Njengoba kunikezwe i-collegiate vibe, indawo ekhangayo yemvelo emabhishi eWillamette River (futhi ihamba kancane ukusuka e-Oregon Coast emangalisa nakwezinye iziNtaba zeCascade enye), kanye nokuphakama okude phakathi kwemiphefumulo ekhululekile, izidalwa ezidala, abacabangi basobunxele, abathandi bemvelo abathanda ukuphuma ngaphandle, abahlala endaweni, nabaseminyakeni emibili kanye nabaseminyakeni eyinhloko ye-hippies. Akumangalisi neze ukuthi idolobha lesibili elikhulu kunawo wonke, u-Eugene, linomqondo ovelele kakhulu womphakathi kanye nezombusazwe.
Eqinisweni, leli dolobha elibalelwa ku-160 000, eliba nomkhosi omkhulu we- Eugene Gay Pride njalo ngo-Agasti, idolobha elincane kunazo zonke eliseWest Coast uma kuziwa ekuhambeni kwe-LGBT.
I-Eugene ingamahora amabili nje kuphela eningizimu yedolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke, e- Portland , nesisekelo esihle eseningizimu sezokuvakasha iwayini ePinot Noir ebizwa ngokuthi iWillamette Valley. Kulula ukufika lapha ngemoto noma isitimela, futhi idolobha likhonza ngisho nesikhumulo sezindiza esincane sendawo kanye nezindiza eziqondile ukusuka ePortland kanye neminye imizi eminingana entshonalanga, kuhlanganise naseDenver, eLos Angeles, eSanry Lake City, eSan Francisco naseTattle.
Njengoba unikezwe ubungako bayo kanye nenani le-LGBT elikhulu, ungalindela ukuthi u-Eugene abe namabhado ambalwa angama-gay, futhi ngempela kube nezindawo ezimbalwa ezibusuku ezibhekiswe emphakathini phakathi neminyaka. Kuze kube maduzane, kwakungekho imigoqo yama-gay edolobheni. Lokhu kubhekene nento yokuthi i-nightlife-engqondweni yomphakathi wabahlali base-Eugene incane, iningi labafundi noma i-Faculty eYunivesithi yase-Oregon, futhi banomqondo omuhle wokuphuza nokudansa emiphakathini ejwayelekile kanye namaqembu - kuleli dolobha elibekezelayo, izikhungo eziningi zamukeleka kakhulu.
Kulo dolobha eliyinkimbinkimbi, uzothola izindawo ezimbalwa ezihamba ngezinyawo ezihamba ngezinyawo, konke ngaphakathi kwebhayisikili emfushane noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili komunye nomunye, ngokuphila okubusayo ebusuku nokudla izigcawu. Lezi zihlanganisa umncintiswano omncane wezebhizinisi ezungeze i-campus yaseYunivesithi yase-Oregon (eduze no-13th Avenue, ukusuka enhlangothini olusentshonalanga yekampu e-Kincaid Street ngenxa yezimbalwa ezivimbela entshonalanga kuya ngaseWillamette Street), eDowntown Eugene (ikakhulukazi kusukela ngo-8th Avenue eningizimu kuya ku-10 Avenue, kusuka eCharnelton Street kuya ePrayle Street), i-handsome yalungisa iMakethe ye-5 Street kanye namabhuloki aseduze, kanye ne-hipster hood ebizwa ngokuthi i-Whiteaker (ebizwa ngokuthi "i-Whitaker"), ephakathi noBlair Boulevard, enyakatho-ntshonalanga yedolobha elisemadolobheni , ngaseNtshonalanga 4th Avenue).
Vele uhambe ngokuzungezile noma yikuphi kulezi zindawo, futhi cishe uzothola izindawo ezimemezayo zokuzijabulisa, ukuphuza ama-cocktails noma ikhofi, futhi udle ukudla okunamandla (futhi ngokuvamile okungekho emalini).
I-Whiteaker ine-morphed kusukela ekuhambeni okuncane okuvakashelwa kwezindleko zezimboni nezindlu ezithobekile zibe yindawo encane enhle yama-cafes e-hipster-haunted, imigoqo, nezitolo zokudlela. Isikhathi esihle sokuvakashela le ndawo ngenye ye-ArtWalks yangoLwesihlanu eledlule, lapho izitolo eziningana nezitolo zihlala zivulekile ngasekupheleni futhi ngezinye izikhathi zamukela izimpendulo.
Indawo eyodwa yokuphuza okuyinhloko yi-HQ ye-Oregon craft breft ye-brewer Ninkasi (i-272 Van Buren St., 541-344-2739), enekamelo elithokozelayo elingaphakathi lokudlela elimnandi kanye nendawo yokuhlala yangaphandle ehamba phambili ekhishwa ngamakethe okudla ( inqola eveziwe ishintsha nsuku zonke). Le-breel stellar eyaziwa ngokuthi i-hop-foward IPAs kanye ne-Oat "oatmeal stout ethandeka kakhulu ibuye ihlangane ngokuzimelela kwezici ezithile zonyaka - ingenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokubukela abantu nokuzijabulisa emzini.
Eminye i-Culinary "okumelwe iyenze" ku-Whiteaker yi-Izakaya Meiji (345 Van Buren St., 541-505-8804), umshuwalense omnyama, owephuzile-wokudla kanye no-booze ogama lakhe lifundeka ngokuthi, "Lapho iMpumalanga Ihlangana Nezwe & Western. " Kuyini lokho konke?
Ibha igxile kuzo zonke iziphuzo eziphefumulelwe zase-Asia naseNingizimu (kusukela ku-juleps yaseMintford ne-Woodford Reserve bourbon kuya kumanyolo we-Meiji). Kukhona uhlu olubanzi lwe-whiskeys yaseMelika, i-Irish, yaseCanada, neJapane, kanye nekhishi elikhonza ezinye I-Japanese bar bar-eats e-Oregon. Cabanga nge-jellyfish enosawoti ngamafutha omlilo kanye ne-shoyu, irayisi elimnandi (i- ya-han) enezinyosi zasendle kanye ne- peach snap, izinkukhu zezinkukhu zezinkukhu, i-udon noodle enomakhelwane kanye nomuzi wokuhweba u-Meiji burger ophethe i-teriyaki coleslaw.
Abathandi beJava kufanele badonsa ku-Wandering Goat Coffee (268 Madison St.; 541-344-5161) ngenkezo yekhwalithi ephezulu, i-espresso engabodwa-bayigcoba ubhontshisi babo abalungile lapha. Ezinye izizathu ezifanele zokudla nokuphuza ku-Whiteaker zihlanganisa i-funky, i-hippie-ijabule i-New Day Bakery ne-World Cafe (449 Blair Blvd., 541-485-1377), i-burritos yakhe yokudla kwasekuseni iyindlela enhle yokuqala ekuseni noma yikuphi ukusa kwe-Eugene; indawo epholile yomculo ohlala kuyo umculo we-Sam Bond's Garage (407 Blair Blvd.; 541-431-6603), enamakhonsathi amnandi kakhulu; kanye nesitolo sokudlela esingaphansi kwekhaya uPapa's Soul Food Kitchen kanye ne-BBQ (400 Blair Blvd., 541-342-7500), engabalwa kuwo wonke ama-sandwiches atholakala ngomunwe wezinyosi ezinomunwe kanye ne-crawfish ekhanda e-jambalaya e-New Orleans I-cocktail cocktails ukuze iqoqe amaqembu aphile kakhulu ngoLwesihlanu nangeMigqibelo.
Intsandvo yesikhatsi lesidze yedolobheni ne-LGBT indzawo ye-Cowfish (62 W Broadway, 541-683-6319), i-danceteria yedolobha lehlukene leyehlukene edvweba ngetinye tikhatsi neminye imicimbi leyentiwe ngumphakathi we-gay. Omunye ibhuloho elisemadolobheni amakhulu othole ukulandela okuqinile emphakathini wama-gay kanye phakathi kwabaningi abalandeli bekhofi elihle (bakhonza brand brand yasePortland Stumptown), itiye, i-cocktails yokudala, ubhiya be-Oregon, kanye nokushicilelwa kahle kwe-Bar Light yi-Barn Light (924 Willamette St, 458-205-8914), indawo enhle futhi enobungane yedolobha elisendaweni enendawo ephakathi.
Emkhakheni wezinkampani zokudayisa nezokudlela owaziwa ngokuthi yi-5th Street Market, izinketho eziningana ezihle kakhulu zokwenza ama-hobnobbing akhona, kufaka phakathi i-bistro Marché yama-romantic kanye ne-upscale yanamuhla (296 E. 5th Ave., 541-342-3612), enezimboni zendawo ezinomsoco, uhlu oludabukisayo lwama-anti-world kanye ne-Oregon naseWashington amawayini, nokuhlobisa okunethezekile, okunembile okuhle kakhulu futhi kuncike phansi. Ngendlela, uma ufuna umxhwele omuhle wokuchitha ubusuku (noma iviki eliphelele) e-Eugene, cabanga nge-Inn esesimweni esicacile neyesikhashana e-5 (205 E. 6th Ave., 541-743-4099) , ihotela elinamahloni elingahambi kahle kodwa elingenamahloni elinamagumbi angu-70. Kungaphesheya kwegceke kusukela ku-Marché kanye nezinye izinketho zokudlela ezinkulu, futhi kukhona ne-spa enamathiselwe.
Izinketho ezizungeze iYunivesithi yase-Oregon zithinta kakhulu abafundi nabahlali - kuyisimo esibuyiselwe emuva lapha. Umdala omdala we-New Max's Tavern (550 E. 13th Ave., 541-349-8986) ngumlando we-dive-y ohlangothini - okungajabulisi kakhulu, kodwa okuhambisanayo futhi okusebenzayo uma ufuna isitshalo sokunisela eduze ne-U ye-O. Isikhathi eside esithandayo sokudla kwasekuseni, ukudla kwasemini kanye nokudla phakathi kwalabo abavela kubafundi kuya kubaculi ukuya emaqenjini, iGlenwood (1340 Alder St., 541-687-0355; futhi eSouth Eugene ngo-2588 Willamette St, 541-687-8201) ukhonza ivulekile kuphela ku-9 ngakho-ke ayifaneleki njengama-hangout ephuzile ebusuku, kodwa kuyindlela enhle yokudla okunempilo futhi okunengqondo kakhulu (izinketho eziningi ze-veggie), futhi ubhiya newayini ziyakhonzwa. Uma ufuna inketho yekhofi efundela abafundi, udada ungene egumbini elihle kakhulu le-cafe le-Marché elishiwo ngenhla eliphakathi kweJordan Schnitzer Museum of Art e-U noma e-campus (1470 Johnson La., 541-346-6440).
Izinsiza ze-LGBT ze-Eugene
Kungase kube khona okuningi lapho kubusuku bobusuku obuphathelene ne-gay e-Eugene, kodwa uzothola ulwazi oluningi olubanzi lwe-LGBTQ edolobheni kanye namanye amathiphu ekuvakashele umphakathi oqhubekayo. Zama ukubheka iwebhusayithi ye-Queer Eugene, enezinkulungwane zezixhumanisi kuya ezindabeni mayelana nemicimbi ezayo, futhi uhlole isayithi lezinsiza ze-University of Oregon LGBT, isayithi lephephandaba elihle kakhulu u-Eugene Weekly, ne-Portland's queer, i-PQ Ngenyanga. Ukwengeza, inhlangano yokuvakashela isifunda, i-Eugene, i-Cascades & Coast Tourism, ikhiqiza indawo yokuvakasha egcwele endaweni enekhasi layo elizinikezele ukwamukela izivakashi ze-LGBT.