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    • TravelerCaminho Português 2023
      Day 2–5

      Porto, Stadtrundgang 10.09.2023, Teil 3

      September 10, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Eine wunderbare Stadtbesichtigung geht zu Ende.
      Für mich hat die Stadt mehrere Seiten: eine historische und eine allgegenwärtige.
      Viele historische Gebäude werden gepflegt und gehegt. Trotzdem verwahrlost die Stadt an vielen Stellen.
      Alte als auch neue Gebäude bieten einen trostlosen Zustand. Viele Gaststätten, Geschäfte und kleinere Betriebe stehen leer. An vielen Gebäuden stehen Schilder mit dem Angebot zum Verkauf. Selbst am Atlantik stehen in erster Reihe etliche schöne Villen leer. Dort bekommt man direkt Interesse am Kauf und Renovierung.
      Fazit: wir bleiben trotz der Verlockung des Südens im Lande!!!
      Im Hafenviertel gab es eine Portweinverkostung. War gelungen mit Wasser und Kabeljauknödel.      Read more

    • TravelerTimeout
      Day 133

      Porto

      October 21, 2019 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Tja. Auch die schönste Zeit geht irgendwann vorbei. In diesem Fall mit dem Rückflug von Tjade nach Amsterdam. Also noch ein letzter Spätsommertag in Porto, bummeln durch die Gassen, Portwein testen, Bacalhau essen und die Sonne genießen.Read more

    • TravelerMorocco Portugal Spain
      Day 18

      Douro Valley wine tour day

      September 18, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Boarded a bus for a trip to the Douro Valley.
      Made some new friends... all Americans but I don't hold that against this bunch they were good eggs. I did however to lower the average age by around 20 years 😂.
      First a 45 minute drive to a Portery.... Port tastings for morning tea... what could go wrong. Down into the valley for a traditional Portuguese lunch bread olives rice pork ribs in red wine with cabbage, lamb stew and white beans with chorizo and hock.
      And if course more port and wine....
      Local train station decorated with tiled pictures of wine history. I've spared you all the full set!
      Nothing to 'shit selfie's with so you got wine barrels.
      Then a river cruise which was beautiful surrounded by raw wine vines.
      Next a boutique winery with spectacular views and more tastings. Lovely day.
      Off to Coimbra by train in the morning.      Read more

    • TravelerMorocco Portugal Spain
      Day 17

      Porto day 2

      September 17, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

      Feeling a bit sick...another sinus infection... so took as much medication that I could without falling asleep and headed off.
      Attempting a self guided walking tour however with all the construction going on just got frustrated so walked over to the cultural center of the town. Walked along the waterfront and had some lunch, fish and veg and a glass of Rose. Found a couple of interesting sculptures along the way. (I'm a bit attracted to the odd stuff) A little bit of rain around not cold though. Walk back over the bridge to attempt the original walk in reverse!
      Saw....
      Praca da Ribeira
      Casa do infante - birth place of ahenry the Navigator
      Igreja de sao Francisco.

      The architecture is amazing as is the color and that le use on homes.
      Also my first Portuguese Tart...
      18k + steps      Read more

    • TravelerMorocco Portugal Spain
      Day 16

      Portugal day 1 Porto

      September 16, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      A day of travel.... just made the flight transfer in Madrid...
      Took the train, walked out of the station to the view in the first photo. Stunning Capela das Almas.
      Checked in to my cute apartment and went to the supermarket. Street art on the way back. Quiet night in tonight €2 wine some prawns and rice for dins.Read more

    • T & D & Twins in Portugal 2022
      Day 12

      Porto (Teil 2)

      September 1, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Heute waren wir den ganzen Tag in Porto unterwegs. Wir besichtigten verschiedene Kirchen, Kathedralen und liefen natürlich auch über die „Ponte Dom Luiz I“. Angekommen auf der anderen Seite liefen wir an den unzähligen Portweinherstellern vorbei, um mit der Gondel wieder zur Brücke zurückzufahren.
      Danach führte unser Weg durch das historische Zentrum von Porto zur „Livraria Lello“, die Vorlage für die Harry Potter Bücher war. Anschließend gingen wir zur Unterkunft und machten uns für unsere Weinprobe frisch.
      Um 18 Uhr begann unsere Weinprobe, die im Gegenteil zu unserem ersten Gedanken nichts mit Portwein zu tun hatte. Dennoch lernten wir sehr viel über Weinanbau und -verarbeitung und wie man diese unterscheiden kann.
      Es war ein sehr gelungener Abend, den wir heute gemeinsam bei einer Flasche Wein ausklingen lassen.      Read more

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    • TravelerAustralia
      Day 272

      Porto - Portugal very last stop

      May 27, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Meine Überraschung ist gelungen! Zu Ronja's 18 Geburtstag ging es für mich nach Portugal, um sie zu überraschen. Dieser Zeit mit der Familie ohne andere Verpflichtungen zuhause, war eine gute Lösung, denn so genießt man einfach nur das Zusammensein mit Mama, Papa und Schwester. Allerdings hat mich das Fernweh echt schon wieder gepackt und ich würde am Liebsten bald wieder los. Allerdings die Freude heute ganz nach Hause zu gehen, meine allerliebste Omi zu sehen und auch meine ganzen Freunde zu besuchen, lässt sich nicht in Worte fassen.
      Bis bald meine Lieben!      Read more

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    • I’m on me holidays

      Easy Streets in Porto

      September 19, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

      On the ground here for four days now. It has been fantastic. Our Airbnb is five minutes walk to the city center. The weather is still really nice with morning temps at 60f warming up to the low 70's in the afternoon. Blue skies.
      As usual we have done a ton of walking and taking in the sights. I think I could manage my way around the city now. I have the landmarks. The Douro River being the big one.
      On our walks we encountered the 76 meter tall baroque Torre dos Clerigos www.torredosclerigos.pt/en the French inspired Sao Bento train station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Bento_railway…
      and lots of other magnificent sights.
      This city has lots to offer, the history, the sights, the restaurant's, the walkability. It is also a collage town which adds the young vibe to the seen. And lots of Port. We walked along the south side of the river yesterday crossing the Dom Luís I Bridge which was completed in 1886. It is a double-deck metal arch bridge and for some time was the longest of its kind in the world, with a 172 meter span. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Luís_I_Bridge
      On the south side of the bridge along the river you will find all of the port makers. Port from Porto, go figure. Stuff is excellent on the way down but OMG the next morning is a shit show. I know this from experience back in 1998. Neither of us have had a drop of the stuff on this go around except for one shot with Jack and Ally in Lisbon.
      Today is our last day in Porto, we pick up our car tomorrow and head to where ever the road will take us. Stay tuned.      Read more

    • TravelerIreland, Portugal and Spain
      Day 20

      Second day in Porto

      October 22, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      After a lifetime of never using open top buses, the hop-on and hop-off type, we are now convinced they have value. We lined up for the Blue Bus circuit (which is probably the same as the Red Bus circuit and the Yellow Bus circuit) and caught it at stop 11, just around the corner from our apartment. It was quite interesting and took us to places we would not otherwise have gone, but when it reached the ocean we hopped off because we had the opportunity to walk for some kilometres along the beach, such as it was. There were a few people brave enough to go into the water, but most were just sunbaking.

      We missed the bus two stops on so had to go to the third one along, and then waited and waited while Red and Yellow buses drove past. At least we had a good walk along the Rio Douro.

      While walking around the centre of the old town, we noticed many tram tracks but no trams. Today we saw a few of them out and about, all packed to the rafters with hot passengers. We weren’t even slightly tempted to hop on. They looked more like the ones you seen in third world countries where they are piled high with people and their belongings.

      Naturally we are trying a broad range of local wines, including some “Port” left by our hosts. Mostly they have been okay, picked as they were at random because we could not understand the labels. However, this evening we opened a bottle of sparkling and had to pour it down the sink, after a heroic effort to convince ourselves it was okay! Cork bottle closures are still the standard here. We did not see one screw cap anywhere, so it was just as well there was a corkscrew in the drawer.      Read more

    • TravelerIreland, Portugal and Spain
      Day 18

      Porto

      October 20, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Breakfast at our hotel was sumptuous, unless you wanted a truckie’s breakfast. We had plenty of choice and the staff were very helpful.

      As we were leaving, one of the hotel staff suggested that we go to the church museum just up from the hotel, and, not wanting to appear rude, we took her advice. As we have found in the past it is awesome to be in the presence of paintings, or statues etc from many hundreds of years ago, with NO security. While there I heard the organ in the church start up so I went in, hoping to hear something really nice. The organ was nice, the acoustics were fine, and ... the organist was a young boy practising. Oh well ...

      When travelling, we try to avoid tolls and did the same today, until it became obvious that we were doing it the hard way. So we changed the GPS and headed in to Porto , ending up in the old part of town. We were really early, and I wanted to scope the place out first, but all we could see was a garage entrance in a one-way street with no parking. This made for a difficult time. Anyway, we drove around until I could park (illegally) and we texted the owners to open up the garage door. In five minutes or so we came up the street and the owner was there with the door open. Good, except that we had to stop our line of traffic. The we had to wait until the other lane was relatively clear so I could swing out and then turn left into the very narrow entrance. I think we probably upset about 100 drivers in all!

      That aside, our apartment is just wonderful - so roomy and well presented. We asked if it would be possible to stay another day, which was okay, so we can now settle in a bit and not live out of our suitcases for a little while.

      We went for a brief walk to see what the lie of the land was. Then we returned to our apartment to do some washing (very important when travelling for some time) and then went for a much longer walk, over one bridge and back on another. Back for a shower, then had a drink in a local cafe, did some shopping and returned for dinner. All in all, another good day.      Read more

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