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Gatwick to Porto - flying over
Emsworth and Portsmouth harbours |
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| Canbabrian Mountains (Cordillera Cantábrica) in Northern Spain |
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| Mouth of the River Douro |
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| Magnolia outside the hotel |
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Majestic Café - JK Rowling
started writing Harry Potter here |
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| Portuguese cream tea! |
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You haven't got to go all the way
to San Fransisco to get
trams going down hills |
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Picture from the Funicular dos
Guindais - €1.50 for as many
rides as you want in an hour |
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Meal in the hotel - salt cod with
'punched potatoes' and
Portuguese veg |
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Soft cream cheese with toasts
and local jams - lovely |
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This Dáo white is made from
the Encruzado grape
- excellent |
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Pier at the north end of the
mouth of the Douro - it catches
the Atlantic waves which sweep
over the pier - very exciting
and impressive |
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Statue of King João VI in Praça
de Gonçalves Zarco. Very brave
architect ... and Jo |
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A view of the Torre dos
Clérigos from the ... |
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... old Lello bookstore - very quaint
but most people just went in
to take photos! |
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Special seafood lunch at
the wonderful
Marisqueira in
Matosinhos |
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Sculpture in Matosinhos of
fisherwomen anxiously watching
out for their husbands |
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Another excellent meal at
"Shis" in Fos |
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sushi |
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had a great tawney port tasting
at the end, then ... |
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... taxi back to town and night
clubs |
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Grill outside the Sáo Bento
railway station |
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Typical blue tiles - called
azulejos dating from the
middle ages |
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| Sé Cathedral |
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Not as impressive as the one
in Barcelona |
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Ponte Luis I bridge - built before
the Eiffel tour |
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Many of the streets in the old
town had these pavements |
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Hotel plus the LethesHome
textile shop - Jo really
enjoyed shopping there |
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Last drink near this statue in
the Ribeira neighbourhood
along the Douro |
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