Non-alcohol drinks tasting : Beer

Non-alcohol drinks tasting : Beer

We found out that there are quite a lot of non-alcohol drinks sold in the US so we tried some non-alcohol drinks from time to time and made a tasting review chart of our own. We had 4 beer products each time we tried this 

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (3. Seattle: Amtrak, Space Needle, Chihuly garden and glass, Public Market place, Underground city tour, etc.)

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (3. Seattle: Amtrak, Space Needle, Chihuly garden and glass, Public Market place, Underground city tour, etc.)

We took a train from Portland to Seattle. Metropolitan lounge is accessible free of charge if you are a business class ticket holder in Portland Union station. Relaxed sofas, seats, and some beverages are available in the lounge while waiting for the train to arrive. 

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (2. Oregon Nature: Mt Hood, Trillium Lake, Columbia River, Multnomah Falls, roses)

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (2. Oregon Nature: Mt Hood, Trillium Lake, Columbia River, Multnomah Falls, roses)

We rented a car for a day to have a look around further from the Portland area. Mt Hood. It was so high that clouds hung at the top of the mountain often and on the way to the top we went through a foggy 

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (1. Portland & Restaurants)

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (1. Portland & Restaurants)

Portland has many good restaurants and cafes. Afuri : We’ve been to the one in Tokyo Japan. I don’t remember if it were this salty in Japan but it was close to the authentic taste. Authentic Japanese ramen once in a while is a soothing 

Assateague and wild horses

Assateague and wild horses

Assateague State Park. The beach was closed temporarily because of rain. There really were wild horses. I saw altogether around 5 of them. They don’t bother being in the middle of the road. The cars gotta be extra careful. A horse approached our car while 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (4. Pittsburgh)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (4. Pittsburgh)

The things I liked about this hotel, Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown, is that it is located in the city center easy to go around and they have a lounge/breakfast buffet place/other common facilities on the top floor so you can enjoy the view 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (3. Tronto and around)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (3. Tronto and around)

Walker’s country market and the smallest church in the world. People were lined up to take a picture in front of the chapel building. This is how it looks inside the chapel. The ice cream sold here is absolutely delicious! Try if you are dropping 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (2. Canada Niagara)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (2. Canada Niagara)

The process was easy and smooth for us to pass the immigration checkpoint. We registered our passport and other necessary information on Canada’s immigration app in advance. Other people who didn’t register in advance or had some issues took a long time thus making us 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (1. The US Niagara)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (1. The US Niagara)

I planned a long driving journey to Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh. First, we went to the US side of Niagara Falls. We decided to go for the Cave of the winds walking experience instead of the ship because we tried the ship like 10 years ago. If you 

Independence Day Fireworks DC

Independence Day Fireworks DC

This day was really hot. I had to walk a lot to get to one of the best view spots from early on because the traffic gets really harsh, hard to find a parking lot and the streets are blocked later. Finally managed to get