A church which reminded me of ‘Silence’
[ Jan.2022 ] Shortly after we started staying in Oporto, Portugal, the person at the tourist information centre recommended us to see Church of San Francisco, saying this was “a must-see spot”. So we visited…
Oporto
Cathedral and the bookshop
[Jan. 2022] Our stay in Oporto, Portugal will continue. In the morning of the next day, we decided to visit the cathedral in the neighbourhood of Airbnb where we were staying. The cathedral was the…
Crossed the bridge, then the Covid test
[Dec. 2021] After the tuk-tuk tour in Oporto, Portugal, ended on the hill on the Gaia side, we crossed the Dom Luis I Bridge and returned to the Porto side. It was a bridge that…
Along the river
[Dec. 2021] The second half of the tuk-tuk tour in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal. We had a commemorative photo taken on a hill along the Douro River. As I learned at that time,…
A tuk-tuk tour here, too
[Dec. 2021] On the second day in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal, we booked a tuk-tuk tour around the town. This is the second time to have a tuk-tuk tour after Lisbon a few…
Walking around town with hunger
[Dec. 2021] We left our luggage in the Airbnb in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal, and immediately went out to the town. Because we were hungry. As usual, my husband searched for a restaurant…
About Lello Bookstore and the laundry in Oporto
[Dec. 2009] On the final day in Oporto, Portugal, we took a peek at the Lello bookstore, which has a reputation as one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world. Founded in 1869, it…
Cross the Don Luis I Bridge in Oporto
[Dec. 2009] After getting off the pleasure boat on the Douro River in Oporto, Portugal, we crossed the famous Dom Luis I Bridge to the opposite bank. This bridge was designed by an apprentice of…
Sight seeing boat on the Douro River in Oporto
[Dec. 2009] On the first night in Oporto, Portugal, we intended to dine at the restaurant listed in the guidebook. After dark, we went out on foot from the hotel. It had been raining all…
