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Day 11 – Porto!

Today was a bit of a wind down day. It is our last full day in Porto and Portugal, and a rainy one to boot – but that didn’t stop us! We walked over to the Clérigos Church where I climbed the tower for views of the city. 250 steps later the views were not…

Day 10 – Porto to Guimaraes and back again

Today was the first day of rain we had – but not a heavy rain / just on and off drizzle – and we didn’t let it slow us down 🙂 We took a train to Guimaraes whose historic town center is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was a great walk around with a…

Day 9/7 – End of the tour

Today was the last day of our organized tour. We still have 2 more days in Porto with Bonnie and Tony to explore on our own tho! We started with another walk around the area, to where we had not been yet. Our tour director (Daniel) took us to Mercado do Bolhão which has served…