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October 21st 2017

Published: October 21st 2017

"Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centers, and its historical core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale, ... Read Full Entry

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Lynn Beebe

Beebe

I was a primary teacher in a K-12 alternative school. In 2006, I took a leave for four months, travelling through Central America. I visited schools and studied Spanish along with being a tourist. My class followed my travels through this blog. I have continued to use this blog to keep friends, family and my students connected to my travels, recently in Mexico and now Kenya! 2009 I am now retired and my husband and I hope to do even more traveling! I am volunteering in an after-school program on the Indian reservation where we live and at the local art museu... full info

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Amazing Porto buildings

Outside the Cathedral

I love the railing!

Cathedral

Ancient wall and clothespins

Grafitti we saw on the way out of the sketchy area...

São Bento Train Station

São Bento Station may lay claim to being Portugal's most beautiful train station with its mansard roof and Renaissance stone façade. São Bento train station was designed by José Marques da Silva, completed in 1903 and inaugurated in 1916.

São Bento Train Station

The Imperial MacDonalds

This McDonald’s restaurant in Porto opened in 1995. This was once the Imperial Café, an emblematic historic building from the 30s,

The Imperial MacDonalds

An ingenious way to set up a tent

The workers are pulling the canvas on tracks up and over the framework.

Soon to be renovated

Halloween!

Cleaning the church

The lay people wore little capes over their street clothes

Rococco interior

Break at a great little park

"Harry Potter" bookstore: the Lello & Irmão shop

Founded by the Lello brothers: The brothers hired engineer Francisco Xavier Esteves (1864-1944) to construct the new bookstore on Rua das Carmelitas.[3] In 1906, the Livraria Lello was inaugurated. By 1919, the bookstore was simply designated as the Lello & Irmão, Lda.

"Harry Potter" bookstore

The bookstore was frequented by JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, when she taught English in Porto and is reported to be an inspiration for her writing.

Typical small street in Porto

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