Day 15: Pretty Porto!

This morning, along with a few of the people I met at the hostel last night, we went for a walk around town. Porto is right on the Duoro River and also very hilly (what's with all these towns and their uneven ground?!), so we got plenty of exercise and great views.

The city is also known for its Port wine. And since it was 12 noon on a Monday, what did we do? We walked around to a bunch of wineries to get some free samples! You didn't have to go on a tour or buy anything- it was great!

After a few hours of doing that, we headed back to our hostel to recharge. But I decided to head out again a few hours later to see a little more of the city. The architecture was amazing, of course- I saw some great churches and buildings, but also saw the not-so-nice side...I went down some side streets that weren't so pretty, but it really showed me another side of Portugal! Quite an eye-opener!

I hung out with some of my new "friends" at the hostel tonight- drinking some local wine, chatting, etc. I am off to Lisbon tomorrow morning so I'm going to try and get to bed at a decent hour tonight. Gotta be responsible y'know!

Love, Dianna