With the sand quickly slipping through the glass of our time here as
expats in Portugal, we realized that we were due for one last big
adventure around the beautiful country to see some of the sights we
really have been hoping to at least brush up against before heading back
to the US. During the first week of May we set off on a road trip
North to see as much as we could in a few days...
Our tour of the north concluded with a quick visit to as many interesting towns as we could manage. We left Peneda-Geres behind and followed the Rio Lima to the coast through what appeared to be lovely towns that would have been worth stopping in... if we didn't finally have a sleeping baby in the car. Ponte de Barca... Ponte de Lima... lovely, lovely, but baby sleeping trumps.
We finally stopped in Viana de Castelo on the coast and took the time to walk around and gobble some food. It was a very pretty town that could have merited more exploration, but Braga called...
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| Square in Viana de Costelo |
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| Viana de Costelo |
...and we're glad it did. Braga is the 3rd largest city in Portugal... but I never hear anyone talk about it. I'm not really sure why! It was a great to walk around, rich with beautiful and old cathedrals (see pics), and an apparent abundance of good food and drink. It felt like we found a hidden gem, although it's tough to hide a city of 140, 000 people. We loved our time there, loved our time in the North, and highly recommend that everyone give this area its due.
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| This store sold exactly what it said it was called: Art and Mushrooms. What? |
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| Time for one last Francesinha! |
With the sand quickly slipping through the glass of our time here as
expats in Portugal, we realized that we were due for one last big
adventure around the beautiful country to see some of the sights we
really have been hoping to at least brush up against before heading back
to the US. During the first week of May we set off on a road trip
North to see as much as we could in a few days...
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