October 29, 2010

Dresden, Germany: Frauenkirche/Church of Our Ladies; things to do

Frauenkirche/Church of Our Ladies  

M-F 10-12 & 1-6; services on Sun at 11 & 6.

Located in the heart of the Old Town, this 18th-century sandstone church with magnificent Baroque dome was completely destroyed in World War II. The Frauenkirche/Church of Our Ladies has been rebuilt exactly as it was, using more than 100,000 of its original stones. The peace bell rings daily at noon in invitation to pause for just a moment and pray for peace.


See a performance:




video c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

October 27, 2010

Lafayette, Oregon: Schoolhouse Antique Mall; things to do

Lafayette Schoolhouse Mall  

748 Hwy. 99W, in Lafayette, 5 mi. E of McMinnville, (503) 864-2720; . Daily 10-5.

interior of Schoolhouse Antique Mall in Lafayette, Oregon
interior of Schoolhouse Antique Mall in Lafayette, Oregon


Claiming to have the largest collection of antiques in Oregon, this repurposed 1912 three-story schoolhouse displays all manner of antiques in eight former classrooms. The Schoolhouse Antique Mall is air conditioned, carries only old items, and has particularly nice china.

 


image c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers 
updated 11-18-17

October 25, 2010

October 22, 2010

Eugene, Oregon: The Original Pancake House; restaurant review

The Original Pancake House  

782 E Broadway/Hilyard St., (541) 343-7523. Daily 6am-2pm; $-$$.

Dutch Baby pancake at The Original Pancake House in Eugene, Oregon
Dutch Baby pancake at The Original Pancake House in Eugene, Oregon


The OPH started in the 1950s in Portland, Oregon. It is now franchised, but each location uses only the finest ingredients, including 93 score butter, hardwheat unbleached flour, and housegrown sourdough yeast. Specialties at The Original Pancake House include Danish cherry crepes, an apple pancake, a Dutch baby, and incredible, satisfying, chewy, plate-size 49er flap jacks--my favorite.

October 21, 2010

McMinnville, Oregon: Evergreen Aviation Museum & Space Museum; things to do

Evergreen Aviation Museum & Space Museum 

500 NE Captain Michael  King Smith Way, 3½ mi. SE of McMinnville, (503) 434-4180. Daily 9-5. $20, 65+ $19, 5-16 $18; with IMAX +$9-$11. Guided tours daily at 11am & 1:30pm. No pets. Free parking.

exterior of Evergreen Aviation Museum & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon
exterior of Evergreen Aviation Museum & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon


The ever-expanding Evergreen Aviation Museum & Space Museum complex is in one gigantic building. This is where you’ll see the immense Spruce Goose, also known as the Howard Hughes Flying Boat Nearly six times bigger than any other plane in 1947, she is made of wood and was flown only once. No wonder she had trouble staying up--her eight engines are equivalent in power to just one 747 engine! Recycled airplane seats are scattered throughout this building, for resting and watching videos. Across the way in another immense building, the Space Museum displays the Mercury 10 capsule, a Titan II SLV Missile, and a sleek Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird. And in yet another huge building is an IMAX theater. A new Wings & Waves Water Park structure, with a 747 now perched startlingly upon its roof, is scheduled to open with wave pools and water slides in summer 2011. Two cafes serve lunch fare. The Farm Store and Tasting Rooms (Daily 11-5. Tasting $5, applied to wine purchase.) feature Evergreen Vineyards Spruce Goose Oregon wine and juice, plus exclusive hazelnut products.

October 18, 2010

McMinnville, Oregon: Golden Valley Brewery & Restaurant; restaurant review

980 NE 4th St., (503) 472-2739

Ceilings are high in the Golden Valley Brewery & Restaurant, and the woodsy Old World-feeling includes plenty of roomy booths. The extensive menu lists sandwiches galore (don’t miss the delicious barbecued pork simmered in Red Thistle Ale sauce) as well as noteworthy beer-battered onion rings and a moist Irish Stout gingerbread. Salads, housemade soups, pastas, schnitzels, sausages, burgers, and steaks are also options (beef comes from the owner’s Angus Springs Ranch). Beers are brewed on site, and Red Thistle Ale is a personal favorite.






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image c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

October 1, 2010

Lafayette, Oregon: Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey; things to do

9200 NE Abbey Rd., in Lafayette, 800-294-0105, 503-852-0107. Book shop: Daily 9-5. Lodging: $35-$75/night donation; includes 3 meals/day; age 16+.

From this bucolic estate in rural Oregon wine country, monks dedicated to a vow of silence make an old-fashioned date-nut cake and a fruitcake that is soaked in brandy for 3 months. Visitors to Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey can browse the book shop, hike miles of trails, or spend the night in a lake-side guest house.



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image c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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