3 Days in Porto, Portugal

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….Read more