Archive for ‘Porto’
Sights & Sounds of Porto
Posted on March 3rd, 2009
Here is a collection of scrap shots I grabbed over my two February weeks in Porto, Portugal’s second largest city.
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Fundação de Serralves
Posted on March 2nd, 2009
I tour the large gardens of the Fundação de Serralves, its gallery, and also its lunch buffet.
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Casa da Música
Posted on March 1st, 2009
I ride the bus in Boavista, past Casa da Música designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The concert hall was planned for 2001 but completed in 2005.
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At Tiago’s
Posted on February 28th, 2009
Buddy and I enjoy wonderful weather on the terrace.
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Jardim do Palacio de Cristal
Posted on February 27th, 2009
There are views and peafowls aplenty at the Jardim do Palacio de Cristal atop Porto.
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Francesinha
Posted on February 26th, 2009
I have the best Francesinha in Porto. What is it? In between two pieces of bread, a slab of beef or pork, 2 kinds of sausage (one regular, one chorizo) and ham, then melted cheese over the top of it and smother the whole thing in spicy pork gravy.
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Livraria Lello
Posted on February 25th, 2009
Unexpectedly, I find myself face-to-face with the staircase of Livraria Lello, a bookshop in Porto opened 1906.
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The Douro River
Posted on February 24th, 2009
Here I give you views from both sides of the Douro river, which splits Porto from Gaia.
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