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My Interesting Portland trip

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Last week, all Extension students went on the Portland trip. Portland was different from other cities that we had been to such as on the Southwest, East Coast and Seattle trips. For example, the atmosphere of city. I had some interesthing experiences.

 One of the interesting placs is Powell's. Powell's is the biggest book store in the United States. It contains over 68,000 ft² (6,300 m²) of retail floor space. I have never been to such a huge book store in my life. I like bookstores so I was very happy to visit. Powell's has 7 colored section rooms which was divided by kinds of books. I was also surprised because this bookstore is opend 365 days a year. Powell's is too huge to see all of bookstore. If you love books so much, naybe you can stay all of day because there were amount of books that I have never seen that. I bought some books about makeup and some Japanese comics. Powell's also has cafe so after buying book, I could enjoy reading while drinking coffee.Anyway, I enjoyed shopping and observing there.

Also, Pioneer Square Center is the one of the my favorite place. There are many shops in the mall so I could enjoy shopping very much. However, I was surprised because I saw some students bought some things of famous brands such as Louis Vuitton, COACH and Chanel! In Portland, Most of things are free tax so we could buy expensive things that we can' buy usually. However, when I heard the price, I couln't make attempt to hide my surprised. Although there was no- tax, brand things are very very very expensive! Of course, I couldn't buy anything. I bought only some cosmetics and a headband. I had a good time in here.

 At the end of trip, we went to Multnomah Falls. I was looking forward to visit here because I love nature! Multnomah falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge and it is the second tallest year- round water fall in the United States after Yosemite Falls. Whan I got close to the falls, I could take negative ion! It made me refreshed ! We went up mountain as seeing wonderful nature and huge Columbia River. The sight of Colombia River affected me profundly. We also could see some salmons in the falls. I was tired very much because we walked too much but we had a good experienced.


Through this Portland trip, I found many interests in Portland. I could learn many things about Portland. These experiences were very important for me. This trip gave me good experiences. It was an  AWESOME trip!
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