Trip visit to PORTO city 06-05-2009 Pt

in the train station Porto s Bento
the painting representation of one more battle win by the portuguese ...

my friend Roberto and the Café Majestic
we at rua de santa Catarina

obligatory passage to the mercado do Bolhão

the view from the crossing street/rua 31 de Janeiro to rua de santa Catarina

the view of praça /square da Liberdade and avenida dos Aliados

a visit to the livraria/boocktore Lello
great shapes and steps...

time to go up to the
torre/tower dos Clérigos!!

on the center,
is the higest tower in Portugal,with 6 floors and 225 steps.
It is 76 meters high.Its construction began in 1754,
and was concluded in 1763,under the direction of the italian architect Nicholas Nasoni.

my finger playing with the shadow of the torre/tower dos Clérigos...
hihiihiihi...

panorama to praça da liberdade and rua 31 de janeiro

me on the top of the tower

the view from the tower is massive!
to all the city...
in this we see the main historic center
and in the other side of the river douro
Gaia city

one Husky shy in the Ribeira praça/square
now is time to take a boat trip into to the river Douro!...

on the side of the Av de Gustavo Eiffel
in front the view of the ponte/bridge Luis I

from the river :
the boats,muro/wall dos Bacalhoeiros,Igreja S Francisco,
Palacio da Bolsa and the torre/tower dos Clérios

return from the mouth of the river

leave the boat and the Douro river

Brasão do Bolhão

sunset in avenida dos Aliados,
time to take the train...