The first few weeks of spring in Portland are always a game of cat and mouse. It's beautiful, sunny, and hopeful one moment and the very next moment it goes back to grey, rainy, drab as it has been for the past 5 months or so. Despite all the rainy months, Portlanders are nothing if not optimists. We make the very best of every single ray of sunshine we see and we brave the chance of rain just to soak up the small moments of sunshine in between. We know each rainy season has an end and this one is in sight.
Yesterday, I grabbed a friend and took advantage of a break in the clouds to enjoy a bit of wandering in the Portland Japanese Gardens.
The Japanese Gardens are a lovely thing to do when you are in Portland. They gardens are a part of Washington Park - a 400 acre natural oasis just outside of downtown Portland. Washington Park is also home to the Oregon Zoo, The World Forestry Center, Hoyt Arboretum, The Portland Children's Museum, and the International Rose Test Gardens. It's a great place to relax, explore, and take in some amazing views. You can drive or hop on a blue line or red line max train to the Washington Park stop.
After you visit the gardens, be sure to step across the street to visit the International Rose Test Gardens to see over 550 varieties of roses and learn why Portland is known as Rose City. Roses are in bloom from about April - October, so sadly we missed out this time!
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