Yesterday marked the last day of summer holidays for the Portoians - back to school, back to uni and back to work. So when we woke this morning and pulled back the curtains, we were met with a ghost town. There are still tourists however... and we are two of them. Today we had nothing... Continue Reading →

What a massive day! We got up at the absolute crack this morning as we had a tour guide picking us up at 8am (or so Jenny had read). The sun hasn't even come up yet!!! Brekky didn't start until 7.30, so we had to be at the door ready to grab our plate so... Continue Reading →

Last night we headed out to find somewhere for dinner. Neither of us were very hungry so thought we'd just get a bit of cheese and bread to go with our bottle of wine. There is always a lot going on along the waterfront, and tonight we felt like something a little less....... conga line!... Continue Reading →

We started the day off right with a couple of Portuguese tarts..... and yes, that's right, they're just called 'tarts' here. Actually, they're called natas here, but that ruins the joke. Today we decided to jump on the big red bus and get a look at a bit more of the town and some of... Continue Reading →

We got up before the sun this morning, what with going to bed in the early hours of the evening last night, but it was lovely as we got to watch the sun come up behind the bridges. Porto has 6 bridges, just for a little FYI. This is the view from our balcony.... not... Continue Reading →

23 hours of travelling and we're finally in Porto, Portugal. Porto, and I'm guessing the rest of the country is one of those places where you just can't quite get your head around how old it is. How many people over 100s (and in Porto's case 1000s) of years would have meandered over the cobblestones... Continue Reading →