Porto, Portugal
(Summer vacation, 21 August 2010)
The capital of the North and the second more important city of my country: the Noble and Loyal city of Oporto.
Welcome to one of my portuguese favorite cities ;-)
This photo was taken in Vila Nova de Gaia - the city in front of the Invicta (as we call Oporto) - where the caves or Port wine cellars are located.
These boats used to cross Douro river (from Alto Douro to Vila Nova de Gaia) with the Port wine barrels are known as Barcos Rabelo.
After a stroll in this beautiful hot spot, we were ready to celebrate my friend C.'s birthday ;-)
We had our lunch here, in Vila Nova Gaia. The restaurants have great views to the Invicta.
Everybody (except me) has chosen the typical Oporto's sandwich: Francesinha ("little frenchie", lit.). I like it, but I was full. I had eaten a lot in the previous days ...;-))
This tasty sandwich is made with bread, wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage, steak or roast meat and covered with molten cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce served with french fries. If you want to know more about Francesinha, please, click here. Really huge, don't you think? But tasty, very tasty ;-)
We went to Solar do Vinho do Porto afterwards to drink a glass of Port wine. We were simply enjoying the day :-)
We sat here, in this beautiful living room,
because there was no places available in the garden ...
No wonder why, Solar do Vinho do Porto has a very nice view...:-)
Rui Veloso, Porto Sentido
(Thank's Carla for this wonderful afternoon ;-) Gostei muito!!)
(Summer vacation, 21 August 2010)
The capital of the North and the second more important city of my country: the Noble and Loyal city of Oporto.
Welcome to one of my portuguese favorite cities ;-)
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| From Porto |
This photo was taken in Vila Nova de Gaia - the city in front of the Invicta (as we call Oporto) - where the caves or Port wine cellars are located.
These boats used to cross Douro river (from Alto Douro to Vila Nova de Gaia) with the Port wine barrels are known as Barcos Rabelo.
After a stroll in this beautiful hot spot, we were ready to celebrate my friend C.'s birthday ;-)
We had our lunch here, in Vila Nova Gaia. The restaurants have great views to the Invicta.
Everybody (except me) has chosen the typical Oporto's sandwich: Francesinha ("little frenchie", lit.). I like it, but I was full. I had eaten a lot in the previous days ...;-))
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| From Porto |
This tasty sandwich is made with bread, wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage, steak or roast meat and covered with molten cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce served with french fries. If you want to know more about Francesinha, please, click here. Really huge, don't you think? But tasty, very tasty ;-)
We went to Solar do Vinho do Porto afterwards to drink a glass of Port wine. We were simply enjoying the day :-)
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| From Porto |
We sat here, in this beautiful living room,
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| From Porto |
because there was no places available in the garden ...
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| From Porto |
No wonder why, Solar do Vinho do Porto has a very nice view...:-)
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| From Porto |
Rui Veloso, Porto Sentido
(Thank's Carla for this wonderful afternoon ;-) Gostei muito!!)
16 comments:
Nunca provei uma francesinha... Um dia tenho de experimentar. O solar é muito bonito. Eu, no Porto, gosto de ir a Serralves. Também gostei de visitar o Palácio da Bolsa e o Majestic.
Referiste 3 pontos absolutamente fundamentais desta cidade, ao qual junto, a Igreja de Sao Francisco, linda, maravilhosa obra do Barroco, aquela talha dourada. ;-)
Tive imensa pena de nao ir ao Majestic beber um cafezinho...mas tivemos um contratempo (perdeu-se um cartao MB holandes, ainda procuramos, mas nada. Foi preciso cancelar, e depois, seguimos de imediato para a Costa Nova).
Ja nao vou a Serralves ha alguns anos (10/11 anos, talvez). Ainda ha vacas nos jardins?
Oh Sandra!!! What a wonderful post!!! What a beautiful place is Oporto (or Porto??)...
I like the Solar do Vinho with its gardens, and the video, the music, the photos...
Guauuuuu, I would love eating a "Francesinha" one day, with that cheese and french fries... Oh!!!!:)
Cheers,
Patricia
Também já não vou lá há uns 7 anos. Nessa altura já quase não havia animais...Mas os jardins são lindos.
@Patricia: Ola :-) Thanks :-) I m very glad that you liked ;-)
"OPorto" ( n english) is the same as "Porto" (portuguese).
Rui Veloso is a musician and singer from Porto ;-)
Did you see the post about Douro? I think you like it.
Beijinhos :-)
@Margarida: Os jardins sao de facto lindos ;-) perdi-me a fotografar quando la fui ha dez anos...a ver se encontro o album onde estao essas fotos:-)
Beijinhos
nao conheco bem o porto, sou de lisboa... mas da ultima vez que estive la fui a serralves e andei de elctrico ate ao castelo do queijo! muito bonito... tambem visitei o edificio da alfandega e gostei muito muito! agora essa francesinha com batatas fritas verdadeiras (so em portugal ainda se encontram batatas fritas sem serem congeldas...) uma maravilha! hummmm
jinhos.sonia
Sandra my dear, that sandwich looks amazingly delicious! And as always, your tours give me the desire to jump on a plane NOW to see the land of your birth......Anita
@Sonia: nem fales da comida, nem fales...tirei a barriga da miseria ;-)) embora aqui em casa, haja um esforco para fazer o melhor que se pode, nao e, tendo em conta as limitacoes ;-) eu nem fui a balanca para nao me assustar...e o carro veio carregado: ate caramelo para o pudim veio; eu nao gosto do caramelo daqui.
Nunca fui de electrico ao Castelo do Queijo. Fica registado. Gosto muito de passear de electrico. ;-)
@Anita: Jump, dear, jump ;-))
So mooi! And yes, that sandwich looks lekker... maybe split one with me, though, because I want to try something else as well!
What beautiful photos!
;-) I like the idea uuum We split one Francesinha, that's nice ;-) very nice :-)
Serralves é um bonito espaço quer no interior quer exterior.
Não tenho ido ao Porto mas é uma cidade que me encanta.
A Igreja de S. Francisco, o Maajestic, Solar do Vinho do Porto são imperdíveis.
O Museu Romântico também é muito bonito e o Palácio da Bolsa...
Entre Porto e Lisboa é sempre difícil escolher, embora a luz desta última desempate a decisão.
Gostei deste post!
Bom fim-de-semana!
Ola, Ana ;-)
Interessante mencionar o Museu Romantico. Era ai que a Carla nos queria levar, mas tivemos de ajustar os planos e ficou para uma proxima. Gostei muito do espaco envolvente e ainda passeamos por ali, antes de entrar no Solar. ;-)
Bom fim-de-semana tambem para si, Ana ;-) Deseje-me sol, aqui so chove...;-))
Sandra,
Desejo muito sol...SOL...muito.:))
Beijinho.
;-)) Vou agarrar esse desejo com muita forca ;-)) Obrigada ;-)
Wow, that sandwich looks like a meal for a whole family! It sounds interesting. And such nice surroundings, Portugal has very beautiful places... I'm thinking of changing my ticket for ARgentina and going to Portugal instead .... :D Joking!!! But one day....!
O PORTO é maravilhosooooooo!
Agradeço este cantinho!
Minha cidade durante 40 anos...acolhedora...rica em História e estórias...maravilhosa no seu entardecer...com recantos e encantos mil!
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