MARKET TO TEAHOUSE - View this location on map  Even if you can't stand handcrafted soaps, dangly earrings, gauzy scarves, chunky ceramics, fancy pet bowls, sloppy street food and the people who make them, the Portland Saturday Market is worth visiting (www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com). Tucked under the Burnside Bridge, the market is a perfect starting point for a leisurely walk, with the cast-iron buildings of Old Town on one side, and the Westside Riverwalk on the other. Continue south to Poster Planet ( 503-525-9373) for movie and art posters; the Monkey & the Rat (131 NW Second Avenue, 503-224-3849; www.themonkeyandtherat.com) for imported furniture; and the serene Classical Chinese Garden (239 NW Everett Street, 503-228-8131; www.portlandchinesegarden.org), where you can refuel with a cup of tea in the ornate teahouse beside Zither Lake.New York Times 28 SW First Avenue, Portland, OR Shopping |