Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: Day Two of our trip to the Pacific Northwest ( PNW ) started in Ashland and ended in Portland ( both Oregon ) . We awoke in our teepee , drove into downtown Ashland and had breakfast . Then we started on the road to Portland . Arriving in Portland , we parked at our hotel and then went out on foot on a search for Powell 's City of Books . We spent a while there and then returned to our hotel and checked in . 
Question: Why may the narrator be interested in visiting Portland ?
Output (English): They are interested in Portland 's culture .