A gem of a city

Monica and I spent a weekend back in November last year (the 28-29th to be exact) in Porto, Portugal. Why did we chose that city? 'Cause RyanAir had a cheap flight. And I will say, it's a gem! Recommended to all.

Highlights of the trip:

1. A little girl singing the whole ride into the city from the airport. No particular song, tune or words, but it was particularly sweet.
2. Our hotel, which supposedly had a hot tub, in fact just had a deal with the Virgin American gym down the street. Unfortunately said hot tub closed before 6 pm. Boooooo.
3. The desolate streets. Even though we were in a city, it felt like a ghost town. Apparently, there were some important soccer games happening that weekend.
4. Our trip to the coast. Found a lovely little cafe right on the sand, with a fabulous view of the ocean/waves/water/rainbows and other said picturesque things.
5. A trip down a funicular (aka really slow roller coaster).
6. A trip in an ancient tram, like the ones you see at Old Spaghetti Factory (and the old man in his 80s listening to rock 'n roll on his tape player while sitting next to his wife).
7. A HUGE bridge that made me dizzy and nervous just walking across it.
8. Shoe stores right and left.
9. Pastry shops right and left.
10. Colored/decorated tiles on buildings right and left.
11. A steak lunch that cost <$10.
12. A journey home that took us about 6 hours...arriving home at 3:30am. What a difference arriving 30 minutes late makes!

Here are some photos from the weekend.

Atop some tower we climbed. Totally worth the 2 Euros.

The old tram:


Some square next to a cathedral


Striking a pose next to some building


The funicular, with a view of the bridge


The city, view from the fabulous bridge


Walking across said scary bridge.

I had a fling. It may or may not have been with a bronze statue. The secret will die with me.

Another view of the gorgeous streets.


My personal favorite. Might have something to do with the weather, but the city looked great in black and white.