Today,& for a few days 100+ degrees F
Train ride from Coimbra. Just like the one to Coimbra. Just over an hour.
Porto, second largest city in Portugal, old capital from 12 th century and birthplace of Henry the navigator, 1394.
Wonderful hotel on the river. The old palace, then a wine factory and now a restored hotel with a lovely garden as pictured.
Sé cathedral. Romanesque, polychrome, tiled.
Dinner: very special local dish at a high end restaurant. A local speciality. Very filling. Here is write up and a picture.
http://catavino.net/best-francesinha-in-portugal/
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