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| Aliados Square, still celebrating Carnival in front of the library |
Well, if we had had more time here, and if we hadn't gotten lost and had to hike up and down hill looking for Taylor's Port Winery, and if we hadn't been here on a Monday when all the museums were closed, we might have seen far more than we did. But, all-in-all, in the short time we were here, we got to see a couple of the more famous churches, Sao Francisco and Clerigos Church and Tower, the fine architecture of the Stock Exchange Palace (it was closed today), the refinishing of the mansion of Prince Henry the Navigator (it was closed for renovation), and the beautiful tile work inside the Sao Bento Train Station. And we ate dessert and coffee twice at the luscious Cafe de Paris, had a great lunch and view at Taylor's winery, and strolled on both shores of the Ribera Duoro for what seemed like miles and miles. Not too bad, eh?
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| French macaroons at Cafe de Paris |
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Our breakfast at Cafe de Paris |
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| Some bigger kids celebrating Carnival....or something |
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Clerigos Church and Tower 1731 |
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| house covered completely in tile! pretty common here |
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| Serra do Pilar Monastary |
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| A rabelo, special boat to take wine to Porto, with city in background |
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| Tiles in train station depicting Henry the Navigator overthrowing the Moors |
Now we are at our hotel at the airport, trying to make our luggage fit the specifications of Ryanair. Tomorrow morning at 6:30 we fly to Barcelona. We'll catch up with you from there.
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