Today I took the Metro to Porto, a 50 min ride. The city is a big tourist attraction, and it's easy to understand why. The historic center is very picturesque, with narrow - and often very steep - alleys with no cars.

And to me it looked quite un-gentrified, the inhabitants I saw living there looked very much like everyday people. Old ladies in small groups chatting outside the houses, some craftsmans workshops, but not that many hipster type cafés. Which surprised me, so I googled about it, and found that the problem was acknowledged, but apparently not as serious here as in other similar places. A question of time I guess. A big part of the younger generations in Portugal has emigrated due to the bad times, and that was suggested as one explanation. Paris is the second biggest Portuguese city when it comes to inhabitants I found.

But the city is not just about the historic center, there are several monumental buildings and beautiful parks, witnessing about former wealthier days.

As one could expect a sunny day in August, the place was full of tourists. And with me it was one more. A place I would like to return to, but it will not be on my way south. The marina is expensive and I have not been able to find info about anchoring possibilities. Aveiro will most likely be the next stop. Where one actually have to anchor, there is no marina there.

PS/ I took some photos from Porto with my new phone. Unfortunately the default setting for the camera made the pictures too big, I am only allowed to publish photos up to 8Mb size. As soon as I get some wifi, I will make them small enough. The editor on the phone doesn't have that feature.