DAY 1 : PORTUGAL : PORTO

Weather : fine and cloudy : 16o

Breakfast looking over the garden

at the hotel.

 

Vale Santiago and vale my faithful

boots! We weighed ourselves at a

Farmacia en route to the bus station.

I am exactly the same weight as I

was when I left Australia and Mark

has lost 11 kilos!!

Thank you to Susan, Brian's wife, for following

our blog and putting us in contact this morning

so that we could say goodbye!

What wonderful friendships we've made!

 

We caught an 11 am bus to Porto.

The highway was scenic with views of the coast

 was lined with eucalpyt forests.

Our hotel is central and comfortable and was

originally an old movie theatre. The decor

reflects this.

www.hotelbb.pt

 

 

 

Amazing seafood risotto (12 euros)  and

delicious meat plate (5.25 euro) for lunch

 

First impressions of Porto

School students in caped uniforms.

 

Roasted chestnuts

 

Busy street scene

 

Several major plazas.

Contrasts of modern life but evidence of

better days with derelict buildings and graffiti.

Looking forward to investigating the various

facets of the city tomorrow.

 

 

 

M&M

15/11/12

Our email : mm_smith@bigpond.net.au