Sunday, January 15, 2006

Hotel



















After several wonderful tapas we headed back to the Hotel Oregon. It is a McMenamins Property and it is quirky like all of the rest. The hotel was built in 1905 and used as a hotel or apartment buiding with shared bathrooms. The hotel has three bars a billiard room and a restaurant. We made our way to the roof top bar for a view of the twinkling lights. During the summer it would be a very lovely place to watch the sunset. During the winter they have put up tents and heaters so you can sit outside.
Our room was named after a girl that once waitressed in the restaurant in 1950. It was interesting with a sink in the room and a bathroom between two rooms (so we only had to share with one other couple). The walls are festooned with famous drinking quotes and ironically enough the cow and I had read "La Tache" at one of the wineries in a book of notable drinkers.
The cow surprised me with the Romance package which included a bottle of champagne, chocolates, and ........

1 comment:

El Serracho! said...

i guess nuthin much happened since then, huh?