DAY 5 - Florence to Porto (more stairs)

For our final day in Florence, Scott decided to squeeze in an early run. The two H's (Hills and Heat) were a brutal combination, not that a few late night drinks helped either. Full from the paninis Scott returned from his run with, we headed to Giotto's Bell Tower for you guessed it, more stairs (414 to be precise). Once again, all the stairs were absolutely worth it for the spectacular view. Unfortunately, Meg and her lack of an ACL got the better of her and didn't allow her to make it to the top - 300 odd steps is a decent effort after the past few days of walking and climbing, not to mention the view from here isn't half bad either. Scott continued up to the top to grab some photos and a video for Meg. We then made our way to Porto, Portugal via Zurich, Switzerland by plane. Other than an uncooked cheeseburger, which they replaced with a new one our flights were seamless. Upon arrival in Porto, we met Jeremy, Zoe, Sean, and Laura at the airport. Once in town and each of us settled into our accom, we (also including Jez) went searching for somewhere to have dinner. After walking for some time, we decided to grab food anywhere that served food and didn't have a wait. The place we landed was quite the experience, the staff did not speak English and the menu was a game of chance (including the English menu for can view from your phone). The English menu didn't match the Portuguese menu, and even if you ordered something from the menu, something different might have come out. My meal was meant to be a steak sandwich that ended up being some veel, potatoes, and veggies. From here, we spent some time catching up at a couple bars where we had no language issues (at least none that we couldn't manage). The six of us are heading on a walking tour tomorrow and are now going to the Rio Ave v Porto soccer game (if we manage to get out tickets).Read more