Vila Nova de Gaia
Arrival and pictures of boats on the river Douro
 
 
On the road to Porto and Gaia.
This is the main Portuguese freeway
(toll road) from Lisbon to Porto
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So small compared to the
States, we are quickly in the north
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Looking for parking in the relatively
narrow city streets of Gaia
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Port carrying boats (there for the
tourist value) along the river Douro
with the two tiered bridge
"Ponte de Dom Luis I"
behind (designed by an
assistant of Gustave Eiffel)
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Young girls exercising on the Douro
with Porto as a beautful
backdrop
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These two cute young ferlines
carry their equipment back
up the street to storage
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A tour boat passes down
the Douro
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A replica of a historic wine/port
carrying boat off the shore
from Sandeman and Calem
in Gaia
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Porto in the background, with
the former bishops' palace sitting
squarely atop the hill
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This picture was taken on the
Ponte de Dom Luis I bridge,
looking back at the shoreline
of Gaia
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Another Gaia shot, what a most
sunny, warm and pleasant day
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