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    • GRAHAM'S Portwein

      2 juni, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Den Vormittag verbringen wir mit packen, danach gehen wir Mittagessen und bummeln ein letztes Mal an den Douro. Um 15.30 haben wir eine Führung mit Verkostung bei Graham's Portwein Destillerie gebucht.
      Die Führung mit Teasting geht 1 1/2 Std. Danach geht's etwas beschwipst zurück zum Appartment.
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    • Dag 10

      Heute Camino starten

      8 juni, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Heute mal Frühstück mit frischen Brötchen und Baguette vom Camping Shop. Dann alles startklar machen und wir rollen zur Ausfahrt. Strecke habe ich bei Komoot ausgeguckt und passt auch soweit. So müssen wir über eine Hubbrücke und die Fahrräder sind dann zusammen auf der Fahrbahn. Und zusammen heißt im Zweifel nebeneinander…

      Danach geht es etwas entspannter auf der Promenade Richtung Zentrum, wobei Radfahrer hier iwie in letzter Folge der Rangordnung sind. Dann geht es mal links ab und es wird steil und immer voller. Teilweise ist Schieben angesagt, aber wir kommen bis zur Kathedrale und holen uns dort den Startstempel. Buon Camino wünschen wir uns bei einem Gipfelschluck. Das passt auch, weil die Kathedrale am höchsten Punkt der Altstadt steht.

      Wir schauen uns etwas um und beschließen bei einem Tuktuk nach einer Stadtrundfahrt zu fragen und werden mit Nicole aus Italien handelseinig. Sie zeigt uns die Innenstadt und wir stellen fest, dass es mit dem Fahrrad nicht gepasst hätte. So nun aber eine Kleinigkeit essen und Sangria dazu. Ist zwar touristisch, aber doch etwas abgelegen und nicht so voll. Dann treten wir den Rückweg an, holen uns noch einen Stempel an der Touristeninfo und dann bei uns am Campingplatz. Da sind wir aber schon klitschnass, denn die letzten 20 Minuten sind wir im Regen gefahren. Also erst mal Wäschepflege und sehen wir weiter. Die ersten 47 km haben wir jetzt weg.
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    • Bikeboxen sind reserviert

      27 maj, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      Wir werden gleich im ersten Bikeshop fündig und können alles klarmachen. Wir dürfen die Fahrräder am Freitag nachmittag bringen und sie packen uns die ein.
      Den Rest vom Tag machen wir sightseeing mit den Fahrrädern und so wir eine kleine Radtour daraus. 28km sind es wieder geworden.Läs mer

    • Dag 1

      May 31, Prep Day in Porto

      31 maj, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

      I hadn't initially planned for a day off before starting out on the Camino this year but when Delta changed my flight schedule I decided that a free day in Porto sounded marvelous. Starting your Camino without rushing is a good thing. Slowing down and focusing on your breathing is a really good thing.

      All the restaurants were closed when I arrived last night but I made up for it today. My first order of business was to get coffee and a Pastal de Nata - a Portuguese egg custard tart - that are especially heavenly when just out of the oven with flakey crust and gooey filling. I might have looked up who made the best pastal de natas on TripAdvisor. I might have also had a couple of breakfasts this morning.

      I walked off my pastries with a stroll to the Porto Cathedral to get my first stamp in my credential (Camino passport). Arriving before they opened I expected to meet other pilgrims who would be eagerly waiting to get their stamp so they could get on The Way. I met pilgrims from Germany, Italy and Israel within a few minutes, all of them walking to Santiago de Compostela for the first time. A German lady asked me if the Cathedral would open at Portuguese or German time. She does enough traveling to know that not all countries or cultures have the same value for precision as the Germans are known for. It made me reflect that I was already grateful for not being in a hurry today and so I stepped aside and let a plethora of pilgrims past me when the doors opened at 9:01.

      When I was here two years ago I didn't tour the cathedral. I did this year, surprising the bad tempered woman at the front desk who has a reputation of being short with pilgrims. "A stamp and a tour, please." I asked her, sliding over my credential.

      "Hmm..." was all she said, not being able to read my intentions through my mischievous smile.

      The cathedral was interesting. If you are not Roman Catholic cathedrals are still worth visiting for their history and art. The view of the city and the Douro River from the tower were worth the price of admission. My favorite art piece was a chapel ceiling that is called, "The Fountain of St. Michael, the Angel." It is a pretty feminine portrayal of the archangel (in my opinion). The rest of the ceiling is covered by 14 women practicing their virtues.

      I visited three other churches today, the first being The Church of Santa Clara, where everything inside was gilded in gold. it was rather extravagant, if you are into gold plating everything.

      Jesus once said, "The poor you will have with you always." Maybe it was because he knew we were incapable of addressing poverty and homelessness knowing that we would instead hoard riches, land and power all supposedly in his name. He goes on to say, "but you will not always have me." Maybe there is a reason Jesus left the building.

      The third church was a quieter chapel, where I actually sat down for a while and practiced gratitude. 

      The fourth was the Church of St. Francis where they were collecting 10 Euros a person to visit the catacombs under the church. Knowingthat St Francis had taken a vow of poverty himself, I decided not to donate to the church that was named after him.

      Okay, I'm done preaching.

      The two things I loved today were photography and food. I stayed right next to a museum of photography that in the past had been a prison. It was great space for exhibits. They also had the largest camera collection I had ever seen, taking up a whole floor of the museum. Walking around town today I really missed my camera and my lenses. I could spend months photographing this city. I was grateful for what I was able to capture with my phone.

      The food here is also spectacular. I had found a small restaurant, Taberna Dos Mercadores, that had great reviews. I found them in an alley and stood outside the restaurant before they opened for lunch. Two guys, who looked like brothers, would open the door to let in vendors with food, another time they both came out for a smoke. They obviously weren't German as they didn't open up till 20 minutes after their published lunch hours. It was obvious they took notice of who had been there for a while, as they sat 8 of us after filling up the other 8 seats with those who had reservations.The rest had to wait until one of us gave up a table.

      They were very obviously Portuguese, and once you had a table it was yours until you were finished with your experience. There was no hurry, even though they could have done twice the business if turning over tables was their goal.

      Four people ran this restaurant, doing all the tasks. One of the brothers was polishing the silverware. Another took away my glass off the table as he thought it had a smudge on it. When you did overhear them talking to each other it was always responded to by, "Yes,Chef."

      The couple at the seat next to me asked for help with the wine. "What is good?"

      The brother replied by waving a hand around to the wine racks overhead, "They all are. What do you like in a bottle of wine?"

      Outside I heard someone ask if they could make a reservation for dinner. "Sure," the brother answered, "but the next available is in July."

      I took a nap this afternoon. A real siesta. I like this pace of life.

      Dinner was at Tapabento, where we celebrated Jamie's birthday two years ago with their famous Peanut Foam Dessert. I've had reservations since February.

      I love Porto, but I'm ready to walk. I don't know what time I'll start, but I already have my Cathedral stamp so I'll head down to the river and then up to the Ocean where I'll turn north.

      Ultreia - Let's go further!

      Suseia - Let's go higher!
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    • Dag 21

      Last day in Porto

      26 maj, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      We had a nice sleep in after our night on the town! We cooked breakfast ourselves and got some laundry going. Then, with Andrew feeling a bit off today, Joanne, Anthony and I went to look for some items in Porto to take home. We enjoyed a lunch near the Justice building then walked back to the airbnb to enjoy a pastry and tea before the Snow's had to leave for the airport and their fun,new photography adventure in Madeira.
      We were sad to see them go after such a fun time. Anthony and I had a short rest and did a bit more laundry. I had contacted our Airbnb host regarding a handmade cork basket they had here. He got in touch with the owner of the shop who designs and handmakes the baskets and he delivered one to our Airbnb for us since we leave tomorrow and they were closed today. We couldn't believe the kindness of our host to arrange this and the owner of the shop is pleased his product is heading to Canada🥰 After, we walked next door to a restaurant where we enjoyed the best burgers and watched the Porto FC win the National Championship. The restaurant owner was celebrating as were locals driving by honking their horns. We are back to Lisbon tomorrow.
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    • Dag 30

      Porto - fantastisk flot by

      5 juni, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Nu skulle Porto indtages!
      Kørte rundt med bussen på hele ruten. Stod af midt i byen, og efter nogle hundrede trappetrin var vi på havnefronten. Fandt båden, som var med i billetten, og fik en sejltur under de 6 broer i byen.
      Fandt byens gågade, hvor der var to demonstrationer i anledning af EU-valget søndag. Portugiserne går meget mere op i den afstemning end os.
      Fandt et lille spisested, hvor vi mødte den sødeste tjener. Hun har kæreste i Bergen, så samtalen foregik på norsk/dansk.
      Efter 11 timer på farten var de to gamle klar til kanen.
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    • Dag 58

      Bem Vindo a Portugal

      8 november 2022, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      My first day of exploring made me glad I'd just walked a Camino. Porto is not a flat city. The river has carved a great canyon in the landscape and the coastal hills are ever present too. The walk from the river back to my apartment will give me a good daily workout.

      I wandered the streets and alley ways and found some good viewing spots looking over the Rio Douro. Pastry shops abound yet again, outshining even Paris in my opinion but don't tell the French.

      I was reminded that the first day in a new country one must pay particular attention to important details such as how to cross a road safely. One must determine if cars actually stop at pedestrian crossings and under what conditions, whether green means green like at home, or just that it's a slightly safer option than red. In Portugal people use the crossing regularly despite what colour the light is and cars quite happily drive across when the green walking light is on as long as they aren't too close to you. Then you have to work out if public toilets might exist and if you have to pay for them, what times shops open and close and how to catch a train or bus. That's without the whole need to speak another language today. Now I'm just speaking to the Portuguese in Spanish like I was speaking to the Spanish in Indonesian.

      And google has now decided to show me everything in Portuguese despite me resetting it to English ten times which makes googling anything somewhat painful. The joys of modern travel. Of course these days I can snuggle up in bed at night and buy a ticket to a river cruise or a bus tour for tomorrow without needing to speak another language, find a tourist office or wander around at all. And despite the fact that I'm travelling to five countries, I don't have to change currencies like we did years ago.
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    • Dag 60

      On the Rio Douro

      10 november 2022, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

      A beautiful sunny day dawned and I decided to behave like a real tourist and tackle the hop on hop off bus and six bridges river cruise.

      Porto has two sides. It's a UNESCO World Heritage listed cityscape including the Luis I Bridge with the two levels of train and road, the Italianate monestary and the river setting itself. Porto looks beautiful from the river and the riverside runs all the way to the ocean. You could walk, ride or electric scooter for miles or take a tram. There are gardens galore and historic sites, churches, alley ways, cafes and port wine by the barrel load as well.

      Yet everywhere there are old ruined buildings. Old stone buildings crumbling, decrepit factories on the riverfront, lines of falling down homes up the cliff faces. It would make an excellent set for an apocalypse movie. You think in these times with the value of the land on which these buildings sit, that they would have been replaced with modern homes (although the cliffs and heritage issues would provide some challenges) . I'm not conversant in the current or past economic situation in Portugal except to compare with how obviously lucky we are at home. The gift of travelling yet again. There is also building work everywhere and cranes in every direction so maybe that investment has started. Porto is certainly a city of much future potential and has been historically, and is currently, a popular destination for retiring or escaping British subjects.

      The photo of the statue of the people looking out to sea is a memorial to a storm when 150 local fisherman were lost.
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    • Bye Bye Atlantic

      26 maj, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Wir starten heute zur letzten Etappe bis nach Porto, knapp 30km liegen nur noch vor uns.

      Heute Nacht hat es wiedermal geregnet, wir lassen das Zelt trocknen und starten dann ganz entspannt.
      Nach ein paar km treffen wir einen anderen Radreisenden aus Köln und erfragen : woher, wohin und wie lange schon und wie lange noch, machen ein Foto und weiter geht's.

      Den Wind werden wir nicht vermissen aber die schöne Küstenlandschaft.
      Wir sind in Porto unserem Zielort wohlbehalten angekommen.
      2396 km, 24.777 Höhenmeter haben wir bis hierher zurückgelegt.
      Jetzt haben wir noch eine Woche Zeit die Stadt zu erkunden und Fahrradkartons zu organisieren und den Heimflug vorzubereiten.
      Was wir heute schon von Porto gesehen haben gefällt uns sehr gut.
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    • Kathedralen,Kirchen und Frisör

      1 juni, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      Heute morgen bekommen wir unsere eingepackten Fahrräder geliefert, somit haben wir noch den ganzen Tag Zeit für Sightseeing in Porto .
      Die Kathedrale von Porto und
      Igreja de Santa Clara, Frisör, Mittagessen im indischen Viertel und dann noch
      Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso. Danach gehen wir noch einkaufen und zurück in unser Apartment das direkt am Douro in Gaia liegt. Wir sind platt es ist jetzt auch richtig heiß hier geworden.
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