七一长假Oregon波特兰、Astoria两日游[Portland, Astoria]

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行程安排
June 30
7:30 AM        ----- 聚齐，从和平门过海关进入美国
11:10-50 AM ----- 路途休息，吃自助餐，时间允许在COSTCO购物
2:00 PM        ----- 到达波特兰，逛街、照相、购物
3:00 PM        ----- 出发驶往astoria小镇
5:00 PM        ----- 到达住宿地，安顿行李
5:30 PM        ----- 驾车出游附近景点、照相、吃饭、购物（早餐食品）
8:30 PM?      ----- 返回住宿地，城镇步行，随意活动



July 1
Around 8:00 AM ----- 起床、洗漱
8:30 AM        ----- 驾车外出，看河两岸沿途风景，根据天气情况决定是否在海滩停留。
10:30 AM      ----- 返回住宿地，收拾行李，退房
11:00 AM      ----- 启程返回
12:15-45 PM ----- 路途休息，吃自助餐
1:00 PM        ----- 继续出发，如果大家经历许可，可在一处停留。不然除路途短暂休息，一路向北
6:00 PM        ----- 过关。根据情况决定是否在某处停留，话别。（由于此时为过关高峰时间，有可能需等待超过一个小时。也可以改为在美国境内附近城市购物逛街，到晚上8:00 PM以后过关返回）
                  

住宿：Astoria Pilot House
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费用分摊 （544.95）
一般情况下，住宿费用采取按人员平摊的原则。对于有特殊要求单独房间或床位的情况，在满足所有人员住宿的情况下，参照以下方法安排相应房间或床位并单独计算对应的住宿费用。在扣除相应人员单独费用外，其他成员的住宿费用仍然采取平均分配的计算方法分摊费用。

Master room单独费用  195
Bedroom1单独费用  156
Bedroom2单独费用  117
Living room单独费用  78

相关事项说明：
1、组织者只负责提供相关游览信息、预定酒店并制定共同支付的费用分担计划。其他沿途产生费用及相关安全保险由各参与人员自理。组织者不对成员的个人及任何安全事项承担任何责任。
2、拼车出游，驾驶者及车辆所有者只对人物运送提供帮助，不对成员人生及财产安全陈担任何责任。分摊费用大致如下：12岁以上人员全程乘坐车辆按每人$50元向车主支付汽油费用。如果来回搭乘不同车辆，该费用由搭乘车辆共同分配。在正常配合情况下，搭乘车辆的乘客不需对车辆故障的原因产生的费用承担责任。
3、酒店一旦预定付费，如因成员临时取消或改变行程致使住宿或其他出游相关费用不能退回时，取消或改变行程的成员仍然需要承担相应的租房或其他因此而产生的分摊费用。
4、由于这是自愿组团出游，每个成员应该提供至少一种联系方式使大家在整个旅游过程中能够得以及时联系。相互之间在游玩时应当相互提醒和配合。如果因联络方式故障或其他非正常情况产生拖延，整个团队有权在争取所有联系方式未果的情况下，为保障其他团员的行程安排而继续以后的既定行程。缺席者仍得为此承担相应的公共分摊责任及费用。
5、未成年孩童应有指定监护人陪同出行，组织人员没有确认相关责任的能力和责任。如果没有确定的监护人员信息。默认情况下，介绍并带领该未成年人参加本次游行为的个人被认为是该未成年人出行的监护者并行使相应的权利和责任。

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先锋广场(Pioneer Courthouse Square)位于市中心，是访客们首度光临波特兰市的必游之地。就象是这座城市的"客厅"，每天都会有超过两万多的人流量。这里来来往往的人形形色色，有端着热咖啡上班的白领，也有街头艺术家和街头闲逛的游客，是一个观察都市生活的窗口。这里还有座漂亮的三层透明玻璃购物大厦，分跨在最繁华的Morrison街两旁，由一座玻璃的过街天桥相连，里面拥有将近80多家专卖店，有很多比较适合年轻人的品牌，比如美国第一夫人米歇尔‧奥巴马最推崇的半职业半休闲时装风格的J.Crew，有标榜年轻、冒险、不羁的品牌Guess等；这儿Saks Fifth Avenue，Tiffany & Co.， Louis Vuitton，Apple Computer，Ann Taylor Loft， Coach， J. Crew， BCBG Max Azria， Chico's，bebe，Forever 21等商店和超过15 种用餐地点的选择将满足你的购物热衷。

顶层还有影院，是波特兰市中心最具活力的购物商厦。广场四周遍布巨型商厦和精品商店，值得细细逛上一天，都市的繁华尽在这里尽现。去往先锋广场可乘红线轻轨(MAX Train Red Line)到Pioneer Square站下。

广场四周大公司林立，假日时有街头表演，是消闲的最佳地点。格调幽雅的二十三街，有很多高级时装店、咖啡室，著名的Moonstruck朱古力，也可在这里买得到。

先锋广场还是波特兰市民的室外活动重要聚集地，每年会举办300 多次各种规模的音乐会和文化节等。它就象是波特兰的一个真实的标志。而且，千万要记住哦，俄勒冈州是全美唯一一个没有消费税的州，购物狂们可以尽情享受购物的乐趣。

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Portland, Oregon and Surround Cities


Portland, Oregon

Map of downtown Portland

enlarge map	The map of downtown Portland shows the location of many of the city's important landmarks and attractions. Here's a partial list:
	Children's Museum Chinatown Doernbecher Children's Hospital Hoyt Arboretum Ira Keller Fountain Lovejoy Park Oregon Health & Science University Oregon Historical Society Oregon Maritime Museum Oregon Zoo Pearl District Pioneer Courthouse Square	Pittock Mansion Museum Portland Art Museum Portland Building Portland Center for the Performing Arts Portland Civic Stadium Portland State University Powell's Books Rose Garden Rose Quarter Saturday Market Schnitzer Concert Hall Union Station Washington Park Yamhill Historic District

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Fares

$2.10 individual fares are good for two hours of unlimited travel, so you can usually get to your destination by just buying one ticket.
A seven-day transit pass for the pretty reasonable price of $24.
Other fare options include 14-day passes, calendar month passes and year passes.
On buses you just pay into the fare box or flash your pass, while on the light rail and streetcar lines it’s a proof-of-payment system with fare-checkers coming by to make sure you paid correctly

One other notable is that TriMet operates a free rail zone in downtown Portland. As long as you’re traveling within that zone, you can ride the MAX and Portland Streetcar at no charge, though you do need correct fare if the train you’re on leaves the zone. Seattle operates a similar system and I find that both give commuters an extra sense of freedom to travel around the city center — and a reason not to get in their cars.

Rail System

The four lines of MAX light rail system converge in downtown Portland. Graphic from TriMet.org.

In sum, it’s very easy to access MAX stations on foot in downtown Portland, but don’t expect to get into or out of the city center particularly fast — even with abundant transit-only lanes in downtown. It’s an understandable trade-off: the trains run somewhat slower, but you get a transit system that fits into and supports the way the city already exists — as a pedestrian-friendly, tightly-knit grid of vibrant streets.

Two lanes of this three-lane street are reserved for transit: a delightfully common sight in downtown Portland. Photo by Carter Rubin/Metro.

Bus SystemI did most of my transit traveling on buses during my stay. TriMet operates a fleet of 660 30-foot and 40-foot buses. The fleet appeared to be about a half-and-half mixture of modern low-floor buses and slightly more dated high-floor buses — the kind you have to climb stairs to enter.
The buses were mostly clean, comfortable and inviting, although some of them were painted in a drab combination of white, orange, brown and black.
What powers these buses? TriMet’s “Bus Vehicle and Fleet Facts” page notes that their buses consume 5.9 million gallons of diesel fuel each year. So I gather they haven’t yet transitioned — unlike Metro — to cleaner-burning hybrid or natural gas buses.

Wayfinding


TriMet does have a “Frequent Service Lines” map, although the agency could do a better job of making it prominent on their website: it’s not mentioned on the front page or under the Maps & Schedules tab.

Metro - The Source