Our second day in Porto brought a road (and boat) trip through the Douro Valley. This is the home of Port wines as well as just some amazing wines in general. As I’ve mentioned, I hadn’t found a beer I liked. It’s probably because this isn’t beer country.
It’s wine country.
While I never found a beer I liked, there wasn’t a wine I DIDN’T like. Even the Ports, which I normally find too sweet and too strong. But the Ports we had this day were awesome.
We toured two wineries. The first had a variety of wines. All amazing. The second specialized in Ports. Also amazing.
We had perfect weather (again). A good lunch. Beautiful scenery and a nice, relaxing boat trip on the Douro River for a very scenic stretch.
This trip was probably one of my favorite days on the whole trip. Relaxing. Great wine. Nice boat ride.
After we returned to Porto, we decided to take a walk up to the Jardins do Palácio de Cristal. The building there is a stadium/arena and not much to look at. The gardens were average (wrong time of year, I think). But the view of Porto and the river was wonderful.
Especially at sunset.
Afterward, we walked to a nearby restaurant to try some Francesinha, a layered sandwich that originated in Porto. Layers of bread, meat and cheese. And cheese. And cheese.
