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... are. The distilleries were surprisingly accessible, with all of them offering tours of the caves and tastings, for a fee of course. We were only able to visit a couple (Porto seems to close for 2 hours during lunch) before catching our evening flight out, but we are glad to have tried some new and very interesting kinds of port. Thank you Portugal, we will be back to see more.

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... city. Narrow streets tumbling down to the river with washing hanging from the windows. Lots of bridges, trams and traffic. One side of the river was the centre for the production of port. We went to one of them and sampled some of the product. <br><br>We stayed about 100 meters from the sea. Miles and miles and miles of golden sand and boardwalks. We did a lot of walking and a lot of cycling. Beautiful weather. We then moved onto Aveiro further down the coast.

... getting to the place - one woman threatened to throw out her sat nav after taking the wrong turn numerous times. The rain continued and as the camp site only offered sites under oak trees we had a few very noisy nights with water dripping, acorns and oak apples falling on the caravan and a stream running underneath it we decided to move on.

<br> The next day we hit the road to Porto which was a substantial drive of about 5-6 hours. Luckily this is the day the weather decided to turn, so the bad weather was endured from the comfort of the car. We arrived late to Porto and checked into our less then elegant hostel. Our meal was no better. We ...

... over by the host who would anywhere else be described as "larger-than-life" but given our cosy situation this took on a slightly more literal meaning. The food was fantastic once we'd spent a few minutes having the handwritten scrawl explained to us in a language that we only partly understood and essentially decided to take a flier and opt for Lamb (me) and Sausage (Virg) We knew we'd found something special when, bellies full, we squeezed past a ...

... I missed it. It was supposed to be a modern architectural wonder and the inside was to awe me with its designs and light installations. Being a fan of good architecture I decided to venture out of the central city to this Portuguese jewel via tram. Her instructions were simple. Get off at the Casa da Musica stop and look for a modern building rising above everything else. What a great afternoon it was going to be. I would ...

... the streets became steeper. I found the general area of the hostel but it took me another couple of loops before I found it. They don't go in for big signs here. I managed to get a very small private room with a TV for the night for 14 Euros which was not bad. I dumped my gear and hit the streets in search of food, camera charger, Bus station and then the sights. I found food. I didn't find a camera battery charger. I didn´t find the bus ...

... a still amused Ed and ran down the stairs away from the evil bells.     Back down on the ground where it was quieter, we entered the church to wich the Clérigos Tower belonged to.  This was a remarkable example of Baroque secular architecture: an oval floor plan and exquisite gilt wood carvings of the ...