May 1,2013-
Today we didn't have school because it was "El Dia de Los Trabajadores." Basically, Labor Day.
Bright and early this morning we headed to the airport to start our vacation to Portugal.
"Why Portugal'? you might be wondering. Well, I was wondering the same thing before I went, but not many people can say they've been to Portugal. I didn't know what to expect, but I was excited to go on vacation for awhile with 5 of my good friends who I've met in Barcelona.
Back to the airport we went.
You know you've been to the airport too much when you start recognizing the airline workers: scary.
Our flight took two hours to get to Porto, Portugal.
When we got there we got on the metro and made our way to the hostel. As we came out of the metro we looked around and were right in the middle of the city. It just felt like we were in another country. The architecture of the buildings were amazing.
We walked up a huge hill and eventually made our way to the hostel, without getting lost. WOW! That never happens. The inside of the hostel was very modern and the decor was all handmade. After check in we headed to our room to find three wooden bunk beds, a bathroom with two showers, and a balcony. What are we staying in the Ritz Carlton? Everything was so clean and basically brand new. By far the nicest hostel I've stayed in throughout my time here abroad.
We set our stuff down and relaxed for an hour, then it was time for the free walking tour provided by the hostel. Our tour guide met us and took us down to the main square.
When we arrived at the main square there was a protest going on. My thoughts: Oh no, not them too. Since it was the day of the workers all of the unemployed were marching in a parade waving flags and yelling. It was surely something to see.
We continued on our walk throughout the city learning about Porto.
During the tour they took us to the main street of Porto which was lined with clothing stores and restaurants for as far as you could see with little street vendors on the sides in front of the stores. It reminded me of China Town in Los Angeles, but not dirty.
Then she took us to one of the six bridges in Porto where we saw an overview of the town. On one side of the river was the town and on the other it was lined with Winery's.
After the bridges we left the tour and went back to the hostel to get ready for dinner.
For dinner we went back to an Italian restaurant we had seen on the walking tour. We had really good pizza and wine to accompany it.
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