Comments on: Off to code4lib http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/23/off-to-code4lib/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:18:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike Giarlo http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/23/off-to-code4lib/#comment-55236 Mike Giarlo Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:57:53 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/23/off-to-code4lib/#comment-55236 Hey Karen, We've assembled a map with many of the points of interest already plotted, so that may make it easier to see which places are closest to the hotel: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=107913207927802716313.0004447d18ac57a8c07d8&om=0&ll=45.52203,-122.680893&spn=0.006735,0.012574&z=16 If the weather is nice, you should be able to see Mt. Hood pretty easily. Last time I was in PDX, I took the light rail up to Washington Park -- it's a 10-minute trip from downtown, and costs only a couple bucks -- where there are beautiful views of Mt. Hood. IIRC, you can see it from the rose garden and the Japanese classical garden. It was a bit hazy the day we went, and our camera is wimpy, so Mt. Hood didn't show up very clearly in our photos, but you might have better luck. Good luck! See you in Portland. Hey Karen,

We’ve assembled a map with many of the points of interest already plotted, so that may make it easier to see which places are closest to the hotel: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=107913207927802716313.0004447d18ac57a8c07d8&om=0&ll=45.52203,-122.680893&spn=0.006735,0.012574&z=16

If the weather is nice, you should be able to see Mt. Hood pretty easily. Last time I was in PDX, I took the light rail up to Washington Park — it’s a 10-minute trip from downtown, and costs only a couple bucks — where there are beautiful views of Mt. Hood. IIRC, you can see it from the rose garden and the Japanese classical garden. It was a bit hazy the day we went, and our camera is wimpy, so Mt. Hood didn’t show up very clearly in our photos, but you might have better luck. Good luck!

See you in Portland.

]]> By: Steve Casburn http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/23/off-to-code4lib/#comment-55221 Steve Casburn Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:05:52 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/23/off-to-code4lib/#comment-55221 Karen: I never had good pizza in Houston, either, come to think of it (I worked at UHD 2000-2005). But Spec's and Tex-Mex made up for that and all other faults! Downtown is not the best place to get pizza in Portland, but Pizzicato (SW Broadway and Alder, three blocks from the code4lib hotel) is better than anything in Houston. Plus, it's right on the way to Powell's. Pizzicato is open 'til 8 on Sundays; Powell's stays open 'til 11. Good luck! I hope you enjoy Portland! Karen: I never had good pizza in Houston, either, come to think of it (I worked at UHD 2000-2005). But Spec’s and Tex-Mex made up for that and all other faults!
Downtown is not the best place to get pizza in Portland, but Pizzicato (SW Broadway and Alder, three blocks from the code4lib hotel) is better than anything in Houston. Plus, it’s right on the way to Powell’s. Pizzicato is open ’til 8 on Sundays; Powell’s stays open ’til 11.
Good luck! I hope you enjoy Portland!

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