Porto

We arrived in Porto after an early start and a long train trip (actually 6 1/2 hours door to door). We had a few glimpses of the city through the showers of rain that turned up at the same time as us. Porto is the Northern most city in Portugal, on the Duoro River where enters the North Atlantic Ocean.
Along the way we saw a few beefies and very few sheep. We also saw many plantations of trees, we were totally bewildered until we realized that they are orchards of sour cherry, which they make a famous liquor out of called Ginjinha. Stoner soils between Lisbon and Porta gave way to vineyards and olive groves.

We arrived at Sao Bento train station which is well know for it's magnificent tiles, it was super crowded with tour groups. We walked up the road a bit towards our accommodation and stopped for a road rage incident, on that corner was another fully tiled building, only in Porto!
We are looking forward to a great day of exploring tomorrow!Read more