pics from the week

here's some pics from the past week of hiking, eating out, cooking, touristing, etc., with mel's friend kristy visiting. the homecooked meal is a thai concotion mel and i made w/ thai fried rice, som tum (spicy papaya salad), thai bbq chicken legs, chicken and broccoli w/ pineapple, and spring rolls. the food mel and kristi is eating is ethiopian at Quen of Sheeba here in portland. awesome food you eat w/ your hands using a thin, pancake like bread called injeera to scoop up the spicy stews, curries, veggies, etc. really good beer too, with a slightly nutty flavor. the falls are wakeena falls, right near multnomah..we went on a 3 hour hike. more pics to come.