porto

On the way to Porto by flight, we talked about our preference on the way of traveling. The trip took about an hour.There ia no time zome difference  between Dublin and Porto.

We checked in to hostel porto aka yes hotel. The people here is very nice and friendly. 

We tried the bifanasaka bread with spicy pork( taste a bit wine though).

After we settled down,we headed to catedral Porto.

The Porto Cathedral located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal, is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important Romanesque monuments in Portugal

We saw lot of bird look like seafull bird in portugal.

Then, we headed to Luis 1 Bridge

The Luís I Bridge is a metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At the time of construction its span of 172 m was the longest of its type in the world

The arch measures 172 m in length and 44.6 m in height Originally built to take road traffic on both decks, at various times it saw trams on the upper and trolleybuses on the lower. The top deck is now occupied by Line D of the Metro do Porto and a pedestrian walkway.

On the bridge, we saw a ferry pass by. We went to abother town known as parques gaia. 

Lunch or dinner on the moving ferry is another enjoyment over here.( quote frm Gabby)

The view from Gaia overlook at Porto.

The view of the bridge remimd me of the MV by YALUN.

After that, we went to port wine cellar. It is famous for the Taylor aport. Once we reached there, we tried the white wine

With the entrance fee of 5 euro, they intoduced us the port which classified into 4 types, which is one type of white wine and 3 types of red wine. The red wine are catogoried as 3 types as well which is premium, turnic and the venture.

All the wine here are kept for aging and stirage.

According to the tour guide, the longer the wine is stored, the smoother the texture.

We get the opprortunity to taste 3 different types of wine.

The funniest thing is that people get red when they drank even though they are not drunk.

Then, we headed towards the Riberia square.

The Ribeira Square is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO.

The square is located in the historical district of Ribeira (riverside in Portuguese), part of the São Nicolau parish. The Ribeira district spreads alongside the Douro river and used to be a centre of intense commercial and manufacturing activity since the Middle Ages. Also since that time the Ribeira Square was the site of many shops that sold fish, bread, meat and other goods. In 1491 the buildings around the square were destroyed in a fire, and the houses were rebuilt with arcades in their groundfloors. During this rebuilding campaign the square also gained a pavement made of stone slabs.

After that, we went to the well-known restaurant for codfish. The restaurant is known as Bacalhero

potato warpping the codfish

scumbled egg with cheese and potato

grilled codfish

potato with codfish

Then, we walked along the Duona River for the night view.

That all for first day in Porto.

3 days 1 night in Codoba

We reached Cordoba at 12 pm by train. Then, we visited the Roman Bridge and the tower of Calahoras. we went for the Flamingo show tonight.

We stayed in Cordoba for another 3 days 2 night. We went to Alcazar de Los., Mesqueta catedralde Cordoba.

Then, we left here early in the morning, heading towards Granada

The second day we woke up early in the morning to queue up for the Alhambra.

Roman bridge

The Roman bridge of Córdoba is a bridge in Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain, built in the early 1st century BC across the Guadalquivir river.

It is included in the small preserved area known as Sotos de la Albolafia.p

Servilla 2 days 1 night

The last day we woke up early to catch the bus to servilla. It is a total different county compare to barcelona. All the tourism spot is accessible by foot. We stayed here for 2 days 1 night we went to catedral de Sevilla and La Giralda once we reached there. 

It is one of the largest in Christendom,with multiple architecture style of Gothic and Baroque.There are 36 flights of ramps.From each ramps, there are small window for us to look at the scenery. When we reached the top, we were able to watch more building such as Torre de Oro, Alcazar Then, we went to Parque de Maria Luisa which is just next to the plaza de Espana. Then, we went to Torre de Ore.

This morning we went to the alcazar and the Jardin. The, we headed towards Codoba.

our sevilla plan

We saw a lot of orange trees once we reached there.The photo taken just outside the airport

We stayed in Sevilla Inn backpacker

our hostel

the fanous Flamenco eggs

our first lunch in Sevilla. 

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catedral de Sevilla

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville(Andalusia, Spain). It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies.

After its completion in the early 16th century, the Seville Cathedral supplanted Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years. The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus. The Archbishop's Palace is located on the northeastern side of the cathedral.

plaza de Espana

The Plaza de España is a plaza located in the Parque de María Luisa (Maria Luisa Park), in Seville, Spain built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Renaissance Revival style in Spanish architecture.

Then, we went to the Maria Luisa Park.

In 1929, Seville hosted the Ibero-American Exposition World's Fair, located in the celebrated Maria Luisa Park . It was designed by Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier. The entire southern end of the city was redeveloped into an expanse of gardens and grand boulevards. The centre of it is Parque de María Luisa, a 'Moorish paradisical style' with a half mile of: tiled fountains, pavilions, walls, ponds, benches, and exhedras; lush plantings of palms, orange trees, Mediterranean pines, and stylized flower beds; and with vine hidden bowers. Numerous buildings were constructed in it for the exhibition.

Torre del Oro

The Torre del Oro is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain, built by the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.

Constructed in the first third of the 13th century, the tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the golden shine it projected on the river, due to its building materials (a mixture of mortar, lime and pressed hay).

The tower is divided into three levels, with the third and uppermost being circular in shape and added in 1769. The Torre de la Plata, an octagonal tower, is nearby and is believed to be built in the same era.

We went for Spagetti that night.

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The alcazar de Sevilla

The Alcázar of Seville ) is a royal palace in Seville, Spain, originally a Moorish fort. It is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe, and it was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Seville Cathedral and theGeneral Archive of the Indies. The Almohades were the first to build a palace, which was called Al-Muwarak, on the site of the modern day Alcázar. The palace is one of the best remaining examples of mudéjar architecture. Subsequent monarchs have added their own additions to the Alcázar. The upper levels of the Alcázar are still used by the royal family as the official Seville residence and are administered by the Patrimonio Nacional