Continuing our fine first day in upper Porto...
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Note: 1) much of the old city is under wraps, renovation; 2) the up and down
nature of the place; 3) the azulejos on the churches (and later, public buildings);
the azulejos are the beautiful blue tile painting thingies...of which we will see
much more; typical Portuguese everywhere |
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| Street scene |
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| Artsy juxtaposition of tourist train and Carmelite churches and azulejos |
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| U of Porto Old Main; nice gift shoppe |
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| Wait, are we in Cuzco?! |
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| Dublin?! |
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Over the top azuleja wall on Carmelite churches; there are two of them, a boys'
and a girls'...more on this below |
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| Detail |
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| Inside, the usual South American gold leaf everywhere |
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Plus, in both churches, life-sized religious mannequins in
interesting poses |
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The city had a law, story goes, prohibiting his and her churches
from sharing a wall--go ahead with whatever filthy thoughts you
may have--and thus, between the church of Carmo and that of
the Carmelitas, there is a 1 meter wide 3 story apartment that
was occupied, so we have read, until the 1980s; perhaps by
persons of bi-sexual orientation? |
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| Plus the usual gold |
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| Full frontal of the Carmelite churches |
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More art deco; by my count, construction cranes outnumber churches in Porto
by 2:1 |
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| Interior of yet another interesting building |
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Tuk-tuk Central; as in Lisbon, Porto has a fleet of tuk-tuk tourist taxis; all-electric,
too, which is good, since tuk-tuks generally are powered by super-polluting 2-cycle
engines... |
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| Inside the Clerigos church (but not tower) |
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Another beautiful old building; couldn't quite tell whether it was being
renovated or demolished |
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| And more azulejas |
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