Our day in Porto began with a walk across the Douro River on the "iron" bridge to Gaia.
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| Bridge Connecting Porto and Gaia |
The top level of the bridge is for Metro and pedestrians, the lower level for cars, bicycles and pedestrians. We walked along the top level. We took a funicular to get up to the level of the bridge, although stairs were available.
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| Easier than Stairs |
In the afternoon we had a three hour walking tour of Porto. We're a little hazy on the historical timeline. Some of the highlights were the many cathedrals, shopping districts, small connecting alleyways, and always always hill, hills, hills.
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| Old Church, New Tiles |
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| Restored and Protected Tiles at the Train Station |
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| Great Tapas Restaurant, Narrow Streets |
Porto has a signature sandwich which is known throughout the country, francesinha. Greg, feeling bold, ordered a half a francesinha, and was unable to finish it due to its size.
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| Recipe |
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| Francesinha |
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| Porto at Night |
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| Porto |
Train back to a Lisbon tomorrow to catch a flight home the following morning.
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