Porto

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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

One thing changed a lot in the first 6 days in Portugal, the temperature. In the first day it reached 25ºC, which is perfect for traveling, in the first night in Douro it was bit cold. But in the days after it climbed to 35ºC, even for us Brazilians used to hot days, this temperature make the trip unpleasant. Bur apart from this the travel in the northern Portugal was delicious.

After a quickly drive (2 hours) we reached Porto, from Vila Real. The plans is to stay only one night and visit the Porto Wine makers. It was a intensive classes about this theme Porto Wine. We didn't know anything about this and after an afternoon tasting different port wines we start to understand the difference between tawny, ruby, vintage, LBV etc. Another good sight is a park within the city that holds the Serraalves Museum projected by a famous architect named Alvaro Siza Vieira.

Don't miss the Francesinha sandwich (translated as Little Frenchwoman). A sandwich with different meats, cheese and eggs... A full meal!

We left Porto to Lisbon, because our friends had to get back to the work, and we will discover the capital of Portugal and its surroundings. 
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