My journey through France took me next to none other than the Eiffel Tower. Check it out! I got to get up close and personal with it and even stood right underneath it! Absolutely breathtaking!
Okay, you got me; Not the real deal. But the 1/2 scale version here in Las Vegas definitely does a good job of recreating the massive structure. I was happy to have an opportunity to see the Vegas version so soon after returning from Paris - and actually surprised that the scale was as close as it is (at first glance comparison, I estimated that Le Tour Eiffel on The Strip was a bit more like a third of the size).
More actual travel photography from the actual city of Paris in my next post...promise. For now, I 'm going to get back to the another engaging Wedding and Portrait Photographer's International conference here in the America's answer to the City of Lights!
Psych had already been green-lighted for season five by the time I inquired with my friend Steve about making a trip to spend time with him on the set of the popular USA Network show. The offer had been made years before, but now the timing seemed right. We'd be able to fly up to Seattle, spend a couple days, maybe get a rental car for the trip into British Columbia, Canada. Then again, we could always fly into Oregon and drive from there - Portland looks fun. Ah, why don't we just do a long road trip and see the Pacific Northwest? Sold! So we ended up taking a 10 day trip, including stops in northern California, Oregon, Washington and Vancouver, B.C. We had a great time and brought back a ton of photos. I think the best way to share them will be in small installments. Here then, is Part 1 of our vacation. Please enjoy.
Here we are starting out in the stretch of northern California just beyond Chico. Erin, being much better traveled than me in this part of the country, promised logging trucks every ten feet. She wasn't far off.
South Weed was much closer, but, let me tell you, it was worth the wait for what Central Weed had to offer.
A very common scene while climbing into southern Oregon - lots of open road and misty, lush greenery.
This is a very small community outside of Portland known as Tobacco Town. Seriously though, this struck me as interesting - not something we see in practically-smoke-free Cali.
Portland, Oregon. I got the impression of a very colorful, unique, and friendly city.
Erin, grinning along the bank of the Willamette River, with the Burnside Bridge and the greenish spires of the Oregon Convention Center in the distance.
We had watched enough of the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food to know that no trip to Portland would be complete without a stop at the original Voodoo Doughnut.
Erin didn't seem so sure of my decision to go with the bacon maple bar.
I had the utmost confidence in my choice, and proceeded to "hang a fang" on the delicious sweet and savory treat.
Voodoo Doughnuts has plenty of eye-catching decorations, lighting fixtures, and stickers.
Delicious!
Erin, seated back in the car, urging us forward on our journey. Next stop, Seattle!
