Earlier this year, we did a true exploration of the Woodstock neighborhood. Well, when the kids had another weekend away at Trackers, we thought maybe we should check out the Vernon neighborhood.

This is part of our 100 Things in 2018 challenge. Make sure to click on the photos!

Vernon is really close to our old King neighborhood, which meant we had to tread carefully to (a) stay within the bounds of Vernon, and (b) avoid places we already knew well. This is a lively area of Portland, and we didn’t have any trouble finding new places to visit. Among our favorites: Hat Yai, Tea Bar, Proud Mary, Handsome Pizza, Helser’s, and Boxer Ramen.

Our Airbnb was just perfect, and we’d recommend it to anyone visiting from out of town, especially since the neighborhood is interesting and walkable.