A weekend in Portland, Maine.

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My boyfriend and I spent a few days in Portland, Maine, some weeks back. It was American Independence day weekend. And I thought I'd post some photos I took while I was there. I only had my old camera at the time.


My camera doesn't take very good photos at night time, so I didn't bother taking any in the evening. The downtown area was just buzzing, it was after all Independence day weekend. Time to party

Where abouts in the USA is Portland situated? Here is a map just to give you an idea:




A little information about Portland:

'Portland is Maine's business, financial and retail capital and the largest city in the state. Seascapes and cityscapes blend harmoniously in Portland, perched on a peninsula, jutting out into island-studded Casco Bay. The metropolitan hub of Maine's south coast region, Portland is a progressive, lively city incorporating the character of yesteryear into a modern urban environment. Historic architecture blends gracefully with the new as you stroll along her working waterfront or the cobblestone streets of the restored Old Port section of the city.

With a metro population of 230,000, the Greater Portland area is home to almost one quarter of Maine's total population. The population of the city is 66,363.

Portland is an easygoing city with friendly, hardworking people. Ranked nationally as one of the ten safest, culturally most fascinating US Cities and one of the top cities for doing business, housing is affordable, the schools and healthcare are outstanding.

Recreation, entertainment, scenery, culture -we've got the market cornered. Just ask the 3.6 million tourists who visit each year. And, the same things that attract vacationers make Portland a wonderful place to live, to work and to do business.'


Indeed, I found it to be so. Pleasant, friendly and attractive.

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We make a few stops on the way, for gas and to buy some refreshments:






















A few photos taken while out and about in the city of Portland:















You just have to like the cobbled roads:
























The Portland Harbour. Cruises can be booked here:












The train runs by the Harbour:

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On the way home, we see this Land Transportation Museum. In another part of Maine:












The State of Maine is well known for it's many American flags flying in all sorts of public places. It's a very patriotic State.














And then we head off towards Bangor and decided to go and find where Stephen King lives. I was here a few years back, I wondered if anything had changed. it hadn't, it was all exactly the same as it had been before. I really like the way the author and his family live just like ordinary people and don't hide themselves away.






Bats on the gate!






A pleasant street with equally as nice houses on either side of the road:








Bangor doesn't quite hold the sophistication and history of Portland, and obviously it's a lot smaller.









We headed back on that hot sunny Sunday. Did a bit of shopping in Calais and over the border back to NB.

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Looking back at the photos of Portland I wonder at the difference between the craziness and activity of Saturday night to the near empty streets of Sunday.

The photos were taken on Sunday.

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I was just about to remark about that as I looked at the pictures. ;D

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I know you only too well, Mr. K!

So I piped up before you had a chance.

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Red is most definitely a favourite building colour in New England -- even the brick sidewalks are red.

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It is that. I will always associate red brick with New England.

And yet here in the countryside where I live, that exact same kind of rustic red is used on barns. It's a popular color.