We spent 7 days in Porto.
Had a lovely breakfast on our first day, but it was the first hotel that doesn’t have a Cappuccino machine!!
Left the hotel and started walking, Porto is not on seven hills like Lisbon but there’s still several and we walked up most of them. Porto is lovely outdoor patios everywhere and cheap beer and wine. We had wine and calamari in one of the patios and after a well deserved Siesta we checked out some of our neighborhood and had some nachos at the hard Rock café which is right out our front door.
On our second morning we met John’s Spanish Camino friend Margaret and her son Killian for breakfast at our hotel as it was on the way to the start of their Portuguese Camino. It is a small world.
We took a hop on bus for 48 hours, great deal includes a night tour and a river cruise and we got to use it on the third day till noon. Great way to see the city. We rode the bus on both routes to check it all out had lunch at a bakery/diner waiting for the blue bus, great hamburgers! and super Bock beer. Took the blue bus then went back for a Siesta. Went to a local Bistro for soup and spaghetti and meatballs absolutely amazing meatballs. I had a delightful asparagus soup. Did the river cruise and spent the day shopping around the river, had great appies and beer and sangria with v-shaped chips.
Went back for another Siesta and a bottle of wine and then took the night light tour. Saturday was pouring rain so stayed around our hotel went out for an Indian lunch right out our door then another nap!!! No dinner as we were too full from lunch!!! The next day, Sunday, we were picked up by Louis our chauffeur for a day trip of wine tasting, lunch and a river cruise on the Douro river and valley. Probably one of the highlights of our trip.
Our Portuguese guide with a Scottish accent was so fun and the lunch was amazing!! More on that on tomorrow’s diary post.
Porto is a busy place. 
Porto’s river front is amazing. 