Exploring PORTO!

Today was our one day to see the sights of Porto, as tomorrow we are doing a port wine tour in the Douro Valley, so it was quite the day! Starting the day off in the Bolhao district for a quick early breakfast (highly recommend checking out the restaurant in the 2nd pic), we headed from there to Sao Bento, a beautiful, historic train station. After taking the train across the Luis I Bridge, we walked around Gaia before heading down to the docks by cable car, to get on a boat cruise of the Douro River. We took a break from seeing the sights to have some amazing pizza for lunch and then headed to Vitória district to see Clerigos Tower, Carmo Church and the famous Livraria Lello! A very busy day means we worked up quite the appetite, so for dinner we had to try a Porto specialty: the Francesinha. These things were HUGE! With tired bodies and full bellies, we were ready for a good night's sleep before the wine tour the next day.Read more