We ventured to the Northwest District to visit The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum, or the Peculiarium, for short. (www.peculiarium.com) It is part Ripley's Believe It or Not and part art exhibition. It is all fun though, for sure! One could admire a framed carpet piece in use at the Portland International Airport from 1987 to 2015. Or sit on the lap of the Krampus, the anti-Santa. For the brave hearted, one could try out the Buried Alive Simulator. None of us were that courageous!
Later, we stumbled upon Ruby Jewel, where we could order individualized ice cream sandwiches with homemade ice cream and cookies. YUM! Adelaide had caramelized coffee ice cream in a chocolate chip cookie. Isaac had double chocolate in a chocolate cookie and I had coconut with chocolate and candied cherries in a Portland cookie (the everything cookie). 5 stars for this unique ice cream stop.
Adelaide and I were adventurous in the late afternoon. We tested out the BikeTown rentals. I preloaded my app and easily unlocked a couple of bikes. Getting to the green space next to the Willamette was not as easy. Neither of us were too keen to ride in the city and we ended up walking through some dicier areas. The Old Town part of the city is definitely a bit more gritty. We managed to find our way there eventually and had a fun ride. It is a popular riding, walking, and running trail. We returned our bike as easily as we unlocked them. As soon as we put the ulock back through the docking station, it registered our completed ride. This service makes it very convenient and easy.
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