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Humongous fountain in Rebeira |
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Best shot of Porto's Cathedral Se I could get; tour buses were massing for attack |
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Inside it is over-the-top 12th century Romanesque; dark even with floodlights going |
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Elevation; there were Gothic renovations in later centuries, and I think someone tried to make the arches a little more pointy |
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Choir, altar, gold, etc. |
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Scary water feature |
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Main facade and twisty device |
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So the main reason for visiting Cathedral Se (apart from the welfare of your immortal soul) is the views from the terrace |
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Which is mostly of roof tops |
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And other churches |
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And still other churches |
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Ditto |
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Ditto again |
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Etc.; I have deleted several more |
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At length, we walked on, and down, through the alleys of Ribeira |
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Where real people actually live |
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With their dogs |
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Best potted rubber plant ever, so far |
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Everyday scene |
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And on this alley |
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We had the daily special, menu da dia, at a seriously hole-in-the-wall restaurant, seating for 18; the other parties were French, who seemed quite pleased, so it must have been good |
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We moved on: there were yet more churches and other things to see |
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Before getting to the other side and the long-awaited tasting |