from around the world including a western cedar and some others I saw that came from here in Oregon. (Dont' recall seeing a Douglas Fir, however.) Also, a guide at Edinburgh Castle, who is a longbowman reenactor, told us that the best yew to make longbows now comes from Oregon.
Katheryn, what you wrote was wonderful. Thank you.
Portlander here. Yes, you came at a time that Portland was suffering from the pandemic and other crises happening at the same time. So, things hadn’t bounced back from since before the pandemic started. Portland is sorting its issues out to some extent.
I’m glad you enjoyed your visit in Portland! It’s a great city and I enjoy living here.
I love that the voodoo donut had a red filling that looked like guts. Nurse humor. Gotta love it!
Yes, they put Raspberry filling inside so it looks like blood.😂
And they were pretty tastey too ☺️😊
Love Voodoo Donuts! Was so glad when they opened a branch a few miles from me!
As a local, I quietly cringed when I saw they went to Voodoo donuts. I think every food blogger that comes to town feels obligated to gush over their over-hyped donuts (Blue Star Donuts is much better). I think it's the same feeling local New Yorkers have, who roll their eyes whenever someone rants about Katz's Delicatessen.
The Japanese Tea Garden is one of the finest examples outside of Japan. 💜🙏⚡️
So glad you plan to return some day! Sorry the roses were not in bloom -- the unusually cold wet Spring is to blame - we're about 3 weeks behind, it seems. But you did manage to find some beauties -- the big white bushes are Rhododendrons (aka "Rhodies") -- which are native to the Northwest, (some varieties), and so grow especially well here. You captured a smaller pink Rhodie, as well, surrounded by the brilliant red-orange azaleas, (& more big white Rhodies in the background), in the scene right after the Pittock Mansion -- more plants that love our Portland weather. Not roses, but perhaps even better as representatives of the Northwest, to welcome you to our city. Hopefully, you can return again in June sometime, for the roses' show! Enjoy the rest of your trip!
I found tons of rhodies in Edinburgh as well. They don't seem to grow as big there, but especially in the gardens around they are plentiful. Seems they might prune them to stay bush size/shape.
Growing up in Portland my father would take us to the rhododendron gardens of the southeast side around mother's Day because the flowers were in bloom.
The views from Pitcock mansion our amazing!
The 3 amigos having fun in weird Portland It may have been quiet but it looked lovely Shame the roses weren't blooming but the other flowers and trees look amazing Yes the doughnuts looked amazing too 😃
Portland is beautiful. We've been under an extreme cold weather pattern up until 2 days ago. We had snow a week ago where I live in the mountains of Utah. Everything is behind as far as flowers and trees. Up here we just had the tree leaves come out 2 weeks ago. Weird May! Today is hot. I'd love to go to Oregon and Washington and Northern California. The United States is huge and unless you travel for work, you have no need to go far. Safe travels!
I just hate portlanders
It’s so diverse across the states - I’m loving to see all the different places
@@shaunvlog We had snow again last night! Sent all the campers home though 😅
Portland has gone way beyond weird
And it’s awesome! It used to be very “weird” and interesting - good stuff!🤪
I ran across your RUclips channel as I was looking for information on the Highland games in Scotland. I watched a video from from April 2019. I checked out your other videos and discovered that you have recently been here on the West Coast, including a visit to Portland. I live just outside of Portland in Gresham, where by the way, the Portland Highland games are held. I hope you had a terrific visit despite the unusually cool weather this spring. Beats the 116° weather we had last summer.
I visited Scotland for two weeks in the fall of 2017 with my sister. We had a blast visiting many castles, Culloden Battlefield, the Kelpies, the Highlands, various little side trips and some mishaps that still have us laughing. Everyone was was exceptionally kind to us. We drove, yes we drove ourselves, on the left side of the road, and we managed quite well. Scotland is a beautiful country with a rich history. I especially loved the lochs and the Highlands.
I have discovered that my ancestry comes mostly from Britain, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. When COVID hit I found that Duolingo offered Scottish Gaelic as a language to learn. It's apparently not a widely used language but I have enjoyed trying to learn it. The most interesting part has been some of the history I have learned and some places I wish that we had visited when we were there. For now I search the internet for information but I hope to visit your beautiful country again some day.
I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Bacon-maple is a wonderful flavor combination. Putting it on a donut works extremely well.
Locally, we have a donut shop that makes bacon-maple donuts. They're completely off-the-hook good!
Bacon-chocolate works extremely well, too.
Like the saying goes: bacon makes everything better!
One of my brothers lives in Eugene, and it is a similarly lovely place.
Hi, Mike!
@@johnnabuzby6103 bacon: it's meat candy!
@@lairdcummings9092 I've seen a t-shirt with that one on it! Agreed 100%. Another one says "bacon is a gift pigs give you".
Thank you so much oinkers!
@@johnnabuzby6103 noice! I'll have to look for that one.👍
May is too early for roses: it's pretty far north. Next month the roses will be beautiful!
Portland is getting ready for The Rose Parade
You probably feel at home in the beautiful Pacific North West. It is beautiful here in Oregon! With all the rain in the Willamette Valley, it may resemble the UK.
Dipping down into california? Make sure you see, and smell, the Giant Redwood trees of Humboldt County
You were under a blooming Dogwood tree which means it was too early for rose blooms…
Yep.
I was going to post the same but figured someone else would have already. lol
Depends on where you live I guess. I'm in Eugene (not far from Portland - Ialso lived up in PDX for 30 years). My neighbor has a Dogwood in full bloom & my roses started blooming this past week. Usually in western Oregon/Willamette Valley (zone 8) our roses will be in full bloom by mid May. However, we have such a cold Spring that they have been unusually this Winter.
@@ramibu239 Oh, ok, where I live in the mountains of southwestern Virginia the roses would probably be behind the dogwoods, but we have a lot of late frosts and freezes that typically keep roses nipped back as the Dogwoods go ahead and bloom.
A lot of US cities have emptied out as a result of the pandemic. So many jobs that used to be centralized in downtowns, now are remote work. People moved out of expensive cities to more affordable cities, suburbs and rural areas where they could buy larger homes to accomodate spouses working from home and kids schooling at home. Even as the pandemic is waning, many businesses have maintained a virtual workforce because it’s cheaper than having to pay for office space. Then, of course, there was the impact of all the riots and police reform measures in a lot of liberal cities, and that just encouraged crime and open drug use and a lot of homelessness, making cities less attractive to return to.
Portland was already a mess before Covid... Homeless and Antfia Riots was what started it all and Covid did it in.
Thank you for coming to the Northwest. Glad you enjoyed your stay and hope you will come again.
Oregon is where I grew up. Now I’m homesick! Have fun!
Thanks for sharing Portland with us.
I lived in Portland for 15 years and have been gone for it for the same number of years... You showed it off well.
Sad you didn't see Portland 20 years ago. This year is a cooler and wetter spring than normal so roses were later. Good you managed to find some sunshine at least. BTW, caught you on that crazy English guys channel and decided to check yours out. Btw...there are a lot of other gardens in the area...with gift shops that are open. Irises gardens, Crystal springs Rhododendron garden. Elk Rock, which by the way was owned by a Scotsman. It's an amazing place with a beautiful garden landscape. There's more too. You must see the Columbia River Gorge too and the coastline.. ypu might want to plan on staying a while. 😄
The Rose Festival is in June. (This month.)
They don’t call it “The City of Roses” for nothing.
I am Canadian and roses here don't come into bloom until June. The rest of the garden is just gorgeous, so lush! You guys (and gal!) are hysterical!
Being further north then us, your in a different growing zone then us. Our Roses here in the west side of Oregon usual are in bloom by mid May. However, we have had such a cold wet Spring that they have been late coming on this year.
@@ramibu239 I am aware that I am in a different zone, but not that different, which is why I referenced it, because I am not surprised that the roses had not bloomed. Not everyone in Canada lives in the far north! We are only one zone apart.
Don’t give up on this channel, it’s gold!
I did enjoy this video even though it was too cold for seeing much blooming.❤️👍
i wanted to say Portlanders only come out in the rain. Then i read the comment by CRice. Pioneer Courthouse Square and all of Downtown Portland used to be vibrant and alive. For whatever the reasons, the fact that this vibrancy has now gone is very sad
Those doughnuts 🍩 looked awesome! I hope you continue to enjoy your adventures!
Thank you 😀
If return to Portland in the fall, autumn, the Japanese Garden is a must see.
I think someone is commenting about this below, but it's been an unusually cold, and wet Spring here in Seattle. I love cloudy days, so I'm happy about it. Roses are just beginning to bloom here on Bainbridge Island, which is a 35 minute ferry ride from Seattle, and it's June 5th. I ended up not getting to see you at the meet up here in Seattle, because I took my son to see "The Northman" in an old theater nearby, and I'm glad I didn't make it, because I started feeling sick that night, and tested positive for Covid the next day. So I'm sure you, and anyone that did get to meet you in Seattle are very glad I didn't make it that night, if any of you read this. I really wanted to go though, and still seriously considered it. It would've been really cool to meet you and your wife, along with everyone else. I hope you liked Seattle?!
Ohhh don’t worry at all And I hope it passes quickly with no symptoms? I’m sure there will be a next time. I loved Seattle 😀
Thanks!
Oh, and I've worked in places that were closed on Tues or Wed because there wasn't much business. Most people came out on weekends.
I love that donut shop I try to grab one when I am there
Canon Beach was so beautiful in Portland. ❤️
I also found Portland's downtown deserted when I visited. But near where we were staying, 23d st and 24th st were absolutely packed all day long.
Maybe that’s the place to be
Yes, downtown business offices in high rise buildings are essentially deserted due to COVID. A number of law offices and insurance agencies with 500+ people are still in home-based virtual operation, as are many other businesses that serve those workers daily. I don't expect a significant change until COVID finally fades. But there will still be many outdoor festivals on the waterfront, generally one every week or two until mid-September.
Love it 😀 you guys are awesome 👌
Thanks 😊
You gave fair observations. There are better donut shops, some even cook to your order and deliver hot. You were correct that or roses bloom a bit later, usually by the first week of June, which is also the Rose Festival with a big parade that used to have 400,000 parade watchers in the streets before COVID and will again someday.
But my wife suggested you really need to see us on summer, which starts on July 5 and ends in late September when the rains start again. Summer is gorgeous and wonderful with everyone outside in the sunshine. Skiing is still in season on the mountain, hiking trails are full of people visiting the blooms, the Columbia River Gorge has a crowd of visitors to it's magnificent waterfalls, the coastline has good weather, and every small town has a parade and/or a rodeo nearby. Thanks for visiting and come again 😊
You definitely have to come back for another visit and spend more time here! There's so much to see--not just in Portland itself but also throughout our state!
Yep.. The rest of Oregon is much better than Portland.
I've been to Portland several times. All the problems with the riots 2 years ago didn't help that city. The police who contracted with the city canceled the contracts and a lot of people moved. They still have a great street food culture. I loved Powell's books. City blocks of books. It gets more active on Friday and Saturday. Out west, you'll find the cities, less crowded. Barring LA, Seattle, San Francisco and like San Diego.
if they were walking around downtown on a Saturday instead of Wednesday before people were out of work, they probably would've seen many, MANY more people. ☀😊 I was just down there on a Saturday and it was PACKED.. ☀
Powell's is one of the truly great things about Portland. I LOVE Powell's.
The roses bloom in June and July! And downtown is still recovering from COVID and the protests, which would be fairly easy to know if you researched it.
Just found your channel, and I'm liking your videos very much.
Thanks and welcome 😊
Your buddy fits in there with the Bernie shirt.
John putting his head up in the statue's hat is effing PRICELESS! And it's been a wierd weather year all over the states. Here in Santa Fe NM it got hot veeeery early this Spring. Meanwhile, my sister on Fox Island, south of Seattle, was complainin' of the cold. Looks a lovely green in Portland, though.
P.S.The blood jelly in the Voodoo pastry was clever and gross, simultaneously.
Thanks Mich glad you enjoyed it 😀
It was a cold spring, so the roses bloomed late this year. Bad luck
I live near Cincinnati Ohio. We had a rare snow storm in April, which is when flowers usually start blooming. Our spring season was 3 weeks late. I left for Scotland Mid-May and the trees weren't in full bloom, I came back in June and it had finally leafed out. Portland does have a later summer, but also the weather has been crazy in the US. Two nights ago we were going to have a typical summer storm. Instead we had derecho storms, possibly a tornado... Excited to see where else in the US you go.
San Jose is similar: no one on the streets. As a New Yorker, I found it bizarre.
NYC is pretty much its own thing. Chicago might be close, but really, those two don't compare directly to hardly any other US city.
Denver is the same way. Very little action downtown. Looks almost deserted.
Population density issue. Not much foot traffic in LA either, maybe in certain neighborhoods like Santa Monica or Westwood.
I'm falling in love with Portland videos 🤩
Come to the Pacific Northwest mid-summer to see the various gardens in bloom. Take one of the steamers up the Willamette there in Portland or head out towards Hood River.
Your friend is a Madlad!!! 😝😅❣️
Good to see you out and about thank you for sharing and that white tree was beautiful I'm not sure if the towering pine trees were cedar or redwood but definitely majestic! Safe travels Shaun 🏴
Fir, pine and cedar trees
Thank you Lizzie 😊
The area Shaun boosted in Washington Park is also part of the arboretum, so there are groves of different trees there, including redwoods, cedar, a multitude of different fir and pine, and many, many other types. The park itself is dwarfed by another contiguous park named Forest Park that is one of the largest urban natural areas within a city limits with over 5,100 acres (2,064 ha) and 80 miles of trails (130nkm) for hiking, running, and biking.
The Japanese Garden is BEAUTIFUL!!!
So envious.Cold and wet in Australia, craving comfort food and miles from anywhere. No fair! Have just discovered I have Scottish DNA, no wonder I am drawn to your brogue, Shaun...must be genetic memory. Have fun you two.
Thank you 😊
I love the PAC NW, I've been to Portland several times. It's not a large city, as some expect it to be. I never go without a drive to the coast. Surprised you didn't go to Cannon Beach or Seaside...or MT Hood!
Seems to be going to just the big cities and heading out to the next city.. Not really experiencing anything off the main interstates.
Winter weather went longer, this year. So, it set a lot of blooming back. Also, while the maple bacon doughnut is good, chocolate bacon is better.
Hey Shaun! If you guys come to New Mexico let me know. Tchau!
That sucks that they weren't in bloom yet, as someone said we've had a really wet and cold spring and from the looks of it we will be starting summer cold and wet. If you're ever back in Oregon head south to Salem and hit up Willamette Pie Company. We have a local berry Marionberry that was developed in Corvallis and they make the best pie out of it. I grew up in Portland one thing I do love about the city is how green it is though and the fact that there is so much access to parks and trails around the city.
Voodoo donuts are amazing
Re plants blooming: its been colder later than normal this year.
Oh good! You will come back to see Portland in its beauty and its trials. Then take the coast road and see why Oregonians are so proud that our Governors made all but one bit of coast and beach public property! (They used the fact that the beaches were frequently public highways from one coast town to another)
You are out and about on a random Wednesday. Most cities that are not NYC or LA or of similar size are "abandoned" in any district that is more entertainment based from Monday through usually at least Thursday until at least 6pm because everyone is at work. The US is mostly a weekend culture with many places even being closed Monday through Wednesday because it would just be a waste of labor costs.
Exceptions to this that ive found in my travels are cities that are mostly college towns where half or more of the inhabitants are 18-22 year old college students. Those places are usually packed at all times, but during their summer break the town slows way down. Also tourist towns that are dead in the winter but are packed all summer like beach towns or places in the mountains that attract more outdoorsy people or the inverse at places that have skiing/snowboarding where winter is very popular and dead in the summer.
This is simply not true. I’ve since been to 6 other US cities since Portland, of varying sizes, and none of them were like that. My own home town is smaller than Portland and isn’t like that either. And it wasn’t just about the lack of people - most places weren’t even open. Again Portland is the only place I’ve visited in the US where this is the case
@@shaunvlog I dont know what to tell you then. Ive been to every city with a population of 50k or more east of the Mississippi river with the exception of Miami because of both work and pleasure and they are all mostly dead in the middle of the week unless its past 6pm. Granted ive never been to Oregon, but even Seattle was that way the last time I was there.
@@josephbridges7470 I’m not sure you understand what I mean - there is one thing being quiet due to being mid day when folks are working, it’s entirely another to be totally abandoned and devoid of people who look like they could be working, cafes with people in them - any signs of normal activity. I’m any city centre where people work, people go for coffee throughout the day at least, while there are tourists around. Portland downtown was was entirely abandoned. And btw, I was also in Seattle - it was not as I described Portland to be.
@@shaunvlog Again, I haven’t been to Portland, but maybe you were walking around in a slow district of the city then. Most mid size cities like Portland only have a few streets or blocks that are populated by people doing stuff. Charlotte, NC which has a metro population of 2.5 million is well known as a very empty downtown, but has plenty of areas just half mile or so away which are hopping with activity. I read some other comments on this video of people commenting about how the area you were visiting is usually not busy, but just few streets down things are more normal. I only have the news to go on, but it seems Portland has had a very bad pandemic downturn with many people who would probably choose to live downtown fleeing for the safety of the suburbs.
@@josephbridges7470 I walked the entire downtown area, including the city’s main square. It was abandoned. This isn’t normal compared to any other US city I’ve been to.
A lot of locals in the comments have explained why this has happened. It appears Portland was hit harder than most due to COVID and associated knock-on effects, and then had not been able to recover.
People don't want to be shot
Canadian Geese = Murder Chickens! 🤣
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Pretty much all days in Portland are weird. I was born and raised in Seattle, and Portland was always a side trip. Be grateful there was sun! (I actually like Portland, btw).
Hehe! My next stop is Seattle btw 😀
@@shaunvlog I hear it's raining!
Head on down to Eugene. Less traffic, less crime and we also have a Voodoo Donuts.
Make sure you go to the Ozarks if you haven't already been there and Pocahontas is named after obviously the Indian princess also there's five rivers where the Missouri and the Mississippi River connect
Aw, while scanning the vista at the end, you didn't get the volcano, Mt. Hood. It's there to the East and just a bit South.
"Tall trees". Chuckling because I know what you saw South of there.
Yeah, the trees he showed weren't particularly old or tall. Compared to redwoods, fir and hemlock and cedar will never get as old or tech the same diameter, but they will grow to near the height of a redwood.
If it what a Monday thru Friday, everyone was at work.
In many cities in the USA, especially on the coasts, most people live in the suburbs not downtown. They leave downtown when it gets dark. Don't know about Portland. Nashville TN isn't like that & many other cities aren't either. It's not like London, Edinburgh, Manhattan or Chicago that I have visited. Have fun!
Portland is less divided like that. More people live in the limits there, than you'll find in more industrialized cities.
I spent a week in Portland, but we only got to go downtown one day at 5pm. And it seemed exactly that. Lots of businesses closed at 6. We got to go to dinner and hang out at Powell's until the bus came for us at 10pm.
Yes, Portland is a small city with large residential neighborhoods, but many people live downtown or close by and before COVID downtown was hopping until the bars closed at 2:30 a.m. with the downtown offices mostly closed because of lingering COVID infections, big downtown businesses have kept their employees working remotely to avoid massive infections.
The next time you're in Portland visit the opium den inj Old Town or Powells.
Definitely Powell’s City of Books.
@8:08 well done son. Well done 😉
Only 4 more hours on a plane to visit Hawaii!
If it was open, you should have explored the Japanese Gardens that were right there. Lovely place!
Once upon a time, I used to volunteer at the zoo there, too, when I was a teenager in the ZooTeens program. Good times!
Portlander here. My daughter was a ZooTeen volunteer for several years and loved it. :)
GREAT MEMORIES ❤️❤️❤️ BRILLIANT DONUTS
Def Shaun you gotta visit Savannah Georgia much British colonial history 👍👍
Savannah is its own creature. It started British, but then it took on its own unique flavor. Never been to another city like it, and I can claim 12 countries and 210° of the globe.
*DEFINITELY* a must-visit!
Now that is a beautiful city, Savannah.
It's my favorite city. 💗 Such historic charm & a GREAT walking historic district. Food is 👌😋 But avoid it from end of April - October. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Also rain here is normal. That's why we have green nature.
People have sadly been just wanting to go downtown less and less due to.. some suspicious individuals that roam. Although it's getting better.
Northwest District and the Albina neighborhood both have streets lined with shops and people, and you also should check out McMenamins next time you come too. Awesome burgers!!
😊 Happy you both are doing well. Cheers.
It's abandoned because it's hell on earth
Will you be heading to Southern Oregon this trip
Yes indeed 🏔
Did you actually go inside the Pitcock Mansion? It is historically old (although innovative for its time) by Oregon standards; not so much by European standards.
You could check out the Shanghai tunnels in Portland. In Salem there is also the Oregon state mental health museum now that is a real trip. Oh and there is a carousel at the main water front park here in Salem as well. If you want a good afternoon in pioneer type of museums than head to Oregon City. There you have the Barlow and McLoughlin houses and others scattered throughout down town oh and then there is the elevator or to you the lift. Can't miss it, the only really tall pink building in downtown Oregon City. You have to check out Astoria, seaside, Newport, Lincoln City, Cannon Beach. Now the actual beach sences in the Goonies were fimed on Cannon Beach, and my favorite Tillamook they have a wonderful cheese and ice cream factory there. Newport has the Coastal Aquarium. Oh and all the little coastal cities between Lincoln City and Newport are nice. In the town of Taft we have Moe's fish house in Depo Bay we have a business that will take you out whale watching in nice boats. Lincoln City has the casino and some great fish places. Some great bookshops and even a Harry Potter themed store. My favorite place to get sweets and handmade chocolate in Lincoln City is called the Green Frog. In Depo Bay you can even blow your own sea glass balls in a shop there, my youngest daughter has done that, said it was cool. In Ashland we have the Shakespeareian festival. Than if you go to Easter Oregon we have some wonderful County. You can look for fossils in the town of Fossil. There are some great museums about the Oregon trail nearest the town of Baker. Oh and most see is our beautiful Mt Hood. You can even look for fire opals in Eastern Oregon
Voodoo is great to try once. But, then you look for better alternatives.
Welcome to the sugar level in American donuts!
I don't like the combo of a jelly donut that has a chocolate covering on top. Obviously I don't like strawberries dipped in chocolate or over fruit with chocolate. Chocolate covered cherries are the worst. I did have some dried apricots that had chocolate covering that were very interesting back in college but that was some time ago.
Portland is not as bad as it's portrayed in the media but we have suffered greatly through the pandemic and economic downturn. Just a few years ago, downtown was bustling as were our parks and neighborhoods. I'm sorry you didn't see Portland before our homeless crises and failing local government and economic crises. We love our downtown and I'm sure it will recover.
We've had a cold and rainy Spring that we are very grateful for. Hopefully it will help to stop our runaway wikdfires. But the roses are late but will be spectacular.
Love to you and Teka. Come again.
I’m glad the late spring hopefully means that there will be no big fires. I hope to return. Thank you 😊
It's worse than it's portrayed, stop lying it helps no one
Actually, the PNW is supposed to be a northern rainforest. It’s supposed to rain a lot. It’s actually the constant sunny days here that are abnormal. Portland wasn’t meant to be Sacramento.
Thanks, global warming….
You ended up at the Japanese Garden, not the rose garden.. the actual rose garden is in north portland.
You just came to soon, our roses bloom in late May early June.You should have come last week. The last week of May first week of June is our Portland rose festival. The city comes alive then oh if you come here over the 4th of July we have the Blues festival on the water front. Make sure to go to Multnomah Falls and the Boniville Dam. If you head down to Salem you can tour the state capital building and climb up to the base of the Golden logger at the top. We have also got south of Salem the Enchanted Forest. If you watch Peter Holnes and his wife's RUclips channel the go there often to film. Oh and the travel channels show Ghost Adventures has filmed there too. You could check out Powells book store in Portland it's just up Burnside from Voodoo doughnuts. There is also the Pittick Mansion, the outside of it was featured in the Madonna movie Body of evidence. You would have passed both Powells and the Pittock going to Washington Park if you went that way on Burnside as in heading away from the river up Burnside towards the big Volvo sign. Check out ant of the many Mac Menimins restaurants There are many and some are really cool. They even have their own passports were you can become a cosmic traveler it's cool you just go to each of their places and check them out look it up. My sister in law has done it, said it was fun and some of them are very out of the way places one is in downtown Portland you were really close at Voodoo
Portland downtown used to be always busy and hopping with excitement. I grew up in Portland and lived there until my mid 30s and I not only worked downtown but spent most of my time downtown. No matter the day of the week or time of day it was busy and safe. It was always unique but when people decided that it should be weird and everyone had to have the same views on everything it went downhill. It is so sad that the crime and riots has chased people away.
Sorry to hear but hope it can bounce back in time
Pdx has turned to Sh*t city, that why you don't see people walking as much down there. Before the last 2 years it was great. Letting the homeless take over and not supporting your police, makes it hard, to want to be there.
@@shaunvlog The reason downtown and most places are relatively empty has little if anything to do with the BLM riots. 🤦🏻♂️ The reason is we’re in a transition coming out of the pandemic. Unlike London or New York City - where ppl live in the city proper - Portland, like most big US cities, has some ppl living downtown but many, many more who live out in residential neighborhoods or further out in the suburbs. And most of those ppl who used to pour into downtown on a daily basis to go to work are instead still working from home, if not everyday then at least a few days a week. A lot of downtown/business district shops and restaurants that used to thrive on huge crowds are now struggling simply due to lower overall foot traffic. And who knows how many ppl will stay working from home even after the pandemic is fully “over.”
Yes it's the lawlessness that's killed downtown. Very sad that people pretend it's because of covid.
Tool ate fpr Dan and Louies Oyster Bar.
You should have hung out on the other side of the river. Downtown Portland is just weird now! Great video 😎
Should check out Maine, even prettier
Thank you for making me smile in the midst of a truly awful week here in Texas.
I am here in Texas now and all my thoughts are with those poor families :(
@@shaunvlog Thank you.
Born and raised in Portland here. You're not seeing the real Portland by going to Voodoo and spending your entire time Downtown. Only tourists go to Voodoo
But he is a tourist...
Don't get me wrong. I agree that voodoo doughnuts are rubbish. They're too heavy and too sweet. He would have gotten a much better and lighter doughnuts at Annie's on Sandy Blvd. But he wouldn't have gotten the weird voodoo experience at Annie's because they're just a normal looking shop. He's a tourist looking for that iconic Portland experience.
Possibly because people are still working from home?
They are everywhere in the world and it hasn’t gutted the downtown area of many other cities
I live in the area and downtown is "abandoned" because of endless Antifa riots and violence over the last few years, I have a cousin in commercial real estate and the business vacancy rate is huge as they left the downtown area to avoid the riots and huge statistical uptick in crime, owners are offering business real estate at fire sale prices but no one is buying. It is a shame because it was such a beautiful fun city not long ago. Some pro Antifa idiot will pop up and comment "that's not true, it's fine" BS, the vacancies and crime stats are real. Covid lockdowns just added to the misery for many businesses in Portland as the lockdowns there were among the most severe in the country.
Lol.
I'm a American Knight living in Portland. I don't know how any of that works. Other than I'm a noble person and I have much satisfaction to go get. No one ever calls me sir. I think it's pissing off the other nobles.
If you guys end up on the Oregon coast, Lincoln City and want a God's Thumb tour hmu🌊🤙
Cannon Beach area is also very beautiful.