Porto

  We spent 10 hours hiking and exploring the city.  We are not quite sure what we think of this city.  It is very interesting, very old world, very run down, very noisy, but enough to see to keep us walking for 10 hours.  The really big attraction here are the port lodges where port is stored to age and then is shipped around the world.  The number of port producers is amazing and many of them are open for touring and tasting.  We took a wonderful tour at Taylor lodge and learned so much about port and how it's made and enjoyed a tasting of 3 different kinds.  We won't be bringing any of these home since we can buy the same products in the states however at a much higher price.  We walked along the main shopping street and got stopped going into a store because we set off the security alarm.  Our bags were searched and the culprit... Olives that we bought in the grocery store!  We are looking forward to getting out of the noisy busy city for some quiet villages to discover this week as we make our way towards Lisbon and our return home Monday the 22nd.

Lisbon waterfront

Port tasting

Port storage