Portugal! Port to... more Port

We arrived in Lisbon and met up with out two friends Bella and Griffin. We spent two days in the city, bopping around somewhat aimlessly. No one was quite sure what to make of it, other than it being a rather large beautiful city. Without much local knowledge we ended up hitting town for dinner at exactly the wrong time. We proceeded to get rejected at every spot we tried! Eventually we managed to get some food, but not until nearly 11. Granted in Europe dinner is often late! After two days we rented a car and headed up to Ari's home in Porto! Porto is absolutely stunning. And bopping around the town with Ari and Dani who both live here felt much smoother. We stayed two days at their cute home across the river from Porto and just left for 4 days road tripping across the country side! We drove up and over the highest point in portugal (Serra de Estrella) on our way out to Monsanto which is a 15m drive from the Spanish border. Its absolutely beautiful out here! We will stay two nights in Monsanto, an old town built into the hillside with a fort perched above. Or atleast there was a fort before the munitions stored inside blew it to pieces in the 1800's. Alas! We will explore the ruins tomorrow!Les mer