Up to Maine - October 24th-27th 2009

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October 25th 2009: Portland, Maine


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West End
Portland, as seen looking over the park along the Western Promenade / the West End. The Western Promenade is an area with large, boxy single-family houses.
Ibid, a closer view of Portland. Look at the fall colors! Maine is covered in forests and even the big cities have lots of trees.
Portland, as seen looking over the park along the Western Promenade / the West End.
The Western Promenade is an area with large, boxy single-family houses.
Ibid, a closer view of Portland. Look at the fall colors! Maine is covered in forests and even the big cities have lots of trees.
Downtown
The steeple of Portland's city hall.
The park/square at the intersection of Exchange Street and Middle Street. It's named "post office plaza", though I don't remember seeing a post office there.
A hot dog stand with a cute sign.
The pedestrianized Wharf Street and its many restaurants. (The restaurants are not obvious but notice all the signs.) Brick buildings such as these are common in Portland.
The steeple of Portland's city hall.
The park/square at the intersection of Exchange Street and Middle Street. It's named "post office plaza", though I don't remember seeing a post office there.
A hot dog stand with a cute sign.
The pedestrianized Wharf Street and its many restaurants. (The restaurants are not obvious but notice all the signs.)
Brick buildings such as these are common in Portland.
Apartment buildings along and opposite the pier, one of Portland's two main docks for pleasure craft. It looks like a nice place to live.
Apartment buildings along and opposite the pier, one of Portland's two main docks for pleasure craft. It looks like a nice place to live.
Lunch at Duckfat
We ate lunch at Duckfat, a small bistro with tall stools and bar seating. This is our panini of roasted pork, apple compote, garlic aioli, and cheddar cheese. It was a respectable and cheesy panini.
Duckfat's famous poutine: Belgian fries cooked in duck fat with (pedigreed) curds and duck gravy. By pedigreed, I mean the menu actually told us where the curds were made. The fries were crisp (crisper than Belgian fry stand in New York), almost like a cross between french fries and potato chips. The curds came in large chunks, making them hard to eat in balance with the fries (though they were easy to cut if one removed them and cut them on a plate). The duck gravy (hard to see in this picture because it's at the bottom) was tasty.
A good quality vanilla milkshake.
We ate lunch at Duckfat, a small bistro with tall stools and bar seating.
This is our panini of roasted pork, apple compote, garlic aioli, and cheddar cheese. It was a respectable and cheesy panini.
Duckfat's famous poutine: Belgian fries cooked in duck fat with (pedigreed) curds and duck gravy. By pedigreed, I mean the menu actually told us where the curds were made. The fries were crisp (crisper than Belgian fry stand in New York), almost like a cross between french fries and potato chips. The curds came in large chunks, making them hard to eat in balance with the fries (though they were easy to cut if one removed them and cut them on a plate). The duck gravy (hard to see in this picture because it's at the bottom) was tasty.
A good quality vanilla milkshake.
East End
The single-family houses on the East End are wood, not brick, though similarly as large and unique as the houses on the West End.
Cannons and seagulls on a mound on the East End overlooking the ocean.
A panoramic movie of the Atlantic Ocean from a hillside park on the East End. The fort in the middle of the harbor Fort Gorges Island. The foliage-covered land across the water are islands accessible only by ferry.
Grass near autumn trees, water, and sailboats: a great spot for a picnic.
The single-family houses on the East End are wood, not brick, though similarly as large and unique as the houses on the West End.
Cannons and seagulls on a mound on the East End overlooking the ocean.
A panoramic movie of the Atlantic Ocean from a hillside park on the East End. The fort in the middle of the harbor Fort Gorges Island. The foliage-covered land across the water are islands accessible only by ferry.
Grass near autumn trees, water, and sailboats: a great spot for a picnic.
Benches overlooking the ocean.
Benches overlooking the ocean.
Fort Williams Park
The Portland Head Lighthouse, in Fort Williams Park. Told it was excellent.
The type of rocky coastline common in northeast New England.
Wow, that sucks. And it must've been freezing too.
Remains of a fort are scattered around the park.
The Portland Head Lighthouse, in Fort Williams Park. Told it was excellent.
The type of rocky coastline common in northeast New England.
Wow, that sucks. And it must've been freezing too.
Remains of a fort are scattered around the park.
The abandoned Goddard Mansion.
I think the ruins look better peeking through the trees.
In Bug Light Park, the bug lighthouse (aptly named). The East End is in the distance across the water. The lighthouse is dwarfed by a tall East End condo building.
A memorial to Portland's emergency shipyard that rapidly built many cargo ships during WWII. One of the informational signs within has a newspaper clipping announcing nine ships were built one March. That's fast construction!
The abandoned Goddard Mansion.
I think the ruins look better peeking through the trees.
In Bug Light Park, the bug lighthouse (aptly named). The East End is in the distance across the water. The lighthouse is dwarfed by a tall East End condo building.
A memorial to Portland's emergency shipyard that rapidly built many cargo ships during WWII. One of the informational signs within has a newspaper clipping announcing nine ships were built one March. That's fast construction!
Dinner at Home
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We ate dinner at home: red curry with rice and naan.