Tuesday, October 29, 2024

European cruise continued - Porto, Portugal

We all did the tour to Porto. The weather was very warm in Portugal as we were close to the Mediterranian, yes! The bus dropped us off near some shops where we got pastel de nata, the famous custard tart. It did not disappoint.  I would add that the tart crust is croissant-like.  I was expecting more of a pastry crust.  At this point daughter L and her husband decided to tour the other side of Porto as they had been there before. The bus took us to see the busy train station then we walked this steep path down to the Douro river. There we had some delicious sardines and fish cakes at a cafe.  Then it was time to rush back to the bus.  

In retrospect, husband M and I really liked Porto.

To be continued.

Douro river



 
sardines



fish cakes




pastel de nata



21 comments:

olga said...

Una bella visita.Ciao

Kay said...

Oh wow! I'm so glad you got to enjoy all that. We've been to Portugal, but I don't remember trying those delicacies.

Angie's Recipes said...

The fish cakes look quite interesting.

CheerfulMonk said...

Another great day. 😊❤️

roentare said...

I want to have those sardines

Ivy's Closet said...

Oh, it looks like a wonderful time. Except I don't like sardines.

My name is Erika. said...

Portugal is high on my list, so I loved reading this post. Have a great day!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Lovely day!

Ananka said...

It looks gorgeous. I do fancy Portugal and so does he. :-D

Lisabella Russo said...

Mmm, lovely and such tempting food! It seems like an amazing trip!

Królowa Karo said...

Great trip!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

What scenic places you visited, Christine. Spectacular!

Mary Kirkland said...

I'm loving the pictures.

Lowcarb team member said...

I am enjoying your cruise posts.
I was fortunate to visit Portugal some years ago now, a lovely country to visit.

All the best Jan

J.P. Alexander said...

Es un bello lugar que tambien quisiera conocer. Te mando un beso.

Jenn Jilks said...

An adventure!

DVArtist said...

Ohhh these are great photos. The food looks amazing too.

DeniseinVA said...

Wonderful! Part of the joy of traveling is trying the local food. Looks like a great trip and I am enjoying traveling along with you. Thanks Christine :)

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you for sharing, nice traveling with you,kinda.

Busy Bee Suz said...

You guys saw a lot of great places. Not sure about the sardines, but I'm on board with the pastel de nata's; YUM!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

You are definitely making me hungry.