Photo: Aquaducto de Sao Sabastiao, Coimbra
May 17, 2001 Took the bus to Coimbre, a city with a large university on the hill above downtown. The city has many old, narrow streets that are fun to walk.
The next day I find a barber on a side street and get a haircut. He understood enough English to know what I wanted. I have not attempted to speak much Portuguese. The language is very different from Spanish, and locals do not like being spoken to in Spanish.
I visited the Bucaco Forest that was about a 45 minute bus ride from Coimbre. The trails in the small forest went by many religious sites. Much of the forest was planted by Carmelite monks 400 years ago.
Photo: Tourist boat on Douro River, Porto
May 20, 2001 I travel to Porto. A popular tourist activity is taking guided tours of the port wine companies. The Taylor wine tour that I took was interesting. At the end tourists are invited to try samples.
Photo: Door & tiles of Carmelite convent
Photo: Wall mural at Carmelite convent
Photo: Beer dispenser on sidewalk, Coimbra
Photo: Porto
Photo: Apartments, Porto
Map of Spain trip
