Our ship has come in to Porto, Portugal's second largest city, which gave its name to Port Wine

University of Coimbra,  inspiration for Harry Potter

Inside the Church of the University

We follow tradition and step on the black robes of students who have graduated from Coimbra (the robes seen in Harry Potter)

We experience the famous Fado music of Portugal

Ummm. those "boring" crystal clear blue skies...

Even the train station has beautiful tile/murals

Portugal's distinctive blue -and-white tiles,

known as azulejos

Time for (one of MANY) wine tastings, this one at Vila Nova de Gaia.

...Looks like it was tasteY. Good to the very last drop.

A sidewalk cafe in the shopping district; time on our own ... and alone

The beauty of the Duoro River...and river cruises, in general. 

Since Portugal is so mountainous, we start taking some treacherous rides from sea level up winding roads with two way traffic

We arrive at the Alpendurada Monastery for dinner and toast our good fortune in arriving safely!

Views from our cabin window

Views from the deck

We decide to stay on board and forego the Tour of the day

We have the "golf course," and pool to OURSELVES

And our own bartender (with all drinks included)

There are days when it just doesn't get any better than that...and this one was one of them!