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Porto Dec 06, 2012

A travel blog entry by daveygreener

... didn't trip, he collapsed which made me think stroke or heart attack but he was speaking and moving fine. Got to a walking tour that lasted the rest of the day. Saw some of J K Rowlings inspiration in a beautiful old book shop and the cloak wearing student community. We finished near the river but missed the port tasting that ran during the day on the other side. Instead we got a drink and food nearby. We were gonna go out but crashed and fell asleep ...

Porto Dec 05, 2012

A travel blog entry by daveygreener

Lisbon!! 3hour train to Porto. I loved that the first thing I heard leaving the station was the cry of a gull. The buildings are definitely more beautiful here. The hostel is on the edge of a square surrounded by beauty. Out for a four o'clock lunch and asked for traditional Porto food. Aviva got a franhasinia; a toasty covered in melted cheese, egg, meats, drowned in a beer and tomato sauce and served ...

I did what tourists do: take a boat ride ;-)

A travel blog entry by isabelle134

... like me. I was offered to taste my first Ovos-moles, a very sweet thing made with eggs and sugar ;-)

This afternoon, seeing that wonderful weather, and being afraid tomorrow it would not be that nice, I did a boat trip on the canals ;-) I know, very touristic, but a nice way to quickly make a large tour of this little town. I loved it!

There were many scouts around, and each time we ...

Port never looked as good

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

... look at the town before leaving on the train. Here I saw a lovely cutlery set, but the lady did not know how much it would be to ship it to the USA, it is such a bad idea to travel with hand luggage only! Hopefully we can figure it out, as I want to use all the $5's we saved to buy this set.

The train trip back to Porto was uneventful, we travelled on a regional train that was nice and clean. The train station in Porto was really beautiful with lovely bleu ...

Music where you don't expect it

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

... a rental car.

At the rental car facility there was a sign saying, "back soon," this really had us worried because by now we realized how time worked in Portugal. One day we were waiting for a bus and when it finally arrived it was full, and we were told to wait for the next bus, that will be here in 5 minutes. That 5 minutes only took 45 minutes. There is not reason to hurry here. Things happen when they happen. Never have we been rushed in a restaurant. It takes ...