So yeah Portland IS boring. However the scenery is awesome. The city has a backdrop of this awesome Mt. Hood:
Which is actually an active volcano!!
Also things to check out if you are in Portland:
1- Downtown river... nice walk with several coffee shops
2- Powel City of Books - oldest bookstore in US
3-
Voodoo Doughnut BEST doughnut i have ever had !!! no exaggeration.
4- Burnside street - tons of nice coffee shops/ restaurents/ clubs.
5- Japanese Garden
6- I had dinner at
Jake's Crawfish Restaurant had excellent seafood and at good value!
7- Pearl District
8- Pioneer Square
That will keep anyone in Portland busy for a few days.
BTW fun fact about Oregon. It doesn't have sales tax!!