Have some glimpses of OPorto! This is the loveliest of cities, one of Unesco's World Heritage sites. They have a high tech metro system; one of the best I've experienced .
We're staying out of the centro in the university area at an Ibis hotel, a basic European hotel chain. The beds are worth writing home about and we made good use of them, sleeping about 10 hours. Our feet feel good and we enjoyed an 8 mile walk along the Atlantic to the Douro River and the downtown lively riverfront.
This is a good transition allowing us to re-enter the modern world with all the choices and distractions and distress that are part of it. We have English TV for the first time.
Whereas Spain dubs in the shows, Portugal uses sun-titles so right now CC is watching Family Guy !
Oh yes, the Port is terrific! So are the people. And (drum roll ) the weather is summery ! People are at the beach soaking up the rays. It's been a really long, rough winter in Europe so this weather is very welcome.
Off to Madrid tomorrow .
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