Arrival in Porto

We took the train to Porto this morning. It was a comfortable and enjoyable ride and then we embarked on an orientation walk. I am not a fan of the city. There was so much construction that we were rerouted constantly, and the streets were dirty, buildings full of graffiti and lots of people sleeping rough in the streets. We spent some time down at the waterfront in the afternoon which was lined with cafes and stalls selling souvenirs. Back near our hotel we found a great restaurant to enjoy a fresh salad and then treated ourselves to a pedicure, which in all honesty was the highlight of the day. Porto has a lot of baroque style buildings like some of the churches and the train station which were pretty and depicted scenes from everyday life.Read more