TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Porto is a lovely, old and rough-hewn city and I have very much enjoyed my visit here last March. The city centre is easily walkable which I adore. I am a great fan of walking. Walking is actually what I do best when travelling, I walk from one square to attraction to another, and it is no secret that I indulge in food, thus after sampling different types of local delicacies, it makes me feel good that those calories are going somewhere else other than to my (bulging) stomach and (flabby) arms. However, if you are mobility challenged, there are the old world trams and modern sightseeing buses to bring you around. Map of Porto Centre Information: Porto Tourism Website Right click on the map and open in a different window and click on the map to zoom in. In this trip, I have walked sooo much. I may not have covered every nook and cranny of Porto but I have discovered many places worthy to be seen and experienced. Below are some of the major places in Porto that you will encoun...

Last March I was in Porto, the second largest city of Portugal after Lisbon and the capital of Port wine. One of the (somewhat touristy) things I did there was to take a tram ride. I read that ‘Tram 1’ will take me along the western coast of Porto to Foz do Douro, the mouth of the Douro River where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. I think this is a perfect passive activity to do to while away the time. Tram Line 1: Infante, Porto to Passeio Alegre, Foz do Douro Now I just had a long and lovely starred lunch at The Gourmet Restaurant of the Yeatman Hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia which by the way offers the best panoramic views of Porto , and all I wanted in the afternoon was to take things slow. I will be leaving in the evening back to Amsterdam and I still have a few hours left in the city. Having seen and done a lot in this trip, I quite felt contented and thus deserving for an afternoon of chilling out, basically just doing nothing much, such as joy riding in an old tram =) N...