• Todd and Ann ZimmelCamino de SantiagoRejsende
    Left Santiago on the 15th "in style" for Porto Portugal
    Our home in Porto was in a working train station 🚆The name is The Passenger HostelOur hotel in the train stationThis was our room. 2 story family room below and bedroom above. Still had shared bathroomBathrooms were clean and spacious and looked out over the train station. Was very cool and uniqueView from our roomMet up with our friends from Canada at the train station as they were leaving for LisbonThis giant fishing net is a monument to the fishing industry in PortoAnn and I enjoyed fresh sea bass in Matosinhos which is near Porto1Statue represents the heartache wives & kids suffered when their husbands didn't return from the seaThe area has beautiful beaches and the biggest waves in the world are found in PortugalThe Camino runs through Porto. 🤔You can see Porto is a very hilly city. Good cardio workoutOne of the many narrow streets in Porto. Lots of great restaurantsPorto is the birthplace of Port wine which we are not a fan ofWe left early (4:30am) by train on the 18th for The Algarve

    3 Days in Porto, Portugal

    15. oktober 2023, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 21 °C

    We left Santiago de Compostela on October 15th in the rain. After over a month of hot and sunny days, the weather has changed and the rains have moved in.
    We took the bus to Porto, Portugal and then a taxi to our hostel, yes another hostel. This time we had a beautiful private two story loft with a living room. We still had a shared bathroom but it was beautiful, clean and spacious and looked out onto the train tracks.
    We spent day 1 exploring the old town of Porto. On day 2, we met up with friends from Canada, Diane and Erwin and their daughter Kim. We will meet up with Diane and Erwin again in a few days in The Algarve.
    We then did the Hop on Hop off bus to do more exploring and ended up in a little fishing village called Matosinhos. The smell of fish permeated the air. We had one of our most delicious meals there. Sea bass and crème brûlée and chocolate mousse for dessert. We also had Vinho Verde, which translates to Green wine, referring more to age than colour. It is a young wine that is from this region.
    Porto is the birthplace of Port wine, neither of us is a fan.
    Next stop….The Algarve….    Læs mere