2 Days in Portland: Staying at Ace Hotel Portland, drinks at Stumptown Coffee Roasters, wandering Powell's City of Books, ice cream at Salt & Straw, and late night at Clyde Common from August 26 to 28, 2012.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's City of Books](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7889164966_deb91dc5be_z.jpg)
My best friend was getting married.
![2 Days in Portland | Ace Hotel Portland](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7889116018_3589871273_z.jpg)
As best man, I was tasked to organize a fun bachelor party. Our small party of four (groom plus three groomsmen) drove down to PDX for a couple days of eating and drinking our way through the city.
![2 Days in Portland | Ace Hotel Portland](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7889138468_1b55f86acc_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Ace Hotel Portland](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7889143322_662ac983a3_n.jpg)
We stayed at the Ace Hotel for the hipster, simplistic, offbeat vibe. We had a small yet efficient room with two double beds and a sink with a sliding door to the toilet and shower. Everything was a little different like the old school keys (no keycards) and old fashioned decor.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's Coffee Roasters](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/7889179326_db2273a654_z.jpg)
I loved having a Stumptown cafe attached to the hotel. It was a refreshing way to start the day. Their Americano (my default drink) is one of the best I've ever had.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's Coffee Roasters](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7889181878_35e7a8ab41_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's Coffee Roasters](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7889184330_815f3111e1_n.jpg)
Portland's motto is "Keep Portland weird", and it shows with little differences. I never felt like I was in the United States with so many similarities to Vancouver and Canada.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's City of Books](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/7889174246_e7255be90e_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's City of Books](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7889160160_5b851d9139_n.jpg)
About a block away was the world famous new and used bookstore, literally a "City of Books" encompassing a city block and multiple locations and rooms for every subject available featuring rare new and used books. You could easily spend days in Powell's, wandering the halls.
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7889102418_18ffd1d19d_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/7889150524_68115050c4.jpg)
I made our crew trek the twenty or so blocks from Ace to try some delicious Salt & Straw (at Colene's insisstence) and it was well worth it. I had the cinnamon snickerdoodle flavoured ice cream and it was insanely good.
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7889610060_0c9fcbc863_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/7889147822_a8d8a1b8e1_n.jpg)
It's right up there with the best ice cream I've ever had. Their coffee and bourbon and sea salt with caramel ribbons flavours were also quite tasty.
![2 Days in Portland | Clyde Common at Ace Hotel](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7889131520_6507232e8b_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Clyde Common at Ace Hotel](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/7889122280_28db17dec4_n.jpg)
We hit up Clyde Common (Ace Hotel's downstairs restaurant and bar) on our last night for a night cap and nibble off their late night menu. They a decent, stripped down discount menu of goodies. I had a pale ale and cheddar grilled cheese for a few bones. It satisfied our late night musings.
Portland is such a fun, interesting city. It was a great trip. Look out for more about it.
More | YVArcade / Food Punk / Pangcouver
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![2 Days in Portland | Powell's City of Books](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7889164966_deb91dc5be_z.jpg)
My best friend was getting married.
![2 Days in Portland | Ace Hotel Portland](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7889116018_3589871273_z.jpg)
As best man, I was tasked to organize a fun bachelor party. Our small party of four (groom plus three groomsmen) drove down to PDX for a couple days of eating and drinking our way through the city.
![2 Days in Portland | Ace Hotel Portland](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7889138468_1b55f86acc_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Ace Hotel Portland](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7889143322_662ac983a3_n.jpg)
We stayed at the Ace Hotel for the hipster, simplistic, offbeat vibe. We had a small yet efficient room with two double beds and a sink with a sliding door to the toilet and shower. Everything was a little different like the old school keys (no keycards) and old fashioned decor.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's Coffee Roasters](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/7889179326_db2273a654_z.jpg)
I loved having a Stumptown cafe attached to the hotel. It was a refreshing way to start the day. Their Americano (my default drink) is one of the best I've ever had.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's Coffee Roasters](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7889181878_35e7a8ab41_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's Coffee Roasters](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7889184330_815f3111e1_n.jpg)
Portland's motto is "Keep Portland weird", and it shows with little differences. I never felt like I was in the United States with so many similarities to Vancouver and Canada.
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's City of Books](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/7889174246_e7255be90e_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Powell's City of Books](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7889160160_5b851d9139_n.jpg)
About a block away was the world famous new and used bookstore, literally a "City of Books" encompassing a city block and multiple locations and rooms for every subject available featuring rare new and used books. You could easily spend days in Powell's, wandering the halls.
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7889102418_18ffd1d19d_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/7889150524_68115050c4.jpg)
I made our crew trek the twenty or so blocks from Ace to try some delicious Salt & Straw (at Colene's insisstence) and it was well worth it. I had the cinnamon snickerdoodle flavoured ice cream and it was insanely good.
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7889610060_0c9fcbc863_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Salt & Straw Ice Cream](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/7889147822_a8d8a1b8e1_n.jpg)
It's right up there with the best ice cream I've ever had. Their coffee and bourbon and sea salt with caramel ribbons flavours were also quite tasty.
![2 Days in Portland | Clyde Common at Ace Hotel](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7889131520_6507232e8b_n.jpg)
![2 Days in Portland | Clyde Common at Ace Hotel](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/7889122280_28db17dec4_n.jpg)
We hit up Clyde Common (Ace Hotel's downstairs restaurant and bar) on our last night for a night cap and nibble off their late night menu. They a decent, stripped down discount menu of goodies. I had a pale ale and cheddar grilled cheese for a few bones. It satisfied our late night musings.
Portland is such a fun, interesting city. It was a great trip. Look out for more about it.
More | YVArcade / Food Punk / Pangcouver
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