Sunday, August 30, 2009

Jamison Square, Pearl District, Portland, OR



3 hours before our plan left for LAX, we decided to get one last bit of fun in. We grabbed some lunch to go at Cha, Cha, Cha Taqueria (loved the taco salad with sauteed mushrooms, onions, fennel, tempeh and black beans, YUM) and headed for Jamison Square, an urban gem for kids young and old. What is it you ask? It is the coolest thing. A water fountain that simulates a shallow tide pool. So water flows over the rock structure and gradually fills the area with knee deep water. This takes about 5 to 10 minutes. All the while, kids are everywhere with water wings, goggles, rubber duckies, everything you would find in a pool or at the beach. Then, the water goes down the drain and the process starts all over again (picture all the kids with their rubber duckies, goggles, water wings, trying to get every last ounce of water in before it evaporates, so funny, lucky for them, it keeps repeating).

This by far was Olivia's favorite place. We seriously could have spent all day at Jamison Square. Way to go Pearl District!

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