Day 5: O Porto

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4:45am wake up
Walk to Caldas train station - they had constructed one elevated walkway!
6:13am train to Coimbra, then part 2 to Porto
Tiles in the train station
Dropped off packs at NannyBag
Had a Golden Latte at SmiliCoffee while we planned what to do

Stopped in a cork store
Uphill to Clérigos Church Igreja & Torre dos Clérigos - if you climb the 220+ STEEP stairs, you get a 360° view. We did not. The tower is an iconic symbol of Porto
We did stop in and hear the pipe organ play a bit
Passed a store where they make pasteis de nata
Wanted to stop in at Livraria Lello bookstore, but we'd already walked too far downhill and didn't want to go back up 🤣
Miradouro de Vitoria - lovely! Complete with violinist playing classics like the Beatles 🎻

Downhill further to the riverside aka Gaia
Lunch at Bite!: Foccacia, pork & cheese for me, sardines & toast for Joe
Walked across the Luis I Bridge and down along market
Saw a Bordallo II rabbit & sketched. Others wandered further and overheard some fado music

Others raced back to pick up the backpacks; Martha & I took the funicular up the hill
E were all beat, so we regrouped for coffee & tea, again at SmiliCoffee- brownie too! Super yum

Bolted to our AirBnB to drop bags, then Bolted back TO THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD WE WERE IN for dinner. Middle Eastern place called Gharb.
Ate outside. Best Middle Eastern food I've ever had
But no desserts were dairy-free for Martha, so we stopped by Mumps' favorite gelato place called Amorino. Delish.
Bolted home. All 3 Bolt drivers were great, 2 who were really enjoyable.
Bedtime at midnight 😴 😴😴Read more