So far so good in Porto after 3 hours of daylight and some much appreciated sunshine followed up with a bit of after-dark exploration. Smooth trip to Gatwick, a pancake-overload breakfast for me and a full-English for my husband at the airport, a quick and relaxing flight over here, arriving at at almost deserted airport. We caught a bus, less than 4 Euros for both of us for a 30 minute trip into the city, dropped off our bags at the hotel and plunged into some sightseeing. Following our noses, after a 5 minute walk we stumbled upon a bar, the Catraio, which specialises in craft beers, so naturally we had to go in and try a couple of the Portuguese beers. The proprietor asked us if we had looked them up in advance as they are the only craft beer bar in Porto; apparently they are building quite a following among lovers of real beer in the city. He seemed quite disappointed that we had found them by accident, but cheered up when we said they were only a short walk from our hotel.
Our evening wanderings revealed that on first impressions Porto is a lovely city with some amazing buildings and landmarks and we managed to capture a few images to share.
Even the railway station was worth a visit.
Of course, I have to mention food and we did manage to find a weird restaurant in an amazing antique shop with an English translation of the menu entitled, It's never too late.. Unfortunately it was too late for the quiche, which was unfortunately "off" but the fish dishes we had instead made for a good substitute. We were, however, fascinated by the dish called "Chicken chest stuffed with hunting meat." Maybe tomorrow?
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