Portland Japanese Memorial garden

This is the Japanese Memorial Garden near the Saturday Market in Downtown Portland. There were a lot of Japanese descent people living in this area, Old town/China town before WWII. They got sent to the intern camp. It was raining on this day, but it was still a beautiful stroll. Michelle liked it very much. This is about two weeks after first bloom, the petals are all on the ground already. Afterward we walked to the marina and had dinner at McCormick & Schmick restaurant. We got a $25 off coupon from the internet. 8)