Saturday, June 15, 2019

Post Camino

Porto

Today we did our 'train' thing again only this time as well as touring the city centre it included a visit to a port wine cellar where we learnt that the grapes were grown in the Douro Valley in the north-east province of Portugal and the winemaking process and aging is carried out here in Porto. The oldest port wine aging in barrels is from a 1867 harvest.







It was very easy to drink.

Royal Oporto Colheita 2009 - €25

Royal Oporto Colheita 1976 - €100

Our train.

Some sights of our day in Porto:





Porto's famous bookshop Livraria Lello which inspired J K Rowling's 'Flourish and Blotts' bookstore where Harry Potter bought his books - the queue to go into the shop snaked all the way down the street.  Needless to say we kept on walking.










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6 comments:

  1. NathanJune 15, 2019 at 11:30 AM

    Looks great. What a fascinating place

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    1. Marilyn & JeffJune 15, 2019 at 11:40 AM

      It is fascinating but we are missing the Camino quiet - Porto is simply bustling with people and noise ...but still good to be here and experience it all.

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  2. Adele ParsonsJune 15, 2019 at 6:29 PM

    🤗

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  3. BridieJune 15, 2019 at 6:34 PM

    Intriguing clothes the people are wearing!?

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    1. Marilyn & JeffJune 15, 2019 at 11:37 PM

      There were several groups of people wearing regional or national costumes marching through the streets playing instruments but we've no idea why.

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  4. PaulineJune 16, 2019 at 1:21 AM

    So interesting,

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