It was great staying at Jeanie & Taylor's place with my parents. We like the place that is quiet but pretty accessible with bus stop just outside of the house, and just like 10min walk to the downtown of the neighborhood with supermarket, restaurants, breweries, etc. Thanks for your suggestion of Papa Haydn, Jeanie! We loved it. The cakes were so pretty and delicious! Lomloc and 13 Virtues were great breweries in the neighborhood too! It was perfect for us (especially for my parents) as we could relaxedly walk back to our temporary home after dinner and didn't need to worry about commuting at night. :) We spent sometime hiking/walking in the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge just next to the house too! It was a great mild hike and walk -- forest therapy :)
We had a really great time in Portland and I explored more interesting places than last time. Here are some places I discovered: Zig Zag Wanderers for vintage clothing, Case Study Coffee Roaster, and Petite Provence (the happy hour was great!) in Alberta, Pine State Biscuits in Division, Classic Pianos in Milwaukie and Hawthorne is in general great, with vintage shops, music shops and stuff. The Aerial Tram ride connecting between the OHSU campuses was so scenic too! I loved that it is so easy to commute to anywhere in the city from Jeanie & Taylor's place. Highly recommended! :)