Nearing the end... Porto, Portugal

May 1, 2018

I’d wanted to go to Portugal ever since I first went to Spain, in 2006. Could have used more than 6 hours there!

My Viking bible calls Porto ‘the city built on port’ and we did squeeze in a tasting — at 10:30 in the a.m. But, hey, when in Porto...

We did a combo bus + walking tour since the ship was berthed a ways out of town. When we arrived in the city center, I was totally charmed by the classic architecture — churches swathed in tiles (the tiles help keep out the winter humidity)...

More tiles...with Delft influence.

When there aren’t tiles, granite gewgaws suffice. ​

The entire historic center of Porto, including this Ribeira waterfront area, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Ribeira has wonderful, colorful alleys...

From the port distillery, we had a great view ​back across the Douro River to the Ribeira.

Next stop... last stop... Greenwich. #

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