Portland Retro Game Expo

This weekend the hubby and I traveled up to Portland, OR for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. As an avid collector and recognized Instagram personality, PRGE was a bucket list item.

We flew to Portland on Friday night, after work. Our Airbnb was located in a really nice area, near city center, but had a rural feel. The guest house we were staying had a chicken coop on the property! 

We spent Saturday at the expo. Brandon was so excited, and he picked up some great stuff. He saw a lot of his retro friends, met some IG friends in person who he’s only talked to online, and made some new friends too!

Playing some pinball at the free play arcade

Brandon's retro friends, from Panama and Washington state

We wrapped up Saturday with dinner with friends at a completely gluten-free restaurant, Ground Breakers Brewing. The food was delicious! 

Sunday was our adventure/exploring day. We started out with breakfast at Batter. Amazing, gluten-free pancakes! We then headed out to Multnomah Falls. Oregon is beautiful in the fall. 

Multnomah Falls at the bottom

Multnomah Falls from the bridge

We then made our way back into town to the convention so Brandon could pick up a few more video game things. 

Then we headed to Pittock Mansion to get a view of the city. 

View from Pittock Mansion

Now, it’s Monday and we’re heading back from our mini vacation. Our flight has been delayed several hours, so we are very patiently waiting to go home. We want to see our kitties!