I wanted to make the best out of being stranded in Portland. So I decided to take the MAX light rail to the Japanese and Rose gardens.
For the past 4+ years in Seattle I have been hearing at nauseas about various solutions for Seattle's transportation problem. The 2 competing options are a Light Rail system and Monorail. Development of both projects already have been started but the proponents for each are trying to kill the other project through legislation, legal challenges, and recall votes. I have heard on NPR numerous times how efficient Portland's light rail system is.Not that I have experinced it myslef I can say that in fact it was everything that I expected it to be and more. It takes you from the airport directly to downtown and to major parts of the city. And it is pretty cheap too. I got a day pass for 3$.
I took the train to the Japanese garden. It was a very peaceful place. I spent a couple of hours there and at the rose garden. Here are some pictures from a day in Portland. After that I went back to the hotel picked up my loggage and went back to the airport.