May 6
Today was a bit cooler but beautiful. It was a busy day.We left Tomar and drove first to the city of Coimbra, This was a place where we could have spent at a day. It was graduation day all over Portugal today. We stopped at the large university with many celebrating students. We stopped at the botanical gardens and some interesting churches. We then drove to Aveiro. This is called the Venice of Portugal. There are many canals in the town which lead to the ocean. What used to be uniquely shaped fishing boats now carry tourists around the town. After Aveiro we drove to our hotel in Porto where we will spend 2 nights. It was a mob scene in Porto with thousands and thousands of graduating students parading through the streets with costumes and floats. We did manage to see some of the things we wanted to see. The Cathedral with it's many good views of the city. The church of Saint Francisco. The tower dos Clerigos and a few other places. We came back exhausted as we walked around the town which is all steep hills. Here are some pictures from today.
Today was a bit cooler but beautiful. It was a busy day.We left Tomar and drove first to the city of Coimbra, This was a place where we could have spent at a day. It was graduation day all over Portugal today. We stopped at the large university with many celebrating students. We stopped at the botanical gardens and some interesting churches. We then drove to Aveiro. This is called the Venice of Portugal. There are many canals in the town which lead to the ocean. What used to be uniquely shaped fishing boats now carry tourists around the town. After Aveiro we drove to our hotel in Porto where we will spend 2 nights. It was a mob scene in Porto with thousands and thousands of graduating students parading through the streets with costumes and floats. We did manage to see some of the things we wanted to see. The Cathedral with it's many good views of the city. The church of Saint Francisco. The tower dos Clerigos and a few other places. We came back exhausted as we walked around the town which is all steep hills. Here are some pictures from today.
University at Coimbra
Coimbra
Church of Santa Cruz Coimbra
Fishing boat for tourists in Aveiro
Aveiro
Tour fishing boat in Aveiro
Tower Dos Clerigos in Porto
Train station Porto
Train Station Porto
Cathedral Porto
Porto from the Cathedral
Porto from the cathedral
The Port wine houses on the other side of the river from the Cathedral
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