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June 26: Porto's Riverfront with old narrow
buildings. Porto is Portugal 2nd largest city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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Porto's Riverfront, the Cals
da Riberia, made up of medieval streets and seedy alleyways |
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Henry the Navigator, helped developed
the exploration trade |
Boarding for our one hour Douro River cruise |
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"Captain" Nick on board |
Christina (with hat), always smiling |
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One of the newer bridges crossing the
Douro River |
Tram # 1 historic car to the beach |
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Our bus tour of Porto included a visit
to Serralves Contempoary Museum, which included a park and villa |
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Porto Serralves Museum Outdoor Park and our
museum tour
guide |
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Our museum guide had us play some games on the tour of the outside grounds |
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"Casa de Serralves," a pink Art Deco
construction located in the surrounding formal gardens |
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Grande Hotel do Porto, our hotel in
Porto |
Art Nouveau building nearby our hotel |
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Fancy lighting fixture in Old Porto |
Porto Church in Battle Square |
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Cafe Majestic, the elegant Art Nouveau
cafe nearby our hotel |
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June 27: Our Walking Tour of Porto,
included the Concert Hall |
Nearby Capela Das Almas Church in the early evening |
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We wandered through the Porto open
air produce and fish market |
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Fresh fish, spices, fruits and vegetables on display in the open air market |
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A religious chapel in the open
air marketplace (note the lock box below for accepting donations) |
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