Chinese Gardens

Portland/Fairview RV Park; Portland, OR:  Back on the rapid rail to downtown.  It’s such a great way to go downtown—clean, fast, and cheap.  Got off at Old Town/Chinatown and walked around until we found Voodoo Donuts.  We’d heard they were really good.  There were people lined up in front waiting to get in.  After about 20 minutes of waiting in line we got our donuts and sat outside to eat them.  They were pretty good.  Then we headed to Chinatown and the Chinese Gardens.  This beautiful little oasis takes up about a city block in Chinatown.  After the gardens we had lunch at a Chinese restaurant in the area.  Stuffed, we walked back to catch our train.  Back to our park by 3:30 and sat outside reading for a while.  Mid-80s today.

Voodoo Donuts

China Gate--Chinatown

Lan Su Garden

Lan Su is considered the most authentic Chinese garden outside of China.  It is beautiful!

Most of the materials used to build the garden, including more than 500 tons of rock, came from China.

Sixty-five artisans from Suzhou lived in Portland for 10 months while they assembled and completed the structures that were crafted in China.

Beautiful lily.

The walkways are a beautiful design of different inlaid stones.  If you walk barefoot on them, they're supposed to make your feet feel good.  It is beautiful.

Cute little portal in one of the walls.

Tea House

Interesting little window.