A Travelin' Girl: A Little More of Porto

Our apartment is two blocks from Capela das Almas (Chapel of Souls) and every time we have gone it, there has either been a mass or adoration so it would not have been appropriate to walk around or take photos. We finally got lucky and popped in when there wasn't mass or adoration.

A few more photos from our wandering around town...

Bacalhau (aka Cod) - the fish of Portugal
While you can find it fresh, it is typically dried
and then rehydrated when ready to cook.

Even the sidewalks here are beautiful

We went out to the beach at Foz to have coffee with some other expats Elaine has met. Some fun gals from Houston, TX. Of course after we went our separate ways, we realized we didn't get a pic with them...we were having too much fun!

Our confeiteiro (bakery) comparison continues....good thing we're averaging 5 miles of walking a day!

There's a Danish store called Flying Tiger (Target meets Dollar Tree) that was a regular spot for me last year and LuLu is hooked on it too! They have fun little things and here's just a few of my recent favs.

On my visit to Porto, my friend Julie and I stayed in Gaia overlooking the Graham's Port Cave and enjoyed a fabulous dinner in their restaurant. I wanted LuLu to get to experience the wonderful and amazing view so we went to lunch this week. We arrived a little bit before our reservations and enjoyed a glass of wine from the Douro Valley and the view of Porto. The meal began with an amuse bouche of goat cheese and ham...OMG! Then we had croquettes (very popular here) of ham, mushroom and cod...the ham was our favorite. For our entree, we had fresh caught monkfish from Matosinhos (about 15 minutes from Porto) which was quite tasty.

Porto has so many beautiful churches and the Igreja de Santo Antonio dos Congregados did not disappoint.

Most of the churches over here now have electric candles
and as you drop in coins, they light up a candle for an hour.
This is the first we have seen with actual flames.

This small statue is the only statue to St. Anthony

Last year Elaine and I took a pastel de nata class which was fabulous! While I was working, she and LuLu took the class...and brought me home a sample of their hard work. These tasty treats are not considered a dessert in Portugal but a snack so you don't have to feel guilty eating them any time of day!

The Se do Porto (Porto Cathedral) can be seen from across the Douro and is a stop on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James). It is yet another one of the beautiful churches of Porto.