Finally, a day alone!

Finally, a day alone. A day where I can go where I want to, pretend to speak only English, eat where I want, etc. etc. etc. So, let's start with McDonald's. It was a glorious day in McDonald's. Had me a hamburger with too much mayo-just like home. A sundae that was too sweet-just like home and then the most glorious group of people walked in. It was a German water polo team. AHHHHHHHHHHHH...I thought I had died and gone to a heaven made especially for me. They were all tall, and gorgeous and did I mention the best looking people I'd seen since I left the mirror (LOL). OH, it was wonderful. They were all trying to speak English, which I found entertaining and they ate like they'd never eaten before. But...I sat there and just watched, of course out of the corner of my eye. I did catch a couple of Portuguese teenage girls go ga ga over them. It was cute. Perhaps that's why the sundae was so sweet. Hmmmm.


So, on my day alone, I went into Porto. I wanted to see some things from when I was on mission. The train station, below, is the same but they use different, better trains now. They're quicker and more comfortable. This is Sao Bento-the tiles are still there from before. It's much busier than I remember it being.

Below is a picture I took looking up from the Ribeiro. The Ribeiro is a strip of shops and cafes right along the river. It stinks down there...because of the river, but it's quaint and enjoyable.

This bridge was built by the same guy that built the Eiffel Tower. It connects Porto and Gaia. This photo is looking from Porto to the Gaia side. I walked across it, the bottom part. On the top, you can walk across it but the metro runs across it now. (I walked across the top when I was on my mission and I was freaked out.) Then I sat over on the Gaia side for a while by the wine boats. Can you get drunk by breathing in the wine? Then I visited the Sandman-but only saw the museum. It was about $24 to take the tour.

After I walked across the bridge back to the Porto side, I took this thing back to the top of the street. For two reasons, one I didn't want to climb the stairs and two because it looked fun-and it was. This young couple kept making out in front of me...that part wasn't fun. Well, it was as fun as the nipple incident.

Well, this was my last trip in Portugal, besides the one I'll take tomorrow to the train station. Ate Logo, Portugal. It was a pleasure to visit again.